For info regarding Bayard's Pioneer Days visit: http://cityofbayard.net/Pioneer%20Days.html
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Please pray for Evelyn's family
Here's the obituary:
Evelyn Roberta Howard, 87, of Bayard, NE, went to be with her Lord, Wednesday, September 01, 2010 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, September 3, 2010 at Cornerstone Fellowship Church in Bayard with Reverend Paul West officiating. Interment will be held at the Bayard Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for 1 hour prior to service time on Friday at the Church. A memorial in Evelyn’s honor has been established to the church. Online condolences may be left at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com. Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is in charge of arrangements.
She was born June 21, 1923 in Pueblo, CO to Charles and Hazel (Parvin) Cardinal. She was raised and received her education in Norwalk, CA. She met and married her husband, Marion Howard in Norwalk. The couple lived in Norwalk, CA, then moved to Tulsa, OK, then finally they settled in McGrew, NE where they farmed and raised their family.
She loved to embroider, collect dolls and salt and pepper shakers, she volunteered at the Chimney Rock Villa and the Bayard Museum. She was a member of the Cornerstone Fellowship church in Bayard and she loved to travel and play games of any kind. She also loved to spend time with her loving family and friends. She was loved by many and will be missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her children Joan (Don) Rotharmel of Eaton, CO, Judy (Bob) Gagnon of Eaton, CO, Mary (Kim) Olbricht of Bayard, NE, and Marvin (Marci) Howard of Bayard, NE; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; brother Earl Cooper of Oceanside, CA and sister Mary Warburton of Norwalk, CA.
Her parents, husband Marion, 2 brothers and 1 grandchild preceded her in death.
After the privilege of sitting with the family at the hospital and funeral home yesterday, I found a great article online you may want to check out...BLESSED ARE YOU WHO MOURN... http://www.hopeandhealing.org/contentPage.aspx?resource_id=231
Monday, August 30, 2010
check this out
Family Matters is a non-profit ministry whose goal is to see families transformed by God's grace into instruments of restoration and reformation by equipping families for every age and stage of life. We view families as the foundation of a successful society. Today, perhaps more than ever before, the family is being fragmented and undermined by many counter-forces such as busyness, relentless change, a lack of clear moral values, an attitude of indifference, and children being forced to grow up too fast. When families are unhealthy, our communities suffer many of the consequences in areas relating to economic productivity, education, law enforcement, health care needs, abuse, and violence.
Family Matters offers hope to today’s family by...
- Educating family members about the strategic role they play in their homes and communities.
- Equipping family members with successful relational skills and resources to make better family choices.
- Encouraging family members to keep their promises and fulfill their commitments to one another.
In addition to offering hope, our ministry philosophy embraces a grace-based approach to relationships, provides a solid grasp of the "big picture", promotes a character-driven strategy for parenting, and shows family members how to leave a legacy that never dies.
Family Matters has created relevant, practical and
well-researched tools to equip families...
Visit: http://www.familymatters.net
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Martina McBride - Anyway w/lyrics
I don't know when I became a country music fan (I think it's mainly the new stuff w/ Christian themes, not a fan of the old twang) but this song is AMAZING! It's my new theme song! The only way to truly live...LOVE: DO IT ANYWAY!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
missions/adoption bike ride
It's official...your pastor is crazy maybe even psychotic!
I will be riding my bike 410 miles (across the state of Nebraska) raising funds for missions and Holly and I's Rwanda adoption.
Can you help me find sponsors/pledges?
Can you help me find sponsors/pledges?
Here's the pledge form:
You are more than welcome to click on the image, print it out and help your pastor collect pledges?! (computer hug)
Every little bit helps...or you may know a business owner in need of a tax write-off?!
You may want to visit http://youth.neag.org/ or http://awaa.org (our adoption agency) for more information...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
If you're not already, I invite you to be my friend on facebook!
Seriously, I'm FB CRAZY!
You might think it looney, but I use it as an extension of my ministry... and of course just for FUN!
It makes the world much smaller, and I'm able to keep in contact with friends and family near and far... (such a blessing since moving to NE from OR)
here's a link or click on the facebook box on the left of my blog
GOD BLESS
Monday, August 16, 2010
cultivating community
I'm still reeling from last Sunday Eve's Team night!
