Everybody sing along!

A few weeks ago, our life group from church came over and we played guitar hero/rock band! Fun times! I never knew there was such talent among our group! Here are a few pictures from the night!

Brian takes a turn on the drums!

The next boy band is born! Look out Backstreet Boys!

Kevin breaks it down to Hilary Duff!

Mullet man! One of the many costumes/wigs Adrian modeled for us!

Tim on guitar, and Adrian on the drums!

Tim and Shannon! (and my hand and Sugar...hehe)

This week we had our Life Group back at the Cravens house and we started a new series for the summer called Travel the Road ( a documentary that follows the lives of two young men who engage in extreme missions). I am so thankful for a group of believers that we can meet with each week, read God's Word, and talk about life!

POOOOL PARTAAYYYYY!

 Last week, our Life Group from church got together and had a fun-filled pool party! We had a fabulous time (after the rain/storm cleared through) with fun, food, and fellowship!

Shaun and Maddie-Moo peaking over the edge!

Jeannette - our wonderful picture taker and adopted life-group member! Jeanette is actually in another life group, but she's been sneaking off and coming to ours!

  

 Kevin and his famous donkey smile! You know... donkey from Shrek!?  See the resemblance?

Adrian and the fishy float! Ever since I first met Adrian, he's always been trying to fit into kid-sized floats!The first outing I went to when I first started going to Christ Church was a Lake Party, and guess who was in a Power Rangers Inner Tube!?!?

 Here I go, Here I go, Here I go again!

 Andrew lounging by the pool! After jumping off the diving board with no swimmies on multiple times, it's time for a break!

 Laura, Maddie, and Adrian with the fish float! Maddie got a kick out of Adrian's silly faces! I mean, who doesn't, right? 

                          

Stay tuned for this week's exciting Life Group adventures... guitar hero fun!

That's How the Lost Get Found...

I was reminded at church on Sunday (Thanks, Pastor Jesse!) how God has rescued me! It's just like God to search and search for that which is lost so that it can be restored (lost coin, lost sheep, lost (prodigal) son).  Pastor Jesse at Christ Church (Fairgrove) spoke of Jim Elliot who gave life his all and lost it, so that others might know Christ... just like his Savior did... and that's how the lost get found! I'm reminded of a Jim Elliot quote that grabbed my attention over 11 years ago.  I noticed it the first time I visited Bryan College hanging on the wall in the Lion's Den.  Jim Elliot says, "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."  There's a song by Britt Nicole called "The Lost Get Found."

The lyrics to the chorus say:

Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found

We are the hands and feet of Christ... and because Christ has rescued us... we can reach out and help rescue others... and that my friends, is exactly how the lost get found!