Moses and the Israelites, as retold by Joel

Moses was a guy who didn't talk very well. The Israelites were slaves.
Moses asked Pharoh, "Let my people go," but Pharoh said, No!" very loudly.
Moses said, "Let my people go," lots of times, and Pharoh said, "No, no, no, no," lots of times.

Finally, he let them go, but then he changed his mind and wanted the Israelites for his slaves again. And then he got his army.

Then the Israelites, they saw the army coming, and then they saw the red sea, and when Moses put his hand over it, it opened -- the sea opened, and gapped apart. They went through, then it closed, and the army sunk. So, the Israelites were safe.

M: "Wow! God is in charge of everything, isn't he!?"
J: God is in charge of everything. For real, He is.

friends, family and family friends

We just spent a wonderful day at lake Ray Roberts with 3 other families and I just have to say we are so blessed to have friends like these, and have this great beach and picnic area so near us, and be able to hang out like we did today. We shared everything from hot dogs to sun block to taking turns watching kids... You know you had a great time when the kids AND adults fall asleep in the car on the way home (except the driver, of course!).
I just love our little community and family of believers, love sharing life with them and love loving Jesus with them. Pictures coming soon (maybe next weekend, when I have a chance to spend time on the computer again!)