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Okay so it is Wednesday night and I am writing about Sunday. Oh well, that is just my life. I have thought a lot about it and well Sunday was just okay. I mean, attendance was down some, offering was off budget, we had a couple new faces and the sermon was okay for a guy with his back out and pink eye. It was a "typical" Sunday OR WAS IT? Is there such a thing as just "okay" and "typical" when you are dealing with GOD and HIS CHURCH? No way!

It is not just about stats and tracking and the preacher. It is so much more. I mean, kids and adults were learning about Jesus. I received an e-mail from a member of LCC who said that what she heard Sunday in the sermon answered questions and gave healing to her life in ways that she had not ever experienced. People were hugging and sharing smiles everywhere in the building. The singing was spirit-filled and passionate. People came forward to pray. A lady came to our second service that I have not seen in like 20 years. I went to the Christian Academy with her son and they attended my home church in Goshen, Ohio. In fact, it was an AWESOME DAY in the house of the Lord. I love my church family at LCC!

Now for the more... I still have a really pink or I guess you could say RED eye. What is it? Will it ever go away? I don't know. Then there is my back. It is still sore, but getting better thanks to Dr. Hakes and American Family Chiropractic in Mason. If you need a Chiropractor, please check them out, they are awesome. Then, tuesday morning came. It was about 3:15 when I heard the hail stones hitting the roof. I opened the window to hear what sounded like a bus in our back yard. I went to the front door and on watched one of the worst storms we have had in years. It wasn't until the next morning that I saw what it really had done. Take a look at this

It fell right over Lauren's room while she slept. Thank God it only fell a short distance and it had a lot of branches that kept it from really smashing into the roof. In fact, we had NO damage. Thanks to Dan Ponchot for taking time to help me get it sawed up and cleaned up.
Now it is all about getting ready for our mission trip to work in Pearlington, Mississippi with IDES. Remember to check out THIS BLOG all next week.
B. OUT!!