An Awesome Sunday!

Today was a really great day in church. We had a visiting pastor in the house and he delivered a powerful message. He spoke about soaring like an eagle. His message concentrated on how not to be a turkey but to learn how to be an eagle. He said that turkeys always see the bad in every situation. They focus on only the negative and cannot see the positive. If you hang around them long enough they'll bring you down. His message was really fun and interesting but it also had many important facts.

Being an eagle really require you rising above every situation. He gave us what he called the "ABC'S" of becoming an eagle. "A" stands for attitude--specifically having a good attitude not a negative one. "B" stands for believe-- believe in God to do great things. He said that if you attempt to do great things for God then you can expect great things from God. How awesome is that. But, God is really awesome!! Finally, "C" stands for courage. It really will take courage to soar like an eagle because it will not be easy. Just remember that God is with us always. Be encouraged, you can do anything through Jesus Christ who gives us strength.

After such a powerful day in church, I came home and had a nice and much needed nap. I'm not one to take naps in the daytime so whenever I have these rare moments my body really appreciates it. Could my day get any better? In a word, yes. On our way home we noticed that the new Chili's appeared to be opened so we stopped by to see if it was. We were thinking we could go there for dinner. The greeter informed us that they would be opened next Thursday but that today was a day of training for the employees. We thanked her and was about to leave but she had more to say. She said that if we were willing to come back around 4:30pm that they would love to "practice" on us. She said that that time was slow and they didn't have many customers coming. They were having "mock meals" all day. Since it's right by our house (walking distance), we obliged. The meal was also free. The only thing they expected from us was gratuity and a donation to St. Jude's (which is a great place to donate to in my opinion). The kids could have anything they wanted on the kids menu and we had to order from a selective menu. We even got dessert, cheesecake, my favorite. Everything was freshly made and very delicious. we love love Chili's so we were happy to help the employees "practice" on us. So, that definitely helped contribute to a very awesome Sunday.