Where do I even begin tonight?  What a wonderful day we had today.  The weather was sort of dreary, but the day was wonderful.

Today was Friend Day at Parkway and we were expecting a larger than usual crowd.  We had 135 today which is well above our average.  The worship team was on today and did a great job even though we were missing our regular keyboardist — she is on a missions trip to Guatemala.  I split my time between guitar and keys this morning.

We were surprised by the congregation this morning — as they presented the pastoral staff with pastor appreciation gifts.  Thank you so much for your words of love and encouragement.

A friend of ours came and gave her testimony during the service — wow! God writes some amazing stories.  Pastor Barry preached a great message on the greatest friend in the world, Jesus.  Several raised their hands during the commitment time and the day wasn’t over yet.

After church we had a dinner and the ladies outdid themselves — I’m going to have to run even more this week to work off dinner.  The pork tenderloin was out of this world.  By the time we got home it was time to return to church for our Christmas musical rehearsal.  Our students are doing a great job learning the musical.  And the day still wasn’t over.  Tonight was a game night for our Middle and High School students.  We had a great time playing Uno.

We have a big week planned this week.  I finish my school bus driver training tomorrow and we are getting James’picture taken on Tuesday.  This coming Saturday, I plan on competing in my first 5K race with two men from church — should be exciting.

As with each Sunday night, I’ll sign off by encouraging you to Seize the Day!