Sandy's Sayings

What Would You Do For A Klondike Bar

It's a simple question that we asked our Jr. Highers at Park Riot Nite on Tuesday!

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Checking out a new camp

So while the guys on our youth team are in the Dominican republic, all of us girls went to check out a new camp in Mammoth! I've never been to Mammoth, it's absolutly beautiful! We are checking out Mammouth Base Camp! They run a winter camp as well as summer stuff with rock climbing, mt. biking and horseback riding! Today we went rock climbing and there was still a ton of snow on the ground! Lots of fun had by all! Really like the team that has started this camp! Great people.

Saying Goodbye

This weekend our church said goodbye to two beloved people.  Bob and Pat Portman have been at CPC forever!  Bob has served as an elder and Pat has been our Pastor of Women's Ministry.  Losing Bob and Pat is a big loss for us.  The way they love, care, and counsel people has been amazing to watch.  I first met Bob at my interview with the Elders before I was hired just about 10 years ago. During my interview I couldn't understand why Bob wasn't speaking?  He wasn't asking any questions and I was getting a little insecure because I was filling the position that his daughter held!  Little did I know that he was not an Elder yet, but what we call an Elderette. To become an elder at our church you go through a long process and during that process you are welcomed to be at all Elder meetings but are not allowed to speak for a length of time. When I learned of this I just laughed.  But more important to me, is how Bob as cared for me.  One of the things I have so appreciated about Bob was his phone calls to check up on me while I was taking on the high school ministry while we were high school pastorless.  Every week or two, Bob would call just to check in on me, making sure I was ok emotionally, spiritually and what not.  He continued to check in for about a year until some help came on the way.  I know many people at our church have been on the receiving end of phone calls from Bob who called just to check in.  Bob has cared and counseled many men and couples and a bunch of teenagers during my time at CPC. Pat has also been a huge part of CPC.  I've had the privilege of serving along side of her on our pastoral staff.  Pat is one of the best teachers of scripture I've listened to and learned from. I've sat along side her as well watching her counsel women, families and teenagers. She is a woman of great faith and of great prayer.  When Pat says she is praying for you, she is! One of my stories I like to tell about Pat was when we were at one of our all church retreats.  We had this big afternoon carnival out on the rec field.  We had this boxing ring set up with those oversized boxing gloves that are as big as a person.  So I challenged Pat to a boxing match!  Pat is fierce competitor, but I didn't know that and in my mind I was thinking, "I'll take it easy on the old broad!" First swing out I knew I was in trouble! Pat came out in full force and caught me totally off gaurd and all I could think of was holy cow, this woman is strong and all I could hear was my mothers voice in my head saying respect your elders! Needless to say, Pat kicked my butt in boxing that day, but it sure was a great laugh!

So Bob and Pat as you retire, know that you are loved and will be missed! God's grace and peace to you both!

And The Name is..........

Many of you have been asking if I have decided on the name for my car. I have finally come up with a name. I took all the names suggested into consideration, using them for a short time to see if something clicked. Many of you gave me some very creative names!  So here we go!  Drum roll please........The name for the Element is....... thebullfighterredroversparticusmoondoggiecarahottomaleredrhinoboss.  But for short I'll be calling it Big Red Clifford!

Of To The Dominican Republic

Our high school student leave for the DR today! They will be serving along side GO Ministries. The team has worked very hard to raise funds. Thanks to all those who have given.  Keep them in your prayers as the go and serve the people of the DR and our Lord.

Two-Weeks of Craziness is Over!

I'm breathing a sigh of relief as the two weeks of craziness are over. I have a love/hate relationship with the month of May!  I love it because summer is coming!  I hate it because I feel my life is not my own!  The ministry school year is over and our summer program starts in two weeks.  High school graduations and grad parties are over, Jr. High graduations start on Tuesday!  This was our largest senior class we have had, and it sure was fun to see this class graduate!  I'm so excited to see where God will take them.  It was a bittersweet good-bye to our 8th graders!  This was one of those really special classes.  All awesome kids who have been such leaders in our ministry, who love the Lord and one of the few classes who really cared about the younger kids in our ministry. I will miss them in our Jr. High Ministry but look forward to see how they will shape our high school ministry. In all the craziness, our summer intern also started.  I love having are summer interns around.  This is our second summer having interns.  I'm looking forward to spending time with them and doing ministry with them.  We've got a fun week planned with them as we leave on Thursday for Mammoth Base Camp, to go check out this ministry. Four days of mt. biking, rock climbing, hiking and adventure!

And The Winner Is.......

I loved all the captions, but Jessica you are the winner with your comment!  I'll have a little something for you when we start Jr. High back up!

Caption This!

I saw this picture on someone's Facebook page and couldn't resist!  I'm stealing a page from Marko's blog with a caption contest!  Best caption gets a little somethin', somethin'!

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