Hello All!
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on the next H2O date. Yes, we have decided to go ahead and have another one, even though the front yard has yet to recover from last time! My personal opinion is that big front yards are made to be played in, or they shouldn’t be made at all, but I am sure that there are those that would disagree. Still, if things were a little drier than last time I don’t think that any of us would mind too terribly much. Okay, enough on what I think-on to the nitty-gritty.
Date: July 14th
Time: 4:30
Place: The S’s.
You Should: RSVP by the 11th
And: Find out what you can bring to share at dinner.
Any questions let us know.
Looking forward to see you all!
Nyiad
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Prayer and Praise
Hello All,
I thought I would update you all on a few of the prayer requests that we had at the last H2O.
Si made it home safely last night. He has some really neat stories that show what an amazing God we serve. However, just as he got home his grandma (Mrs. H’s mother) in Long Island, New York, went into the hospital with some really serious health issues. There is a big possibility that he and his family will be heading up there within a day or so. Please keep them all in your prayers.
Praise:
Mrs. H2O had her surgery yesterday and is home resting. Things went well, with no complications. Please continue to pray for her quick recovery.
Praise:
Tennessee Blond (TB), got all the funds required for this Sunday, so she is planning on Kenya latter this summer.
Thank-you all for your prayers and support in these matters,
Nyiad
I thought I would update you all on a few of the prayer requests that we had at the last H2O.
Si made it home safely last night. He has some really neat stories that show what an amazing God we serve. However, just as he got home his grandma (Mrs. H’s mother) in Long Island, New York, went into the hospital with some really serious health issues. There is a big possibility that he and his family will be heading up there within a day or so. Please keep them all in your prayers.
Praise:
Mrs. H2O had her surgery yesterday and is home resting. Things went well, with no complications. Please continue to pray for her quick recovery.
Praise:
Tennessee Blond (TB), got all the funds required for this Sunday, so she is planning on Kenya latter this summer.
Thank-you all for your prayers and support in these matters,
Nyiad
Monday, June 04, 2007
H2O means water........but we could have survived with a little less than what we got!
A week or more of rain, 20+ young people, a few parents, and a big front yard…….
What more do you need for a good time and great memories???
At seven o’clock on Saturday morning it was raining, an hour latter it was still raining, and according to the weather man it wasn’t going to stop. So, looking at things in a practical sense, Mrs. H2o decided that the only thing to do was to prepare to have the H2O inside our house, at the neighbors, or not at all. We all encouraged her to have it inside, even if it would be a little crowded. She agreed, then proceeded to direct the re-arranging of her entire downstairs for the next four or five hours. After moving three (full) bookshelves, all of the furniture, the desk, and the computers, it began to look like everyone might fit in. It was still raining. The phone then started to ring. “Are we still having H2O?” Sure, no problem, come right on out! (by now we are rushing through the shower and putting the finishing touches on everything) At this point it stopped raining, the sun came out, and the humidity shot through the roof.
Big question #2; has it stopped raining for good, or is it just holding off until everyone arrives? Well, just in case it is for good we went ahead and set up the volleyball net. Mr. Competitive and Louie painted the lines on the very wet grass and occasionally, standing water.
The next issue to deal with was parking. The first few people to arrive parked down where they usually do, but when the C’s van got stuck and took a while to get out, it ended that option. After that we parked the vehicles up by the house, which was not the best, but it worked.
Once everyone arrived, we put it to the vote and decided to stay out-of-doors, the condition being that if we got too muddy, we would not be able to go in if it starting raining again. We started with a volleyball game, and only a few people got really muddy. There was not the usual amount of diving for balls and such, but it was still a lot of fun. After two games of that, we asked around and found that most people still wanted to play Frisbee, even at the cost of shelter from the possible rain. We split into four teams and went at it, and since a picture is worth a thousand words, I will let them do the talking.
Dive for it!!!!
Smooth catch!
Who's got her???!!!!
What more do you need for a good time and great memories???
At seven o’clock on Saturday morning it was raining, an hour latter it was still raining, and according to the weather man it wasn’t going to stop. So, looking at things in a practical sense, Mrs. H2o decided that the only thing to do was to prepare to have the H2O inside our house, at the neighbors, or not at all. We all encouraged her to have it inside, even if it would be a little crowded. She agreed, then proceeded to direct the re-arranging of her entire downstairs for the next four or five hours. After moving three (full) bookshelves, all of the furniture, the desk, and the computers, it began to look like everyone might fit in. It was still raining. The phone then started to ring. “Are we still having H2O?” Sure, no problem, come right on out! (by now we are rushing through the shower and putting the finishing touches on everything) At this point it stopped raining, the sun came out, and the humidity shot through the roof.
Big question #2; has it stopped raining for good, or is it just holding off until everyone arrives? Well, just in case it is for good we went ahead and set up the volleyball net. Mr. Competitive and Louie painted the lines on the very wet grass and occasionally, standing water.
The next issue to deal with was parking. The first few people to arrive parked down where they usually do, but when the C’s van got stuck and took a while to get out, it ended that option. After that we parked the vehicles up by the house, which was not the best, but it worked.
Once everyone arrived, we put it to the vote and decided to stay out-of-doors, the condition being that if we got too muddy, we would not be able to go in if it starting raining again. We started with a volleyball game, and only a few people got really muddy. There was not the usual amount of diving for balls and such, but it was still a lot of fun. After two games of that, we asked around and found that most people still wanted to play Frisbee, even at the cost of shelter from the possible rain. We split into four teams and went at it, and since a picture is worth a thousand words, I will let them do the talking.
Dive for it!!!!
Smooth catch!
Who's got her???!!!!
Jump, Paton, jump!
Stop laying down on the job!!!
Mine, mine, mine!
Hard workin' feet,
and worth every minute!!!!!
After dinner (Frito™ pie) we played a little more Frisbee, guys against girls. The guys had to catch and throw with only their left hand, and they were still winning by so much that three of them went over to help the girls. That helped but before they could redeem themselves, it was time for prayer and worship. Oh well girls, maybe next time. :)
Prayer time was good, and there where many requests. I have listed them on the sidebar in red. If I missed any, let me know and I will add it in.
Worship flowed better this time, but we were such a small group compared to what we usually are, that it felt a little different. We also learned a couple of new songs, and had more people bring their guitars. Something that was really neat to me, is that even as people had to leave, we would tell them goodbye, but continue to sing with whoever was left. I have always enjoyed the praise and worship time most, and it was really nice to have it longer than usual.
Another neat thing is that, as it got dark the last of the clouds moved out and we could see the stars. After thinking that we were going to be rained out of our H2O, it was a really cool thing to see.
See you all next time,
Nyiad
P.S. A big welcome to Jake and Ashton, we loved having you guys!!!
Prayer time was good, and there where many requests. I have listed them on the sidebar in red. If I missed any, let me know and I will add it in.
Worship flowed better this time, but we were such a small group compared to what we usually are, that it felt a little different. We also learned a couple of new songs, and had more people bring their guitars. Something that was really neat to me, is that even as people had to leave, we would tell them goodbye, but continue to sing with whoever was left. I have always enjoyed the praise and worship time most, and it was really nice to have it longer than usual.
Another neat thing is that, as it got dark the last of the clouds moved out and we could see the stars. After thinking that we were going to be rained out of our H2O, it was a really cool thing to see.
See you all next time,
Nyiad
P.S. A big welcome to Jake and Ashton, we loved having you guys!!!
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