Comments for New Day United Methodist Church http://newdayumc.com "Engaging. Energizing. Empowering." Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:02:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Do Numbers Matter? by sheila@newday http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178&cpage=1#comment-572 sheila@newday Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:02:32 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178#comment-572 Thanks for sharing your story and yourself! "The joy of the Lord is our strength!" If we can all help to keep our focus on Christ, we can make it through each new day! And you know what? Sometimes we are given more than we can handle, I guess so we can learn to depend on God and on each other. See you soon! :) Love always, Sheila Thanks for sharing your story and yourself! “The joy of the Lord is our strength!” If we can all help to keep our focus on Christ, we can make it through each new day! And you know what? Sometimes we are given more than we can handle, I guess so we can learn to depend on God and on each other.
See you soon! :)
Love always,
Sheila

]]> Comment on Do Numbers Matter? by Christine Phillips http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178&cpage=1#comment-561 Christine Phillips Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:49:54 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178#comment-561 Yes I would love help, but the people I’m helping have said flat out NO to outside help. At First this floored me, I was very upset. I am truly in physical pain how selfish can these people be. Lost my tongue... but after (LOL) what I humoursly call a "Come to Jesus" meeting with God. I had a better understanding. I am giving more than just house work, laundry and cooked meals. Gods using me to bring the Joy of the Holy Spirit, Compassion and Understanding to them in some of there darkest hours. For me to be the one doing it is amazing in itself. Im the one they all tossed aside like a piece of garbage. Some of these people had knowledge of the abuse and choose to not get involved. They really don’t care if the house work gets done or if they get a peanut butter sandwich. What they do seek and continue to demand is the peace, comfort and joy they feel when I show up. (Not sure if they realize yet, it’s the Lord and Holy Spirit) I continually trust that the Lord is guiding me and I understand that its Gods timing not mine. (Extremely hard at times) As I scrub yet another toilet my mind wanders “Like ok God can you tell them now or any chance we can speed things up a bit" LOL. We received the news about the health of my husband Friday, and then Laura hit the floor with sorrow from my father’s suicide on Saturday. I’m like you can't be serious... How much more am I to endure? I’m only human. I am surrounded by illness... Not my husband too, when is this going to end. Enough already.... please just take everything and everyone now just get it over with, end it. I can not bare another day. Find another vessel God I’m out. This morning in the middle of scrubbing my floor I was just moved to go to church. No thought processes to it just get up and go. My daughter quickly found me some clothes, slapped some some make up on me and out the door I went. The whole drive I’m panicking what am I doing I’m not ready for these people; I was shaking with fear but managed to slip in with out too much attention. Ok Im hear, why am I hear, thinking "please God dont let anyone talk to me" But once again I was reminded God will never give me more than I can bear. The music began and I could not hold back the tears. It was that same wonderful uplifting Joy I felt the first night I met everyone. It’s like a big hug from God. All the fear went away. No matter how grave it all looks, there is a reason and purpose for it all and Gods still right next to me. Yea I live to fight another day. Once again I thank you so much for welcoming me and being the wonderful group you all are. Christine HOPE FAITH BELIEVE Yes I would love help, but the people I’m helping have said flat out NO to outside help. At First this floored me, I was very upset.

I am truly in physical pain how selfish can these people be. Lost my tongue… but after (LOL) what I humoursly call a “Come to Jesus” meeting with God. I had a better understanding.

I am giving more than just house work, laundry and cooked meals. Gods using me to bring the Joy of the Holy Spirit, Compassion and Understanding to them in some of there darkest hours. For me to be the one doing it is amazing in itself. Im the one they all tossed aside like a piece of garbage. Some of these people had knowledge of the abuse and choose to not get involved.

They really don’t care if the house work gets done or if they get a peanut butter sandwich. What they do seek and continue to demand is the peace, comfort and joy they feel when I show up. (Not sure if they realize yet, it’s the Lord and Holy Spirit) I continually trust that the Lord is guiding me and I understand that its Gods timing not mine. (Extremely hard at times) As I scrub yet another toilet my mind wanders “Like ok God can you tell them now or any chance we can speed things up a bit” LOL.

We received the news about the health of my husband Friday, and then Laura hit the floor with sorrow from my father’s suicide on Saturday. I’m like you can’t be serious… How much more am I to endure? I’m only human. I am surrounded by illness… Not my husband too, when is this going to end. Enough already…. please just take everything and everyone now just get it over with, end it. I can not bare another day. Find another vessel God I’m out.

This morning in the middle of scrubbing my floor I was just moved to go to church. No thought processes to it just get up and go.
My daughter quickly found me some clothes, slapped some some make up on me and out the door I went.
The whole drive I’m panicking what am I doing I’m not ready for these people; I was shaking with fear but managed to slip in with out too much attention. Ok Im hear, why am I hear, thinking “please God dont let anyone talk to me”

But once again I was reminded God will never give me more than I can bear.

