Today was Baldwin "Clean up Day". As a Church, we were able to serve our community, by helping out with trash pickup and afterward feeding some 80 to 90 people a hotdog lunch. The mayor officially declared the City of Baldwin, to be squeaky clean! (for a little while, at least....give those chronic litterers an hour or two!)

I'm grateful, I was able to participate in serving lunch. You always get such a blessing, when serving others. There have been several opportunities lately, to serve others.

As you all know, Bill & Peggy got themselves a horse. Ed, Tony, Bill & his bro-in-law worked on putting them up a barn today. Pastor Craig even showed up over there after we finished with Clean Up Baldwin Day. You know Craig, "The Tool Man, More POWER" Lee isn't going to miss an opportunity to play with power tools!! HA!HA! Fortunately, we had enough hotdogs left over, that we could take some to that crew & had enough to take some to Mike & Shirley. Mike had Knee replacement surgery, last Monday and came home from the hospital yesterday. Ol' Mike was grinning from ear to ear, when he saw Jerry's famous hotdogs! Was that a welcome home meal or what?!? Mike's working hard to get that knee rehabbed, he's ready to get back to church! You guy's give him a call or shoot him an e-mail to encourage him along! SHHH! (He has a birthday, next Friday, too!) You didn't hear that from me!

I'm awestruck by, God's goodness, for the church family, he has put in my path!

If you are reading this and you have a need for a non-judgemental, Christ centered, loving church home, I invite you to check out Fellowship Church, Baldwin, GA. See our website at www.myfcb.org



God is GOOD............ALL THE TIME!

Bryson Jacob Landress

Ed and I have a new great-nephew, Bryson Jacob Landress. He was born on Thursday, April 5, 2007 at 11:08 pm at Gwinnett Medical Center. We were blessed to be on hand for his arrival that night. Although, he gave us quite a scare before actually arriving. His heart rate kept falling and once before we got there, they were about to take Amie C-Section, then his heart rate went back up and they decided against it. Not long after we arrived, his heart rate fell to 55 and away they went to C-Section. A good thing too! His umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck!

I have been so excited about this baby for the past 9 months! His grandmother is Ed's sister Doris. Doris and her family, always go camping with us and we anticipate Eric, Amie & Bryson to be ready for camping season beginning Memorial Day weekend! Amie swears up & down that she isn't going to let having a baby, keep her from continuing to camp with the family! I hope not! Since they all live in Lawrenceville, we don't see them much in the winter. We all look forward to camping season, because we're able to spend more time together. Camping with Bryson should be a piece of cake, there is enough of us, that we can just pass him around and take care of him!

Thank you Father God for your creation and safe arrival of Bryson Jacob Landress!

His Team Wins By 12!

"You and I are made to worship, you and I are forgiven and free!" Those lyrics keep resounding in my head. I even dreamed (it seemed all night) about being in Worship. Fellowship Church's Easter service was off the hook, AWESOME! The house was packed, but, that wasn't the awesome part. The awesome part was the Holy Spirit showing up in a mighty way, and the realization of being forgiven and free! The Praise Team was energized and filled with the Spirit and it flowed out over the congregation. I worshiped with all my heart & soul, as I cried out in song to my Lord, my hands stretched high. Thank you Father, that I am forgiven and free! Free, to be who you meant for me to be. Having been brought up in a traditional Baptist environment (you know, hands stiffly by your side, don't dare raise them or clap), it's taken me almost 2 years now to adjust to the idea, that I'm free to raise my hand in praise. Although, the desire has crept up in me a many of a time, and not just in the past 2 years, but the past 10 years even.

Anyone who knows me, even for a short time, knows that I have a high-strung personality. I'm loud, I'm excitable and when I do things, I do it with excitement and enthusiasm! I love sports, I love competition of any kind and when I play, I play to win! When I'm at a ballgame, you know I'm there! I'm cheering and screaming & excited about what's happening. I feel no inhibition, whatsoever. Why? Because, we've been conditioned to believe it's OK & even expected at sporting events. So, why is it, in Church during worship, we don't have that sense of excitement & enthusiasm? The God, I serve is so much more exciting than any sporting event, I've ever been too! He's so awesome, and I'm so in awe of Him, so excited to be His friend, to be a child of His, and to have been picked personally by Him to be on His Team, a real winning Team! A Team worthy of my excitement and enthusiasm!

The Old Testament says, "King David danced, as he sang praises to the Lord". Don't be shocked, if you see my personality come out in worship! Because all of my inhibitions have been broken, I AM FREE TO DANCE, TO SING AT THE TOP OF MY VOICE AND RAISE MY HANDS STRETCHED TO THE HEAVENS!

On His Team, losing is not an option. He expects us to play to win! His Team won by 12 Sunday! How many RBI's will you have for the Team?!?

Later!