We have so many opportunities available to us to share the blessings that God has provided. My daughter-in-law is leaving for Uganda later this month to help share her faith with its people by participating in a Vacation Bible School. Most of us will never have an opportunity like that, but we all have the opportunity to be missionaries in our own church and community. Take a look around you at all the preparation for our Vacation Bible School. Rebecca and many others have been working on this event for months. Those who have served in VBS during past years all relate stories of how much they have been blessed by the number of children who have come to know our Lord through VBS.
God has given at least one special gift to each of us. Find a position in our church where you would like to serve. There are places for every one of us to use the talents that God has provided. From nursery workers to security personnel, from teachers to office workers, from maintenance to special events - just look around you with a spirit willing to serve and God will provide the opportunity.
We all have stories to tell of our own experiences and we never know when the opportunity might arise for us to help someone with a difficult situation. We can be the inspiration that others need because, through God, we have overcome those situations in our own lives. One does not often think about a library being a place for deep conversations. Several of us on the library committee are discovering that it is a great place for deep conversations by being available to those who need someone to just listen to them and let them know that they are loved. Bloom where you are planted and then sew seeds of love and kindness to those that come in contact with you.
Thank You to Pam Gillis, Debbie Irvin and Cindy Blades for your contributions to the Library this month.
Did you know the West Hills Baptist Church Library's Facebook page had 773 visitors last week? Amazing! You can see our page at https://www.facebook.com/WestHillsBaptistChurchLibrary.
The Garland Series by Reba Stanley
This
is a three book series set in Garland, Texas, following Joyce McIntosh
and her family as they learn to live out their faith and find love in
the process.
Storms, the first book,
opens with Joyce at the graveside of her husband, Paul, whose death has
left her a single mom to five children. Life as she has known it is
over. As the story continues, we watch as she struggles to cope with
this trial (and a few others) and how this impacts her faith and her
children.
No matter your age or situation in
life, I think you can find something to relate to in these books. The
author writes in a conversational style that makes for an easy read. I'm
sure if you read the first one, you'll want to see what happens next in
The Rancher, and Where My Heart Lies. But most
importantly, the author desires to glorify God through her writing.
While romance is a strong theme, the character's spiritual journeys are a
highlight of this series.
Note: This book review was written by Tara Montgomery, a personal friend of the author Reba Stanley.
Until next month remember...
