Practicing the Presence

“I miss my dad”

“I’m being picked on by people.”

“I’m afraid of my report card and what my teacher will say.”

These are a just a few of the prayer requests our children shared on Sunday morning. And suddenly, the need for Jesus to be real and present to these kids was front and center. 

It's easy as a teacher to get caught up in the details of teaching; and as a parent to get caught up in the details of raising kids. But in the middle of it all, let's not forget that the greatest gift we can give our children is the presence of Jesus, right here and right now for their lives.

Practice the conversations. Practice the prayers. Practice the presence of Jesus in your everyday living. 

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Romans 12:1 The Message

Living the Promise

Little Notes Music Class

 I grew up on a farm, and I find myself still following the "harvest season" as farmers do. How much is still out in field? How wet or dry is it? What is the average yield and how are prices? 

Seeing a combine in the field late at night and tractors slowly pulling the wagons of grain into town are still very nostalgic moments for me. Mainly because I know the dreaming & planning, and the unending hours of hard work that go into farming the land and producing a harvest that comes because the Lord "brings the growth". 

Now I find myself working in a faith family, which has remarkable similarities to my farming background. Today I find there is so much to celebrate as I gaze at the evidence of God's goodness all around us. 

So many seed-dreams of just a few months ago are already producing a harvest. Please take a moment to follow the caption link above to see photos of a community music class here at the Vineyard. 

And watch this video & be encouraged. Living the Promise

For the Lord is good and his mercy endures forever!

Becky