Prayer Requests for 3-17

Here are our prayer requests coming out of this week:

+ Kelly's parents are in Kazikstan
+ Mandy got nominated for a scholarship
- Mandy has to write an essay
+ Hollar's aunt had surgery, doing better now - pray for recovery
~ Mark's mother flying to Oklahoma taking care of parents
- Jessica's test and feeling better
+ Mark's hurricane tickets
+ Job
+ Sam's Mom still in ICU, but slowly getting better
- Sam's family during this time
+ Billy feeling better

1/27/10 Moos, Boos + UDDERS

~Jack gets sprayed
+LA gets to see spray
+Josh got employee of the quarter
+Hannah taught great lesson and got to live with cats this week
+Matt's grandpa test came out good
+Kelly home tomorrow and safe travel
+Mark's gpa doin well with treatment
-Mark's gma has cancer
+Mark's father and brother coming for the weekend
-Mark needs some sleep

Moos Boos and Udders 1/13/10

~Matt has interview tomorrow
~Kelly has safe travels
-Jack getting hurt
-Allison's neighbor going through very hard time
-Mandy's school
+Jessica's tan and surviving security




Announcements:
Tell Leigh Ann if you are interested in Wicked
Need help with Deborah this week (dinners, visits...)
Allison and Scott-Superbowl party
Leigh Ann's B-day celebration

Moos Boos and Udders 1/6/10

~Kelly travels
+Wicked tickets on sale
+Leigh Ann's B-day Jan 22nd, birthday weekend extravaganza!
~/+ Lisa's coworker pregnant
-Mandy starting school
~Jack on trip with Dad and starts intense training
+Mark got new Bible
+Josh saving money on health insurance

Moos, Boos, and Udders from 12-30

Below are our Moos, Boos, and Udders from this week:

+ Spending time with Deborah
- Lisa's mom
+ Leigh Ann excited about a new year
- Leigh Ann's cousin's daughter is pregnant
~ Josh's sister and husband are traveling and trying to find job
+ Josh got a bonus!
- Josh's uncle and wife miscarried
+ Matt's sister's surgery went well
~ Matt hoping to get an interview/might start a part-time business
~ Kelly starting a new chapter, starting new and clarity for first steps and the pursuit of God
~ Joseph needs a new roommate
+ Kelly got 4 contractor jobs this month
~ Mark to go to bed at a reasonable hour
+Lisa's work is better

Keep these in your thoughts and prayers this week!













Announcements
+ New Year's Eve celebration at Woose's

Prayer Request 11/18/09

+Kelly quit job and got a new one!
+Thanksgiving next week!
~Travels for everyone over thanksgiving
-Josh got in car wreck
+Hollar's got a Subaru
+Jessica and Allison B-day
+Billy's sis getting married
~Joseph roommate needed
~Lisa's travel and project
-Mark's friend split up with wife
~Mark new job possibility
-Mark's grandfather in hospital
-Josh grandmother test for breast cancer
-Josh job-no bonus or raises
~Caroline getting stuff for Australia together

ANNOUNCEMENT***
Red Lobster for Jessica's B-day
Box for T-giving on Saturday 9-12
Raking lawn on Sunday-contact Matt

Moos Boos and Udders for 11/11

Here are moos, boos, and udders from this week:

+ Leigh Ann's weekend
- Leigh Ann's friend's mom's appendectomy
+ Kelly's medicine starting to work
+ Kelly has 2 job interviews
- Kelly's friend's parent's attempted suicide
+ Beth not being in Delaware
- Beth being in Delaware for 1 day
- Next Thursday getting wisdom teeth out
+ Beth's mom coming up
+ Matt's friend was pregnant and she went into labor 5 weeks early, looks to be treated
+ Lisa's 1st report done
~ Lisa's 2nd report almost done
- Jack's grandfather adjusting to nursing assistants
- Jack's mom and aunt
+ Jack's program is almost over
- Jack is getting gassed on Friday
- Mark's friend's mother has dementia

Announcements:

Saturday is pick 3 at Leigh Ann's (be there at 6:30)! Get Soup, Salad, and Panini's (you get all three!) Bring games for us to play!

Mrs Wallace needs her yards mowed.

Pray for Debra Leonard (what we could do with our generous giving)

11/4/09 Prayers

Prayer Request
+Leigh Ann can go to grad school through work!
~Leigh Ann going to Kentucky-travels
-Hannah's brother- troubles with life
-Katie breast cancer
+Kelly new job potential with health education
+Mandy and Josh back and moving in
+Perfectness of Community Group with dinner
~Lisa, work is hard and time consuming
~Beth's travels
-Beth wisdom teeth surgery
-Mark going back to work
+Mark went to concert
+Jack's grandparents doing better

Announcements:
**Pick three Nov 14th-Leigh Ann's

Moos Boos and Udders on 10/28

Here are the moos boos and udders from our time together this week!


