Climbing Trees

I don't think my wife got a picture, but yesterday I climbed a tree. Well, at least a little bit - with a ladder head start. We've neglected the cherry tree at the front of our house for too long, and it's grown way too tall. It's too close to the house and I've considered taking it out completely. We still may do that.

I started out just cutting some of the branches that were easy to access from the ladder. Then I looked at it again, assessed my energy, and climbed in. I hung on with my affected arm and cut a few higher branches. Hurricane Earls' wind blew me around a bit. Every once in a while I thought; "what am I doing? I have Parkinson's." Somehow I was able to hang on and cut out about two-thirds of the branches. They're now laying in the driveway waiting for me to clean them up.

I think God is trying to tell me I can do more. And - that He'll take care of me even if I do something stupid.

Finally ready to pray

I'm finally ready to be prayed over at church - we're scheduled for 10:30am this Sunday. This will be a perfect time as our pastor and his wife will be speaking about Broken Dreams. They are a wonderful couple and I can't wait to hear what God, through them, has to say to me.

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Here's the info on this weekend's services at HPAC;

BROKEN DREAMS

November 21-22

On the weekend of November 21-22 our lead pastor, Garth Leno, and his wife Patty will be sharing their journey as parents of a daughter with severe disabilities.  Jamie was diagnosed nearly 20 years ago with a rare disorder which has affected her in profound ways.  So we’d like to invite friends, family, and neighbours to join us for an intimate journey of the soul.  While the Leno’s “broken dream” relates directly to their daughter who is handicapped by Rett Syndrome, we recognize that many people in our world today are living with broken dreams of different kinds.  We believe that our weekend services on November 21-22 will be a great source of encouragement and hope for anyone who is struggling to understand why God allows stuff like this to happen.

Many people who might be interested in this message of hope are already involved in a faith community on Sunday morning.  So we’d like to invite them to come for the service on Saturday evening, November 21, at 6:00 PM. 

Many of us know families or individuals who are struggling with learning disabilities, cancer, autism, divorce, cerebral palsy, or the premature death of a loved one.   Most of us know people who are living with a broken dream of some kind.  We believe this particular weekend ministry will be a source of great hope and encouragement to them, and everyone is welcome. 

So please invite friends and family to join you at HPAC on Saturday November 21 at 6:00pm or Sunday November 22 at 9 or 11am.