Snow, Sunshine, Rain...Spring in Wisconsin!

What a crazy weekend! I got up early on Sunday to drive up to Lodi for meetings - there was about 3 inches of snow on the ground and it was still coming down :) It was kind of a messy drive to church, but by the time I got to Lodi the sun was starting to come out. By the end of the morning service, most of the snow was melted! It turned into a beautiful day :) Strangely enough, though, I think it was the first time this year that I actually had to drive to a church in snow (and it isn't even winter - it's spring)!
Now, today I'm in Union Grove...and it's raining :) Welcome to spring!

My meetings have gone well- I'm grateful for the opportunities to serve and to share about Sweden! I had a great time with the folks in Lodi all day Sunday - I was actually there last year for their mission's month and got invited back again this time around! It was nice to see the people there again :)
Yesterday I drove down to Union Grove, where I'm participating in a mission's conference through Wednesday. Then, Saturday, I'll be driving down to Crown Point, IN for another mission's conference!

Once I leave on Saturday, I won't be back in Wisconsin again until August - so please pray that traveling and all will continue to go well! I really appreciate it!

Update

I had a great conference up in St. Cloud - although the weather there wasn't quite as nice as here in Watertown :) (though it really wasn't bad there either - never did pull out my winter coat, just left it in the trunk of my car!) But it was certainly a blessing to be able to be a part of the services there!

I got home Thursday evening and will be here in the area for about a week. Next Sunday I'll be in Lodi, WI and off to a mission's conference in Union Grove, WI that next couple days.

Yesterday was "Family Fun Day" for my family :) We went in to Milwaukee and my sister and I went ice skating at the Petit Center (an olympic training center). We also got to visit a Half-Price Books (one of my favorite places) and then had dinner at Olive Garden :) It was nice to be able to spend the day with my family!

Well, I gotta finish practicing my saxophone and then get ready to go to church! Have a great week!

Spring is here...at least for now!

What a BEAUTIFUL day! Nice t-shirt weather - sunny and in the 60's :) It feels like spring! I just hope it sticks around for a while!

I had a wonderful weekend down in Peoria! I got to stay with my uncle and his family so that was nice :) The services on Sunday went really well - and the church had already decided to take me on for support! That brings my support up to 56.5%!!!! Praise the Lord for that!

Tomorrow morning I'll be heading up to St. Cloud, MN for a mission's conference at Granite City Baptist Church. Please pray for safety and for good meetings!

Have a wonderful day!

Back to Wisconsin

Just wanted to let everyone know that I made it home safely to Watertown last night! I was "racing" ahead of a blizzard warning that was put in effect especially for Northwestern MN (where I was yesterday morning!). Today they are supposed to get up to around 11-13 inches of snow. Praise God that I was able to leave before it hit! That would not be fun for traveling.
But driving yesterday, you would have no idea that a blizzard was coming - the sky was blue and it wasn't all that cold (pretty nice, actually - and sunny)! It was a beautiful day for driving :)

I had an absolutely WONDERFUL month and a half of meetings in MN! All the services went well - and I was able to serve in a number of different ways! My saxophones got put to good use this past month as I was able to help a couple of friends with their respective band programs (working with the sax students). I absolutely loved that opportunity! I also had opportunities to speak to kids in various schools about Sweden! I always enjoy that!

I'll be home for a few more days, then I'll be heading down to Peoria, IL for a meeting on Sunday. From there I'll actually be heading back to St. Cloud, MN! I had a meeting scheduled in the church there for this coming fall, but they wanted to know if I could come take part in their missions conference - so I'm going next week :) Can't turn down that opportunity!

So for the rest week, I'll just be working on things here at home - making some phone calls, doing some paper work, getting my update out, finishing some music I've been working on, etc. And then this Friday I also have the opportunity to judge for the Sr. High WACS (WI Association of Christian Schools) competition which is actually held at my home church. I'll be judging for small vocal ensembles. That should be fun :)

Thanks again for your prayers!
Rejoice in the Lord..........Always!