Today is Father's Day, but instead of talking about F-D, I wanted to share some pictures from the very special service we had at church this morning. We didn't have our service inside the sanctuary. Instead, we had it out in our parking lot and invited another church, Calvary Baptist, to join us. It was a fantastic morning!
When we got there, almost everyone was there already, with their chairs set up and ready to go. We quickly got ours set up too. The weather was perfect too. At first it was cloudy, which was nice, because once the sun came out, it got pretty hot, but you can't complain when it's sunny and 80 degrees. It was wonderful!
Pete kind of stood off to the side, so he could help carry chairs or lead people to the bathrooms and stuff. Plus, he ushered, so he was put to work during our service. Dave and James, who are standing with him, had active roles today too.
The kids lead us off with a great song - "Come, Now is the Time to Worship". They did a wonderful job! Always so proud of them when they sing. :-)
John, our pastor, and Pastor John from CBC were funny and engaging and did lead us into the relaxed atmosphere of our service. Pastor Johnson had us saying Amen so many times, that I think I said it more in this one service than I have in my whole entire life combined. It was great!
We had several people lead us in song, the music team and choirs included. We basically spent nearly the entire 2 HOURS just singing or listening to other singers share their gift. SO FUN!
This quilt was raffled last week, after many weeks of selling tickets, and the Mestelles won. All the fabrics from this quilt were brought back from one of the Ugandan mission trips. All the proceeds were given to the school and church they've built over there. So cool! I was so hoping we would win, but super-glad our friends did instead. :-)
Matt, Randy, and Sam did a great job leading the music today. Always loved when things get rockin'!
After the long service and hot temps, we headed over to Cracker Barrell to honor Pete for Father's Day. There was a short wait, so the kids played checkers.
Pete's friend, Jeff, has been in town for a few days. He works at the plant with Pete sometimes. He lives in WV and works at that plant, but will come and spend time helping in Pete's too, when there is a special project. He's a super-nice guy. We just happened to run into him at the Barrell, so we invited him to join us. He's originally from China, so his wife and children are there right now visiting family, so we didn't want him to spend Father's Day all alone!
After lunch, we had to come back and take pictures. This is a well-loved daddy!
This picture is the one we got him for Father's Day. He loved it! Let me just say that Pete is seriously one of the most kind, understanding, patient men I've ever met and is one of the best dads I know. Can't say enough about him as a dad, only that I know Madie, Noah, and Livie are blessed more than they know to have one so special. Happy Father's Day to my amazing husband. You are a gift to us!
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