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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 405798" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: royalblue">GOOD MORNING!!!</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/coldday.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":coldday:" title="coldday :coldday:" data-shortname=":coldday:" />:frostbite:<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/coldday.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":coldday:" title="coldday :coldday:" data-shortname=":coldday:" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #4169e1">.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #4169e1">.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #4169e1">Searching - I hope that rain stays as rain - no ice! Take care this morning! </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #4169e1">Wiped Out - I live close enough to you to be included in the freezeing weather today. Wind Chill adviseries are post through I think tomorrow. Thursday is suppose to warm up a bit. I am focusing on this weekend when it is suppose to be another warm snap!</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #4169e1">difficult child was up so late last night. I hope he does o.k. getting going this morning.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #4169e1">There are some huge issues at church that I am working on. I wrote a five page report on my feelings about how the congregation treat kids (not good!). The person I shared it with asked to pass it along to pastor which I approved of. He said it was well written and powerful. We had a very good discussion about it. There is also controversy of having the kids join the adults for refreshments on Sunday morning. I was in a meeting with that issue and starting now there will no longer be a separation. Major change for the good. I have written up a page explaining that this will happen and some "rules" (such as waiting until service is over to eat, ect.) that will be handed out in church. The first week will be interesting - can't believe the petty problems the elderly ladies are having with this. The big one now is "But when the kids leave for Sunday School we will have to all move seats again to sit together as a group for bible study." One lady wanted to still have separate tables/area for the kids to eat at. We quickly told her NO!! No more seperating the kids from the adults. Pastor did ask me why I had remained with seeing this type of thing going on along with the other 4 pages of negative observations. I get that question alot! I told him one reason was to make a welcoming atmosphere for the kids. I feel at peace that there will be healthy changes coming for the congregation - they just have to accept this 1st huge step for them.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #4169e1">I suppose I better go get difficult child going. Bowling and Jr Rifle Club tonight. He may choose to skip rifle again or leave early.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #4169e1">Everyone have great day!!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 405798, member: 5096"] [CENTER][COLOR=royalblue]GOOD MORNING!!![/COLOR] :coldday::frostbite::coldday: [COLOR=#4169e1].[/COLOR] [COLOR=#4169e1].[/COLOR][/CENTER] [LEFT][COLOR=#4169e1]Searching - I hope that rain stays as rain - no ice! Take care this morning! [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#4169e1]Wiped Out - I live close enough to you to be included in the freezeing weather today. Wind Chill adviseries are post through I think tomorrow. Thursday is suppose to warm up a bit. I am focusing on this weekend when it is suppose to be another warm snap![/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#4169e1]difficult child was up so late last night. I hope he does o.k. getting going this morning.[/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#4169e1]There are some huge issues at church that I am working on. I wrote a five page report on my feelings about how the congregation treat kids (not good!). The person I shared it with asked to pass it along to pastor which I approved of. He said it was well written and powerful. We had a very good discussion about it. There is also controversy of having the kids join the adults for refreshments on Sunday morning. I was in a meeting with that issue and starting now there will no longer be a separation. Major change for the good. I have written up a page explaining that this will happen and some "rules" (such as waiting until service is over to eat, ect.) that will be handed out in church. The first week will be interesting - can't believe the petty problems the elderly ladies are having with this. The big one now is "But when the kids leave for Sunday School we will have to all move seats again to sit together as a group for bible study." One lady wanted to still have separate tables/area for the kids to eat at. We quickly told her NO!! No more seperating the kids from the adults. Pastor did ask me why I had remained with seeing this type of thing going on along with the other 4 pages of negative observations. I get that question alot! I told him one reason was to make a welcoming atmosphere for the kids. I feel at peace that there will be healthy changes coming for the congregation - they just have to accept this 1st huge step for them.[/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#4169e1]I suppose I better go get difficult child going. Bowling and Jr Rifle Club tonight. He may choose to skip rifle again or leave early.[/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#4169e1]Everyone have great day!!!! :)[/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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