Wow,
what a week.

• great comments about last week -- family friendly, pancakes, balloons and card board walls 
• Worship team shared lunch and planned music as a group 
• great trustees meeting
• fantastice time at financial peace -- dave's teachings on the gazella are always inspiring
• witnessing how Hope UMC has/is responding to Betty's cancer struggles is heart felt and heart warming
• kidz Connection leaders meeting got us back on the track i believe God is leading.
• plans are for the kids to share in worship next week
• kids will be sharing the symbols of the season during Lent
• new leadership is stepping up -- welcome cheryl, savanna and others
• what about children in the arts ...
• talked ot a couple of families i've missed lately -- they are excited about what lies ahead

and then there is Sunday

• worship team has an awesome, inspiring set ready
• the message about fear of failure has me psyched.  i believe it is so relevent for each of us.
• Kidz connection is ready for the new schedule -- 9:30
• children's han bells will arrive
• an elementary child wants to read a valentine -- you bet
• a mom called wanting to share how God has guided her family through a very fearful challenge ... she suggested we get the Kleenexas ready

this will be a great weekend to bring a friend --
join a small group at 9:30
worship at 10:30

looking forward to and excited to see you and your friends Sunday :-)