The music began and I could not hold back the tears. It was that same wonderful uplifting Joy I felt the first night I met everyone. It’s like a big hug from God. All the fear went away. No matter how grave it all looks, there is a reason and purpose for it all and Gods still right next to me. Yea I live to fight another day.

Once again I thank you so much for welcoming me and being the wonderful group you all are.
Christine
HOPE FAITH BELIEVE

]]> Comment on Do Numbers Matter? by sheila@newday http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178&cpage=1#comment-548 sheila@newday Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:03:57 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178#comment-548 Sounds like good lessons for all of us. Prayer and song. I love those! I can be pretty "reactive." Don't always think before I speak. I do like to turn on 94.9 KLTY. The music usually helps calm me down. Isn't there an old saying about "taming the savage beast." HA! HA! God did create us with our own unique personalities, didn't God? I am so happy that the future looks bright and I am looking forward to seeing you again soon. Would you like some help with your caregiving responsibilities. I bet there are persons either in our church or others that would love to help. My former church, St. Barnabas UMC, has persons called Stephen Ministers. Other churches do as well. I'm sure there are many other resources out there that I don't even know about. What do you think? Love always, Sheila Sounds like good lessons for all of us. Prayer and song. I love those! I can be pretty “reactive.” Don’t always think before I speak. I do like to turn on 94.9 KLTY. The music usually helps calm me down. Isn’t there an old saying about “taming the savage beast.” HA! HA!
God did create us with our own unique personalities, didn’t God?
I am so happy that the future looks bright and I am looking forward to seeing you again soon. Would you like some help with your caregiving responsibilities. I bet there are persons either in our church or others that would love to help. My former church, St. Barnabas UMC, has persons called Stephen Ministers. Other churches do as well. I’m sure there are many other resources out there that I don’t even know about. What do you think?
Love always,
Sheila

]]> Comment on Do Numbers Matter? by Christine Phillips http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178&cpage=1#comment-543 Christine Phillips Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:02:02 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178#comment-543 Ya just when you start to think, Maybe God is finished with you, "Ok, this is what Im to do" kinda thing" when you get good and comfortable all settled in. Bam, here come more life lessons and changes. Its frustrating at times, all the changes. Made me dizzy up, down, happy, sad, humbile, proud. Then something in me just changed... (All of your prayers Im certain) Instead of going through the day kicking my feet emotionally, I just stopped fighting it and started to pay closer attention to situations rather than just reacting to them. What did I see and feel in the past 24 hrs? What do I have the power to change and what do I not? It began to keep me focused and curious about my surroundings and emotions. I was looking forward to the crossword puzzle at the end of the day if there was one. I started over time, not to get stuck in any negitive emotion. Now when me feet hit the floor, I Say a prayer (thankful for the life He gave me and that I dont screw anything up in the next 24 hrs) then LoL I sing along loudly to Helen Reddys "I am Woman" Helps me let go of any negative thoughts of the day ahead, reminds me that God made me the woman I am, because of the high cellings in the house... my singing voice to me sounds rather good and doesnt scare the animals. LOL I am looking forward to a less busy, more structured life, but for now Im excited about the fact... That there is no telling what I'll be doing or where I ll end up in the next 24 hrs. I can be knitting or playing checkers with some one who needs companionship or rounding up tools to change plumbing fixtures. Thanks again for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. Its truely wonderful to know your there. Loooking forward to seeing you all again soon. HOPE FAITH BELIEVE Christine Ya just when you start to think, Maybe God is finished with you, “Ok, this is what Im to do” kinda thing” when you get good and comfortable all settled in. Bam, here come more life lessons and changes.

Its frustrating at times, all the changes. Made me dizzy up, down, happy, sad, humbile, proud. Then something in me just changed… (All of your prayers Im certain) Instead of going through the day kicking my feet emotionally, I just stopped fighting it and started to pay closer attention to situations rather than just reacting to them. What did I see and feel in the past 24 hrs? What do I have the power to change and what do I not?

It began to keep me focused and curious about my surroundings and emotions. I was looking forward to the crossword puzzle at the end of the day if there was one.

I started over time, not to get stuck in any negitive emotion.

Now when me feet hit the floor, I Say a prayer (thankful for the life He gave me and that I dont screw anything up in the next 24 hrs) then LoL I sing along loudly to Helen Reddys “I am Woman”

Helps me let go of any negative thoughts of the day ahead, reminds me that God made me the woman I am, because of the high cellings in the house… my singing voice to me sounds rather good and doesnt scare the animals. LOL

I am looking forward to a less busy, more structured life, but for now Im excited about the fact… That there is no telling what I’ll be doing or where I ll end up in the next 24 hrs. I can be knitting or playing checkers with some one who needs companionship or rounding up tools to change plumbing fixtures.

