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Status: Married
Location:
WEST COVINA, California
United States
School:
Chapman University
Christian Theological Seminary
Work:
Delhaven Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
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www.delhaven.org
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After 7 years as an AARP member I just discovered the online community. It will take me a little while to build my profile - as a church pastor I'm a little busy right now with Easter coming up and all. When I'm not doing church work you can find me playing Mahjong Toy Chest. :-) Last weekend I walked in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. I've posted some photos of the event.

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Boomerang Prayers

    For the last month or so, I 've been signing off all the emails I send with the phrase "May your day be filled with unexpected blessings."  Maybe it's because I've been seeing and saying that phrase so much, but lately I've been seeing so many blessings!

    The other day I was in line at the McDonald's drive-thru.  I'm there a lot - so much that I'm on first name basis with the woman at the payment window.  I'd been so busy preparing for all the Holy Week events leading up to Easter and trying to get two weeks work done in advance so I can go on vacation with good conscience that I was feeling anxious and overwhelmed.  As I waited for my change Patsy was reacting to the demanding customer ahead of me saying "How can anyone be unhappy during Holy Week?  2000 years ago our Lord was on his journey of love and redemption.  There is so much to be joyful about!"  I said to her, "Please pray that for me, Patsy.  I'm so tired and there's so much more to do."  When I pulled away she was already praying.  What an unexpected blessing!  As the day continued one blessing followed closely upon the next - a worship team member said she'd take care of worship while I was on vacation, a friend sent an email with Erma Bombeck's reminder to take our blessings where ever we find them.  

    I told my spiritual director about this and several other recent experiences with unexpected blessings.  She said that my email prayers for others were acting like boomerangs coming back to bless me. 

    I plan to keep praying that prayer.  If nothing else, it helps me recognize the unexpected blessings in the ordinary occurances of my day.  May your day be filled with unexpected blessings.

Added: March 21, 2008
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nana56
nana56 says:
You keep up the work of the Lord.Iwish I was more like you. I give my problems to the Lord at night and then take them back the next morning. I need your prayers.I lost my mother almost one year ago and needless to say this has been a terrible year, anything that can go wrong it seems like it has. I know the Lord is testing me but it is so hard to keep from going to bed and just stay there. Please keep me in your prayers. Thanks
Posted: May 22, 2008 11:56PM EDT
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