Rebecca St James

Tonight we went with some good friends to see Rebecca St. James in concert.  We had a blast!  It was a mother daughter concert, so it was filled with mothers and daughters.  But there were lots of dads there too.  It was her Purity and Worship concert, and she sang several songs off her new album.  She also talked a lot about the importance of staying pure.  She was married back in April, so it was really neat to hear her talk about the benefits and blessings that have come as a result of doing things God's way.  I think it's an important message for girls to hear (from someone besides just their own mothers.)

Here are the three girls waiting for the concert to start.

After the concert was over, there was an autograph line.  Princess E had brought her book along to get signed.  And of course we had to get a photo.

One thing that was very cool about Rebecca is that after every song, she makes it known that all applause belongs to God.  She is just a vessel for His words and melodies.

We even managed to get a mother daughter photo.  (Of course, it took two tries because some members of our family have a hard time looking normal in photos.)

We had a great night and were so glad to be invited by our friends. 

St. Stephan's Men's Shelter Meals

Every first Saturday of the month, our family goes to the Rohr's house.  They graciously open their home to a host of families who come together to prepare a meal to serve and goodie bags to distribute to the men at St. Stephan's Men's Shelter in Minneapolis.  This is such a fun way to teach our girls about serving the LORD by serving others.  And we get to have such fun doing it!  These pictures were taken by my friend, Tara.  I'm so glad she sent them to me so that I can share them all.

Some of you might notice the girls from Our Family for His Glory.  Princess L was so glad that her friends were able to join her.  If you haven't checked out Jessica's blog, be sure to click over there. 

How God Speaks To Us Today

This shows how we - as humans, as a nation, and as believers - often miss when
God is trying to speak to us. This week, the ELCA church has been meeting at
the Minneapolis Convention Center to discuss and vote on whether or not to
ordain homosexual pastors. Yesterday, there was a storm that passed through
Minneapolis. Although the weather service has not yet confirmed that it was a
tornado, there are many reports from Twitter and from radio station callers that there was, in fact, a tornado that swirled around over the convention center and briefly touched down next to it. Interestingly enough, the tornado touched down next to and damaged church that is just up the street from the Convention Center. The cross at the top of the church steeple was sheared off and was hanging by a thread. You can see a photo of it here. It is the fifth shot in the gallery. This storm is, to most people, just a freak thing. But is it any coincidence that while the storm was raging overhead, the pastors and voting members inside were trying to decide whether or not to follow the Word of the Bible or to reinterpret the words to make it fit what they want it to be?!