Sunday Mind Dump, through the eyes of the wife ( in picture form).

1) I think my husband had the best time ever today. You could see it all over his face. Several things happened that put that smile there. For one thing he was surprised by a visit from some very special people from our home church.

2) His message focused on parenting and what is the best source for help. He talked about how important it is to have God as the center of your family. The only tool we need for parenting is to seek the Lord.

3) This morning he got to dedicate his first baby at WABC. Cecelia's father was on leave for only two weeks so we took the opportunity to dedicate her while her daddy was in town. Please keep him in your prayers as he pulls out next week.

4) Today was a great day for us because we got to welcome a longtime friend to the ministry. Rob and his wife Diane will become an important part of the outreach plan for WABC. Rob has a strong background in Men's Ministry, Prison Ministry and Community Service in the city of Norfolk.

5) Pastor Addie Peterson came to speak to our leadership team. She was point on with her message. Marc and I have had a strong relationship with her and her church for a number of years.

6) One of the things she said was that stuck with me is that a Leader is only as good as the team. We cannot win this by our self. Our job is to make the boss look good. Who's the boss? God is the boss.

7) Nicki and I had a great time Friday night at the talk on Multi-ethnic churches. We really enjoyed the music, but we especially enjoyed the dinner. We were served a mix of ethnic food from Caribbean, Lebanese, Filipino, Mexican to Soul Food. I turned down some ox tail but I did eat the curry chicken and plantain.

8) I am still studying the Beth Moore series on "Esther". Actually I think every Women's ministry in the world is studying this series (LOL).

9) Nicki and I attended our last voice lesson this past week (most of the class did not want it to end) so this week we will begin practice for the Easter Choir Service at NLP. We will be singing during the Saturday service (I'm not crazy, I know where I had better be on Easter morning). For me its still a matter of training. You can never get enough of that.

10) Tuesday night we will hold our monthly staff meeting. The difference this week is that we will have two new participants. Welcome Rob and Diane to the WABC family. I'm sure Marc will be grinning again (Did I happen to mention how happy he was today.... LOL)?

11) On Friday Marc and I will be attending a banquet who's proceeds go to benefit a local missions organization which recently went to India. My girlfriend Pam who will be speaking at our Women's Day Celebration went with the group. I am looking forward to hearing more about her experience.

12) There is so much on our calender for this week that I am sure if I spend too much time thinking about it I would probably start falling apart. Unfortunately there is no time to think. Thank goodness Monday is a day of rest!