+ Kelly's Birthday
- Kelly's Wreck
- Hannah's mom
+ Leigh Ann has gone to the gym this week
- Leigh Ann is sore
+ Leigh Ann has cleaned her house
+ Leigh Ann may do pick 3! Yippee!
- Jack has the hardest day tomorrow (pray during 12-12)
- Pray for Caroline going to the doctor (3:30-4)
~ Kelly's appointment, medicine, and medicine cost
~ Matt may move departments

Keep these in your prayers!

Moos Boos and Udders for 10/21

Here are moos, boos, and udders from this week!

~ Kelly's Christian counselor, and budget strains
~ Beth going to Delaware for job
- Jack being by himself
~ Beth's wisdom teeth
+ Mandy and Josh got married!
+ 75% moo - Mark going up to Tennessee
- 25% boo - Mark riding with stepmom for 14 hours
+ Mark going to Scarowinds, concert, etc.
+ Hannah didn't say anything about Mark's outfit
+ Jack improved in physical assessment, 6 more weeks to go!
~ Pray for Leigh Ann's family traveling
+ Ryan and Sheri coming up
+ Lisa's boss being back

Moos Boos and Udders for 10/14

Here are our Moo's Boos and Udders from this week:

~ Mark's elbow
~ Mark's immediate boss got fired
- Mitchell's job
+ Matt's boss is back
~ Matt & Kelly
- Lisa's job
- Hannah's nightmares
+ Billy going to poker night last Friday
- Jessica's great grandmother passed away
- Jessica's grandmother driving at night
+ Mandy and Josh!
+ Us going to a fun party to celebrate!

Moos Boos and Udders for 10/7

Here are our Moo's, Boo's and Udders from our meeting this week:

+ Leigh Ann's home improvements
- Jack's grandmother
+ Jack has 4 weeks of classes left!
~ Jack to love the people in his class
- Lisa's work, colleagues
+ Kelly and Matt went to a marriage class last weekend
~ Kelly's doctor results
~ Pray for a new job for Kelly
+ Went camping this weekend and didn't have to think about work
~ Caroline and her work
+ Mark's brother seems motivated with new college
- Leigh Ann's watch died
- Matt's work yesterday
+ Matt's work was better today
+ Beth received blessings for job approval
+ Beth's brother is doing well and got promoted
+ Jack's sister got married
- The wedding made it through awkwardness

Announcements:
+ This weekend is Men on Mission, sign up!

Moos Boos for 9/30

~Beth still awaiting job movement
+/-Leigh Ann's cyst has good prognosis (60% better)
+Mandy's two tests are over
+Jack's G-ma still doing well
+Jack's sister's wedding (hope that the focus is on the bride/not Beth)
+Mark's Bruce Springstein tickets (best seats yet, may take vacation days)
~Kelly friend in Africa paying tuition, finding sponsor
-Leigh Ann got rear-ended (Moo! no damage!)
+Leigh Ann got a massage
-Billy's job, work/life balance, and focus of life
~Jack is about 1/2 way through program, being in firearms program (and Beth being okay with it), lot of stress to make it work
-Mark's close friend's mother's ex-boyfriend has only 5 months to live, that these would be worthwhile
+Mark is going camping this weekend, brother is going with him


Announcements
**Volunteers needed
**October 10th Men on Mission

Thoughts from Bible Study

Today I was reading the devotion, "My Utmost for His Highest", and I came across something that seemed parallel to what we were discussing on Wednesday night. It brings together the supernatural concept of God calling us to be disciples, and how we can ignore the calling but it is something that we can't get away from.

If we are to be disciples of Jesus, we must be made disciples supernaturally; as long as we have the deadset purpose of being disciples we may be sure we are not. "I have chosen you" That is the way the grace of God begins. It is a constraint that we cannot get away from; we can disobey it, but we cannot generate it. The drawing is done by the supernatural grace of God, and we never can trace where His work begins. Our Lord's making of a disciple is super-natural. He does not build on any natural capacity at all. God does not ask us to do the things that are easy to us naturally; He only asks us to do the things we are perfectly fitted to do by His grace, and the cross will come along that line always.

