River Ladies... YOU ROCK!

I am so honored to be a part of the Women's Ministry! I had such a wonderful time tonight, I dont think things could've gone any better. We had 32 in attendace! SOOOOOOO much food, lol... Southern Baptist Women... LOL...

Thank you so much to all who attended, and a special thanks to Sara T for singing, Kerrie for her poems, and Autumn for her devotional.

I enjoyed so much just sitting back and watching all my sisters enjoying their time w/ fellow sisters, it was priceless and brought many smiles to my face. Thank you all. I love ya's!

Thanks so much to the ladies that stayed a little later and helped clean up~ much appreciated!

For the ladies that couldnt make it this year, we hope to see you at our 2nd annual Christmas bash in 2009! We missed you.

God is Good... Can I get an amen!?

In Him~Jenn

A Way to Lighten the Load

“Moses’ father-in-law replied, ‘What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.’” Exodus 18:17-18

Admit it—as a society we’re overloaded and stressed out
most of the time. The pace and pressure of our day piles up and affects our physical, emotional, and mental health. It distorts our attitudes at work, home, and even in our ministries. Pushed to the limit, we become exhausted and, ultimately, ineffective.

But God doesn’t expect us to do everything alone. Even Moses was advised by Jethro, his father-in-law, to ask for help and delegate some of the work. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness—in fact, it shows character.

I don’t know what you’re wrestling with in your life, but I do know that right now, somewhere in your life, some people are just waiting for you to ask them to help you. God has them there for you. Maybe a friend can give you a break from care-giving responsibilities. Or a supervisor will assure that your work gets done as you go through chemotherapy. Or a credit counselor is waiting for you to call so she can help you get back to financial freedom.

Only you know what’s weighing you down. But Jesus stands ready to help you figure out how to lighten the load, and He has placed people in your life to assist you.
All you have to do is ask.

River Ladies Christmas Party!

River of Life Church
Thursday, December 4th
6pm-9pm

Dont forget to invite a friend, bring a snack to pass, and a wrapped ornament w/ your name and year on it, for an arnament exchange!

The exchange will be at 7pm, and there will also be a few gifts raffled off, so dont forget to enter your name in the drawing when you come to the party!

If you are interested in singing a song, reading a poem, scripture, a devotion, or whatever talent you may have and would like to share w/ you sista's, please conact me ASAP~ We would LOVE to have you share!

A few of us will be coming early, about 5pm-ish to help set up, and I hope we all can come together to clean up so we can all get home to our families at a decent hour.

Call Jenn w/ any questions 617-4274

otherwise... SEE YA THURSDAY

PS~ feel free to dress up in your best Christmas gear, fancy, funny, or fatigues :-)

Ralphs 50th (100th) Surprise Birthday Party!!

Just wanted to drop you all a line to invite you to a SURPRISE Birthday Party for my BELOVED husband! He has turned 50 on the 14th and has never-ever had a party in his honor. Sooo I'm asking for any who are available to drop in a join us celebrate on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29th  @ our house 410 East Edgewater St.  Portage at 5:00 pm to ? 

Fellowship, cake, and ice cream. 

It is a SURPRISE so help me keep it that way. Sorry short notice. Tech. difficulty with this BLOG. 

RSVP 742-8284

How to use ESV Study Bible

I have had a lot of people tell me how much they love their new ESV Study Bible.  I'm glad you are enjoying it!  However, I have also found that many of you are unaware of some of the many features, extras, and little "how to's" to get full usage out of this new & exciting tool.  I've had a lot of excited people asking some good questions, so... 

For those of you who have purchased the ESV Study Bible or are considering getting one... would you be interested in having a sit down discussion and guiding time of how to use the ESV Study Bible & online tools?  Would this be of interest to you?

I'd like to see you all get the most out of this great new tool & the word of God.  If this would interest you, please let me know by commenting to this blog post or e-mail me.

NO SCUBA this Week

A quick reminder that we will not be having SCUBA this Wednesday night, nor next Wednesday.  

Please make sure to check the River online calendar for all upcoming events.  You can find it by going to: www.PortageChurch.org/calendar.html

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE

Invite your friends & family to River's special Christmas Eve Service Wednesday, December 24th at 6 PM.