Family Dinner

We had invited Andrew, Meagan, and Daniel over for dinner before church Wednesday night, but church was cancelled due to so many roads still being covered with ice. We ended up with a whole evening together. We ate dinner, played Phase 10 Dice, then had a nice time of Bible reading, singing, and prayer (in place of the Wed. prayer service). U. Mark had sent an e-mail encouraging the church to gather as families for a time of prayer and had sent along several requests that we could pray for. We were able to use those suggestions as we brought our petitions before the Lord. The church's theme for this year is "in everything by prayer."

The game we played kept everyone thinking hard as there were many decisions to be made. Should I re-roll all the dice and take my chances? Should I play it safe and keep the wilds? Should I live on the edge?? Decisions, decisions, decisions!! So many life lessons can be learned while playing games :) Andrew and Meagan had fun trying to counsel each other and then having to live with the results. :) Andrew claimed Pastor Boyd's saying "Just put your foot down and do what she says." I asked David'd advice, but he steered clear from asking mine (with VERY good reason--I came in last place :). His theme verse for the occasion was taken from Gen. 3:17 "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife . . . cursed is the ground .. . ." :-) And then there's Daniel . . . he is left to his own ways. He did finish the game first!! :) In case you can't tell, we had a great time:)

I shouldn't forget to mention that when Daniel had had enough of the couples, he volunteered to wash all the dinner dishes :) Thanks, Daniel!! :)

I'm also including a picture that you may have seen from the Greenville News Online. Daniel, Esther, and Lydia made a Statue of Liberty with some friends at school. Now that things have gotten a little wetter you can actually build with the snow! :)