TGIF!

So is anybody else glad it's Friday? I had a company event last night at the Travs, and it was very warm and muggy, and I didn't get home until late so I am worn out! Hope everybody has had a great week and will have a fun weekend.

Don't forget tomorrow at 2 p.m. is the wedding of Laura Edwards and Daniel Melton. The ceremony and reception is at the church.

Sunday night, the girls will meet for our Sunday Topics Series in Room 222. Erica is going to lead us in a discussion about conflict with spouse. (We've all been there!)

And lastly, here are a couple of pictures I took from the Hill's Going Away Party.  We will definitely miss them, but know that God has a plan for them in the Arkansas River Valley.  (They sold their house in 3 days!Only God Himself can do that in this economy!)  Praise Him! Calvin took more pictures and I will try to get them posted soon.

See everybody on Sunday!

Cady is Here!

Cady Acree has arrived! She was born at 8:54 a.m. this morning and weighs 7 lbs, 5 oz, and is 20 1\4 inches long. Mom and baby are doing well!

God is good!

Announcements for Thursday!

Please be praying for Leah and Justin today – she is at the hospital right now having baby Cady. We’ll begin doing meals next week, so use the link here to sign up for a day.


To access Leah and Justin Acree's personal CareCalendar site,
visit http://www.carecalendar.org/logon/42926  and enter the following
information in the appropriate spaces:
CALENDAR ID : 42926
SECURITY CODE : 1165

Also, don’t forget about the Diaper Shower for Kari and Johnathan Tate on Monday, June 21st at 6:30 p.m. at Calvin and Ginger’s house. They said for us not to bring anything but diapers, and they are going to be grilling hamburgers.

See everyone on Sunday!

We like to party all the time!

Lunch was great yesterday you guys! It's nice when we can all visit and support our local businesses at the same time.

I wanted to give ya'll a heads up on some upcoming activities for June:

• Sunday, June 13 @ 5 p.m. - Going Away party for Katy and Jacob Hill. Yeah, they're leaving, and we're happy about it in the "we know this is God's plan for you, but we really really really wish you could stay here" way.  Appetizer pot-luck is the menu, so bring your favorite and we'll send them off in the good old Baptist way.  This will be held at church, but specific place TBD.
• Monday, June 21 @ 6 p.m. - Diaper Shower for Kari and Johnathon Tate at Calvin and Ginger's
  house. Not sure about the menu just yet, so stay tuned.
• Saturday, June 26 @ 2 p.m. - Daniel Melton and Laura Edwards will be getting married at FBC Cabot!

Here's the breakfast line-up for Summer Sunday's. If you didn't get a Sunday, then we'll let you sign-up first when we start a new list in August. 

• June 13:  Veazeys
• June 20:  McDonalds
• June 27:  Aldridges
• July 4:  No Sunday School
• July 11:  Salmons
• July 18:  Keenans
• July 25:  Acrees
• Aug 1:  Rowes
• Aug. 8:  Meltons
• Aug. 15: Langehaugs
• Aug. 22: Haywoods

On Sunday, we talked about Jesus walking on the water and feeding the 5,000.  Those were stories I have probably heard 5,000 times, but heard them in a brand new way.  Remember the verse for this week:  "Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds, because the testing of your faith develops perseverance.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4. 

This week, we will continue on with Mark 7:  Are there barriers in your life that keep you from drawing closer in your personal relationship with Christ? Could you spot them if there were? What about your religious practices or traditions? Could they, or do they, keep you from a more intimate relationship with God? This week as you study God’s word, ask Him to show you any barriers in your life and to help you break them down. May not be as easy as it sounds... Here is the week's lesson.

As always, I hope you guys have a great week and if there's anything you'd like me to post, just email me.  I would like this to become more of a dialogue, so please please please leave a comment!

Reviving the Blog

Hey everybody,

Hope you guys are all having a great summer so far. I really can't believe it's June - where did the time go? I thought I would try and be better about updating the blog, and if anybody wants to share in that, please let me know and I can get you set up. Its really quite easy.

Anyway, just to recap last month, we had a diapers and wipes shower for Leah and Justin Acree at our house. It was just a little on the warm side, but we enjoyed having everybody over that evening.  Baby Cady is due in the next week, so as soon as she makes her arrival, we will let everyone know. I will also be sending around a sign-up sheet to provide the Acrees dinner, so be on the lookout for that in the next few weeks.

Earlier in the month, the girls went to Little Rock and had dinner at PF Changs and then went to the mall for pedicures.  I didn't take any pictures, so you'll have to take my word for it. It was very fun though, and we need to have another girls night soon.  The girls are also doing another bible study on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon, and we'll start back on Sunday night after several weeks off.  If you don't have a book, we still want you to join us. It's a great time of learning God's word and fellowship too. 

This coming Sunday, we will be back together for Sunday School at 9 a.m., and worship at 10:30 a.m.  Here is the lesson for Sunday if you want to read ahead.  At first I wasn't sure about this church-provided lessons, but I have really come to enjoy them. What about ya'll? (You can leave a comment or type in the chat box).

We have a couple of guys deployed right now, so please remember them and their families in your prayers. Also remember the pregnant girls: Erica, Sabrina, Kristin, Amanda, and Kari.  We are a fertile bunch if nothing else!  We also have a wedding coming up this month (Laura Edwards and Daniel Melton), and there are a few people that will be doing a lot of traveling as well. Keep those in your prayers too. If you have a special request that you'd like to get out to the class, email me (lhaywood@spp.org).

On a final note, if you're going to be at church on Sunday, let's try and go to lunch after worship service. It'll be a good excuse not to cook!  

Happy Friday everybody and have a great weekend!