Thanks again for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. Its truely wonderful to know your there.
Loooking forward to seeing you all again soon.
HOPE FAITH BELIEVE
Christine

]]> Comment on Do Numbers Matter? by sheila@newday http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178&cpage=1#comment-514 sheila@newday Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:05:33 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178#comment-514 Thanks Christy! Even I have a lot to learn about trusting God, you know? God is good and God's not finished with any of us yet. I think YOU are the amazing woman here, especially with the self-giving love you are showing your family right now. Don't forget to take care of yourself, too, OK? Love always, Sheila Thanks Christy! Even I have a lot to learn about trusting God, you know? God is good and God’s not finished with any of us yet.
I think YOU are the amazing woman here, especially with the self-giving love you are showing your family right now. Don’t forget to take care of yourself, too, OK?
Love always,
Sheila

]]> Comment on Do Numbers Matter? by Christine Phillips http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178&cpage=1#comment-513 Christine Phillips Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:11:24 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1178#comment-513 I think your responce was wonderful. But for me You said those powerful words... Your not focused on numbers any more. I have been waiting so long for that. I was thinking it may never come. Free will and all. You are truley an amazing woman. I think your responce was wonderful. But for me
You said those powerful words… Your not focused on numbers any more. I have been waiting so long for that. I was thinking it may never come. Free will and all.
You are truley an amazing woman.

]]> Comment on Time to Grow! by Peggy Lively http://newdayumc.com/?p=1154&cpage=1#comment-484 Peggy Lively Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:33:07 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1154#comment-484 Would be delighted to talk with Karen about Alpha! Would be glad to help that happen at New Day. Alpha is such a great fit with new church starts. Blessings and congratulations on your new location. Peggy Would be delighted to talk with Karen about Alpha! Would be glad to help that happen at New Day. Alpha is such a great fit with new church starts.

Blessings and congratulations on your new location.
Peggy

]]> Comment on Time to Grow! by sheila@newday http://newdayumc.com/?p=1154&cpage=1#comment-475 sheila@newday Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:41:39 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1154#comment-475 That's a great idea, Karen! I've already talked to Suzi from St. Barnabas UMC about loaning/giving us materials. I've also spoken with Peggy Lively, the local coordinator, located at Trinity UMC. I'll forward her emails to you and maybe you can give her a call. Thanks, Karen! That’s a great idea, Karen! I’ve already talked to Suzi from St. Barnabas UMC about loaning/giving us materials. I’ve also spoken with Peggy Lively, the local coordinator, located at Trinity UMC. I’ll forward her emails to you and maybe you can give her a call.
Thanks, Karen!

]]> Comment on Time to Grow! by Karen Worley http://newdayumc.com/?p=1154&cpage=1#comment-472 Karen Worley Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:55:12 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1154#comment-472 I would love to start an Alpha course at New Day! It is a great way to address basic questions about the Bible. I would love to start an Alpha course at New Day! It is a great way to address basic questions about the Bible.

]]> Comment on Second Time Visitor Survey by sheila@newday http://newdayumc.com/?p=1000&cpage=1#comment-471 sheila@newday Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:40:34 +0000 http://newdayumc.com/?p=1000#comment-471 I like this Ken! I hope we can start a Conversation Group on Sundays at 10 a.m. beginning in September with open discussion as together we raise questions and work together to delve into the Bible. In fact the theme of our Aug. 15 worship gathering is "Time to Grow Through the Bible." My initial reaction to your question is that I don't believe Adam and Eve WERE "pushed" out of the garden. Perhaps it is teaching us that when you make a mistake, there is a consequence for that mistake OR maybe it's teaching us that we shouldn't try to be God and know what's best. God is God and we are not. Perhaps it's also teaching us that through it all, God is still present with us, no matter what. God will never leave us or forsake us. The great thing about our Conversation Groups is that we will get to hear different perspectives in which we can say, "Yeah, I agree with that," or "No, I don't buy that," or "Wow! I never thought about it and looked at it that way," or "I still don't understand what these verses are saying about God, humans, and the relationship between the two, and that's OK." The great thing is that we are providing a safe, respectful place where persons can explore their questions and doubts, their hopes and their dreams. I'm glad you want to be a part of something like that! :) Sheila I like this Ken! I hope we can start a Conversation Group on Sundays at 10 a.m. beginning in September with open discussion as together we raise questions and work together to delve into the Bible. In fact the theme of our Aug. 15 worship gathering is “Time to Grow Through the Bible.”
My initial reaction to your question is that I don’t believe Adam and Eve WERE “pushed” out of the garden. Perhaps it is teaching us that when you make a mistake, there is a consequence for that mistake OR maybe it’s teaching us that we shouldn’t try to be God and know what’s best. God is God and we are not. Perhaps it’s also teaching us that through it all, God is still present with us, no matter what. God will never leave us or forsake us.
The great thing about our Conversation Groups is that we will get to hear different perspectives in which we can say, “Yeah, I agree with that,” or “No, I don’t buy that,” or “Wow! I never thought about it and looked at it that way,” or “I still don’t understand what these verses are saying about God, humans, and the relationship between the two, and that’s OK.”
The great thing is that we are providing a safe, respectful place where persons can explore their questions and doubts, their hopes and their dreams. I’m glad you want to be a part of something like that! :)
Sheila

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