I love how he says that "as long as we have the deadset purpose of being disciples we may be sure we are not". Often I see my work as a disciple as purely something that I control and direct, instead of reliquishing the control over to God who has the full plan. I know Kelly gave a warning of really asking God to let him have his way - and I have to admit that I often find it safer to trust myself than to trust God. The problem in this though, is that God's sole purpose in the challenges in my life and through my work as a disciple is so that over and over I have to come to the place where I need His grace to be successful. That is when we can truly show and depict the story of the gospel.

Also, I see that if I allow myself as a disciple to run the show, I will only grow to what my natural capacity is at right now. I will only choose to bite off what I can chew. The problem in this is that it leaves no room for growth in my life, and will mean my walk with God will be that of an infant still on breastmilk. That's why I should be glad that God isn't cruel enough to leave me to myself, and I should begin to pray more boldly.

Prayer Request 9/23/09

+?Beth has new rotation with no time frame
+/-Leigh Ann's cyst but came in early so has good prognosis
-Mandy has two tests next week
+Jack's G-ma doing well
-Kelly transitioning to new part of her life
~Possible one-on-one time
+Mark's Bruce Springstein tickets
~Josh's job
~Kelly friend in Africa paying tuition, finding sponser

**Volunteers needed
**Member's Night 9/29
**October 10th Men on Mission

Moos, Boos, and Udders for 9/9

These are our Moos, Boos, and Udders from our last meeting:

- Jack's grandmother in surgery and sister getting married
~ Riley recovering from surgery
+ Josh's coworker Mary getting to work from home
+ Josh's bachelor weekend and seeing a bear
- Josh not being able to get a tattoo
+ Lisa's 5k (finishing and not getting car stolen or towed)
+ Mandy and Josh's Wii
+ Kelly got a job
- Hannah's Mom


Also - This weekend we are having festivities at Hollar's new place. Eat before you come, the activities will start at 1pm and go into the night. Josh and Mandy are providing the hamburgers and hotdogs, so just bring a side or dessert, and your own preferred drink. Also bring your swimsuit or other athletic wear, games, anything you may have fun doing.

Here is Josh's address: 3306 Fallen Acorn Circle, Cary NC

Prayer Request 9/2

-Beth's cube-mate loss and marriage coming up

-Jack's G-ma's uterine cancer came back, Jack's travels and helping with G-ma

+Mandy and Josh got rings

+Josh going on bachelor weekend-no bear attacks

~Riley cancer in lung, Wilm's tumor pray for family and Riley, unsure about treatment

+Mark's car is okay

+Football starting

+Leigh Ann unpacked and organized office

+Leigh Ann moving back into bedroom!

**Get into the City!

**Men of Mission coming soon

**Ladies/Mens night Sept 24th

**Others cooking, sign up with Leigh Ann

**Sept 15th-Community Group Link

**Sept 12th-PARTY AT JOSH"S NEW PLACE!!!!!!!

Prayer Request 8/26/09

~Billy and Lisa needing help with new purchasing person
-Lisa overwhelmed at work
-Mary (josh coworker) health problems and being able to work at home
-Ted Kennedy's death
-Lisa's coworker fired
+/~Leigh Ann's parents in Canada
~Leigh Ann manager moved
+Josh's one-year review went well
+Jack passing exams! Wants Brad Pitt body
-Mark's car sick
+Mark going to his dad's house/see friends

Announcements:
**Billy and Lisa making dinner, need salad/bread/dessert for next week, email Leigh Ann

Prayer Request 8/19/09

-Mark's car got hit by shoe
-Mitchell's job search
-Jera and Mitchell mold problem on house
~Beth's middle brother, film industry job
-Mandy's brother getting a job
+Leigh Ann's new TV
~Jessica's brother has pneumonia
+Matt and Kelly's new doggie!!!!




**BBQ baptism, $5 parking, meet at Billy and Lisa's at 1:00
**Sept 12th party at Josh's Apt

August 14, 2009 Moos, Boos, & Udders

~Hannah moving her desk
-Beth's company wide wage cuts
+Beth was not affected
~Beth giving Leigh Ann her resume
~Beth's brother shipped out to Afghanistan
+Mandy and Josh had fun at Cold Play last week
+Mandy misses Josh, but he's going to beach with her this weekend
-Josh has to do apartment stuff w/out Mandy
+Jera loves new job even though it's a lot of work
-Mitchell's job situation
+Mark got a free washer and dryer
+Mark's work is going well this week
+Billy bought a Hyundai Station Wagon
+Matt & Kelly back from honeymoon & happily married now

Announcements:
-Saturday, September 12, 2009: Party at Josh's new apartment (basketball, pool, games, food, a day of fun)