Pastorette's Progress

    New Year’s Devotional - 2011     By John MacArthur & Kayce Reed!!!   Key Verses... Philippians 3:12-16   12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but  I press on  so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.   13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but  one thing I do :  forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,   14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.   15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you;   16 however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained. I love the verse in Lamentations 3...”The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.   They are new every morn...

I can't believe it's already December!  November went by in a flash!!  It was a great month that had a great ending.  I love fall, Thanksgiving, eating and fellowshipping with friends, and this year being home made it even more special.  Here are some highlights: We went all over Europe  and leaned lots and lots of stuff.  We went to Italy...    home of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.   We learned  opera music is very popular in Italy, and that Italians love soccer, snow skiing, bicycle racing, and all types of water sport s.  Italy also has several active volcanoes; in France,  where we find the Eiffel Tower  in Paris, we learned how important food is.  The French love to watch and play sports and every July they host the Tour de France - a 3 week bicycle race. ;   Germany,   which is famous for its fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers - Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Grete...