Volunteer Appreciation

This month was Volunteer Appreciation Month. We wanted to dedicate the entire month to honor every person that serves in a ministry . Tonight we had a banquet in honor of our volunteers. We wanted every volunteer to know how much we appreciate them. I am very thankful for every person that volunteers in the Kids Department!! We have the best church family!!Ms. Julie is one of my Sanctuary Kids workers. She was honored tonight because she drives a hour and 20 minutes to church each way. She lives in Jacksonville. She is always early and is at church every time the doors are open. She is a HUGE help in Sanctuary Kids. She has been a big encouragement to me. I love working with her. We honored her with a $200 gas card.

Pastor Robert was honored tonight. He helps clean the church every week. That is not all he does. He is a HUGE servant. Any thing you need he is there to do it. He serves selflessly every week. He was honored with a $1000 shopping spree.

Mr. and Mrs. Griggs were honored tonight as the man and woman of the year. They are HUGE servants as well. They serve in many areas in the church. They always have an encouraging word to say and are extremely supportive. They are a HUGE blessing to our church. When we were in the process of moving they made sure we were doing ok every week. Their hugs and encouraging words is one of the things that helped us get through that process. They were honored with a plaque.

Shannon's bridal luncheon

Friday we went to Rocky Mount. We ate dinner with Dad at Pizza Inn. We forgot to take the camera in to Pizza Inn. Saturday morning mom fixed a big breakfast. We played with the girls for a while until I had to go to the luncheon. Josh went to eat with his parents to celebrate his mom's, grandma's, grandpa's, aunt Rachel, and uncle Corbin's birthdays! I hate I wasn't able to celebrate. I hope every one had a great day! Josh didn't take the other camera with him. It was a quick visit and we managed to pack in a LOT!!

All the bridesmaids

Me and Tonya

WE ARE BACK!!

Here are a few pictures from the last time I went home to visit. I think it was the end of January. I was only there for a few hours. Long enough to get my hair done, see the girls, and attend one of Shannon's showers.

All three beautiful girls!

Hope you didn't give up on our blog!!! Life has been overwhelmingly busy!! Here is a update for the past few months. The holidays were great but way to quick!! We were in town for a very short amount of time. The time we were there was great!!

What's been going on in Wilmington? Josh and I are doing great!! Church is going great!! Sanctuary Kids is growing each week. I just finished writing the new curriculum we are starting in three weeks. It is going to be really cool. You will have to church out our church website for more updates on the curriculum God told me to write. The church is growing and God is moving like never before.

We have officially been in Wilmington for a year. What a year!!! I can't find one word that describes 2008 for Josh and I. Here are a few words that come to mind....pruning, restoration, pressing, building, depending on, digging, shaking, standing, moving, believing, loving, etc. The words that describe this year have nothing to do with our natural life but our spiritual life. This year like never before God showed us who he is!! He showed us that the important thing is not that we got here but HOW we got here. The process is what is important! For those that know the details you know exactly what I am talking about. We were talking the other day about how thankful we are for the past year because it has defined us! I will never forget the year 2008!

Don't forget to check out our church website. Josh is always updating it!
www.sanctuaryofwilmington.com

We are coming to Rocky Mount this weekend and next weekend. Lots of wedding festivities going on in the next two weeks. We will be taking lots of pictures!