earlier today

Ok, so I'm having trouble keeping up! So here is a shot of stage set up for Rebecca's SHE concert.

ongoing Rebecca blog today

We are ready and waiting for Rebecca St. James team to arrive! Anytime now...

My trusty assistant Joseph is trying to get me rocked on Starbucks - based on the picture I'd say it's working!

Stay tuned for constant updates today!

my day off

Spent the day getting ready for Rebecca St. James!!! Cannot wait!!

You should check out her page - the event that is coming to Crossroads tomorrow is the SHE event - www.sheevent.com come on out for it!

Good night - got to go home - just cleaned the green room - we are ready!!

weekend report

We were blessed like crazy this weekend by a guest teacher Knute Larson. Knute was formerly the Sr. Pastor at the Akron Chapel for 25 years. He recently retired...sort of and blessed us by teaching this weekend.

Our setlist:

Glory To God - Fee
Announcements: Pastor Tim
Everybody Praise the Lord - Brewster
My Savior Lives - New Life
Praise To The Lord - Nobility Obliged (shortened)
Introduction of Knute Larson
Teaching: Paul's Last Word
Exit Song: Glory To God - Fee

Gotta Go get ready to host Rebecca St. James next!

To see what others did this weekend go to Fred McKinnon's site!

To watch this service on Monday, go to www.crossroadswired.com (we do not mix separately for recording - so not a great sound.)

another amazing Saturday

We were truly blessed tonight with Knute Larson's teaching...truly amazing!

It is funny how we have preconceived ideas about people - especially people that have experienced a level of success. Such was the case of my perception of Knute Larson. I just assumed that he would be reserved, NOT!

He and his amazing wife were such blessings and so easy to talk with and get to know.

I really love the opportunities that God has given us to spend time with other leaders and people within other ministries. It brings such encouragement and connection!

If you weren't at Crossroads tonight you have to come tomorrow!

moving

We are constantly moving throughout our entire lives.

We can move up...

move over...

move in...

move out...

move out from under...

move around...

There are good moves like a friend of mine did just tonight. She sold her old house and moved into an awesome double.

Then there are dreaded moves. My husband just left for the hospital - it's midnight - a family connected to our ministry just lost a 51 yr. old son to what sounds like a heart problem - he has unexpectedly moved on.

Moving. It is possible to be ready for moving. It's what we should spend our lives preparing for.

Moving...sometimes we determine and are in control of a move, sometimes we aren't.

hallway conversations

I love hallway conversations!

They typically short, sweet, precise and over!

Today's hallway conversation with Pastor Tim proved to be the beginnings of Easter service planning.

Totally impromptu - I let him listen to a song that I was excited about, I described how I was thinking of presenting it creatively. He asked me to rewind it, and realized the beginning lyrics perfectly supported what he had been feeling God has laid on his heart as a possible theme for next Easter.

Before the 10 minute conversation ended - more ideas came out that we both got pretty excited about.

All I can tell you is - artist, water, box...kind of like rock, paper scissors! We shall see - I love spontaneous creativity.

Oh yeah, Christmas - maybe tomorrow's conversations will create Christmas - I can only hope!