We talked about cultivating community within our church and then we truly practiced it...
I was also blessed with some birthday surprises from my amazing church!
Here's some highlights from our discussion:
The apostle Paul said...You are joined together with peace through the Spirit, so MAKE EVERY EFFORT to continue together in this way...
Relationships are HARDWORK!
Rick Warren said...If you're tired of fake fellowship and you would like to cultivate real fellowship and a loving community in your church, you'll need to make some tough choices and take some risks...
Cultivating community takes HONESTY!
The tunnel of conflict is the passageway to intimacy in any relationship.
WHEN CONFLICT IS HANDLED CORRECTLY, we grow closer to each other by facing and resolving our differences.
Cultivating community takes HUMILITY!
PRIDE destroys fellowship faster than anything else.
You can develop humility in very practical ways: by admitting your weaknesses, by being patient with others' weaknesses, by being open to correction, and by pointing the spotlight on others!
HUMILITY IS NOT THINKING LESS OF YOURSELF; IT IS THINKING OF YOURSELF LESS!
Cultivating community takes COURTESY!
Courtesy is respecting our differences, being considerate of each other's feelings, and being patient with people who irritate us!
Cultivating community takes CONFIDENTIALITY!
GOD HATES GOSSIP!
Cultivating community takes FREQUENCY!
Relationships take time.
We are to develop the HABIT of meeting together.
Characteristics of BIBLICAL FELLOWSHIP: We will share our true feelings (authenticity), encourage each other (mutuality), support each other (sympathy), forgive each other (mercy), speak the truth in love (honesty), admit our weaknesses (humility), respect our differences (courtesy), not gossip (confidentiality), and make church a priority (frequency)...
PS...
I'm so looking forward to some events that were planned during our brainstorming Sun. Eve!
The Kinnamans are inviting us all out to their ranch on Sunday, September 26 for a night of fun! Hayride at 4pm, Potluck at 6pm...PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR!
OH AND...
We are having another missions dinner this Sunday Evening! Sorry about the late notice, It will be a potluck so please bring something yummy to share...
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Someone said...vacation used to be a luxury but today it's NECESSITY
Thank you so much for allowing your pastor some time away...
(and a BIG THANK YOU to those who filled-in while I was away)
Check out some fun picts from our Summer Getaway with family and friends in the Northwest on Holly's Facebook Profile:
and
oops, don't worry he didn't get that wet
Because God has called me to spiritual leadership, I make it a priority to "lead by example"...
So, when was the last time you got away with your family?
I'm continuing the FAMILY MATTERS sermon series tomorrow. I want to "practice what I preach"...
by the way, tommorrow morning we're talking about THE SIMPLE LIFE...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Esther and Lois
Martin Luther said of his own daughter's death...How strange it is to know that she is at peace and all is well, and yet be so sorrowful!
Jesus said...Blessed are they that mourn for they will be comforted...
2 Corinthians 5...to be absent from the Body is to be present with the LORD...
2 Corinthians 4...So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal...
In times like these it is normal and imperative that we consider our own mortality.
No one lives forever. Are we using the time God has given us rightly?
Here's the formula for life: Romans 10:9&10...that if you confess with your mouth, Jesus is LORD and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved; for it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved...
We love John 3:16 but don't forget 17...For God sent not His Son into the world to CONDEMN the world but that the world thru Him might be saved...
I use every funeral as an opportunity to stand in the gap where the church has failed. We have condemned when we should have been LOVING! Oh how we fail!
If you are hurt by the Church come take it out on me, that's why I'm here...
Oh and I can't forget to mention yet again how extraordinary this church is!
Carol Roberts called me up yesterday and said the Holy Spirit woke her up and impressed on her heart to make cinnamon rolls... (she and Louise prepped the fellowship hall this morning)
So, after today's graveside service I was able to invite the family and friends to the church for some AMAZING homemade cinnamon rolls, YEAH GOD!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Slow Down
I've had so many comments from encouraging pew warmers this week regarding my message on Sunday. I thought I should copy and paste the power point and remind you to visit my podcast...
Family Matters:
FROM BURNOUT TO BALANCE /
SLOWING DOWN
Four Effects of a Hurried Lifestyle:
1. When I get more and more hurried I feel more stress.
Song of Solomon 1:6
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