Prayers for Ruth's family.
Congratulations Aibrean!!!
Belated Congratulations, Rev and Alexnbethmom!
Hi.
Just checking in, haven't been here in a while. It's been wedding fever in the Mr. and Mrs. Flipper household. We have attended 5 weddings so far since Labor Day weekend. Daughter was an emergency flower girl in one of them (only found out a week before and by a miracle got her a dress and shoes to the bride's exacting standards), both son and daughter were in my baby sister's wedding on the 12th. Got to see a Greek Orthodox wedding for the first time. Actually it was an Ethiopian wedding performed in a Greek Orthodox church by a Greek Orthodox Priest. It was a traditional orthodox wedding with some Ethiopian touches here and there. It was interesting. They say everything in 3's because of the Trinity? Three of the weddings were outside, two were inside. The Greek Orthodox one was by far the most formal, and the church was beautiful. The least formal (but still beautiful) was on a deck overlooking the river at sunset, performed by a Lutheran pastor, and after pictures, everyone changed into jeans. One of the weddings didn't mention God at all in the vows...
One of who got married was my baby sister. We have another wedding in 2 weeks, but Mr. Flipper has to work, so I have a babysitter lined up and am going with some friends.
Mr. Flipper and I have been asked to submit a paragraph to be read during services on Orphan Sunday, which is on November 4, and have also been asked to stick around in between services to answer questions for congregants considering adoption. There's going to be some foster parents there, and those who have adopted domestically as well. A group of us have been praying about starting an adoption/fostering ministry in our church. I am starting to feel God leading me/us in that direction.
My SIL still need prayers. She was arrested and charged in July. My understanding is that the amount of evidence proving her innocence is growing and growing, but they still have to go through the process. She is out on bond. Her daughter is living with her again (original bond condition was that she couldn't). Her husband is working pretty steadily right now, so financially they are ok. My FIL is contemplating coming out of retirement to help them out as well.
Other than all that, we are getting ready to do some major remodeling in our house, and are looking for a minivan.
Hope everyone has a great weekend - even though I'm hardly here, I do think of all of you often, and am always praying that all is well.
Oh, and Go Cardinals!!!!