A Look back at mother’s day

•May 13, 2008 • 2 Comments

This past Sunday (mother’s day) so many of you filled out funny stories about your mom that I would like to share them with all of you to enjoy. Below are anonymous stories about our mothers, that you have lived…Thanks for sharing, and enjoy!!

When I first got my drivers license I had a Chinese fire drill. I didn’t know the cops were just a little too close to me.. He followed me home - only 3 blocks. Thank God my parents weren’t home When I told my mom later she said something funny - “If you ever get taken to jail, your father will come and get you!” That was a nervous laugh I had after she said that.

Mom is always funny when we go on vacation. On the trip down she will drink several cans of pop and will have to stop to use the restroom and than she repeats the same behavior knowing that we will have to keep stopping. THis has gone on for many years. Since she is the world’s greatest mom, it is hard to tell her “WE JUST WANT TO GET THERE!”

Driving lessons: My mom was a wonderful chauffer, but a horrible driving teacher. I learned to drive on a standard shift car. My mom tried to teach me, but couldn’t help too much. SHE WAS LAUGHING TO HARD!

When I was in 1st grade I didn’t like school. So one day I decided I was going to run. I ran for 2-3 hrs before she found me (they had parents and police looking for me!!). When she found me I told her I didn’t want to go to school today, so she took me home.

My mom would give me words of wisdom - such as when she was teaching my sister and I how to drive…at a dangerous intersection she said “there are hundreds of accidents at this intersection everyday!.” Also, when we were teenagers - “nothing good happens after dark, so come home before then!” When she tried to protect us from strangers “girls get abducted at this store every week!”…She exaggerated but I love her.

Mom was backing out of our garage (my older brother was about 4) and she heard a thump, but kept driving anyway. As she went to pull out of the driveway she turned around and realized he fell out of the car and rolled away.

This happened when gas stations switched from having your gas pumped for you to doing it your self. The first time my mother went to a self serve gas station she put her window down and said to the gas pump “I want $5 please.” She proceeded to talk to the gas pump “I want $5 please!” My sister finally told her you have to get out and pump it yourself.

My mom always made homemade blackberry pies. One day she was baking the pies and all of the sudden the juice from the berries caught the oven on fire. My mom opened the oven and took out the pies fire and all. There was no way she was leaving the pies!

2 week ago my mother had surgery on her foot and came to stay at my house along with my father. The phone kept ringing, my father would answer the phone and hand it to my mom. He gave her the cordless and told her to answer it by just pushing the button. When the phone kept ringing later that day he asked why she didn’t answer, and she said it wouldn’t work, she pushed all the buttons…well she was holding the tv remote.

My mom was the shortest person in the house when we grew up. One day she was angry at us three boys so she climbed up on a kitchen chair with her yard stick (all 5′3”) and proceeded to look at us with me being the shortest at 6′1” and said ” come here!!”…we walked in picked her up and put her on the floor and told her to stay off the furniture you are going to hurt yourself.

When my mom, dad and I were driving by an Eckard drugstore, I wondered why they called it Eckard. We thought about it , when my mom said”Maybe when they were thinking of a name, a window washer was cleaning the windows of their office. He was using a squeegee and made the sound ek-ard. And they used that name.”

My mom is the most incredible burper! she can suck in a ton of air and let it out in strange burping tones. My mom is special because she’s the most awesome burper!

My mom always always has a smile on her face and enjoys a good laugh. We spent many hours through the years at the card store, reading the funny cards and laughing out loud like we were the only ones there. I don’t have one favorite story but a conglomeration of silly th in things we’ve done. The car in the ditch in NC, the wigs we modeled in - I love my mom for being herself!

(this story is about my friends mom) She raised a large farm family of 7 kids in the New Alexandria area, so getting all her 7 young ones ready on Sun AM before church was always hectic for her. But one Sunday she arrived and distributed all 7 into their respective Sunday School classes and went to the coat rack to hang up her coat. But as she unbuttoned the first 2 buttons on her coat she realized she only had her nightgown on underneath her coat. Undeterred, she kept her coat on and went in and worshiped the Lord and no one but her and God knew.

YOUTH CONVENTION 08 (In their own words)

•March 25, 2008 • 2 Comments

Wow! Another youth convention come and gone. But as always, more stories to tell about what God is doing in the lives our the teens. This year was an amazing year, not because of the speaker (he was ok), not because a of a cool band (they were good), but because God did His thing. Of the students that went this year, I would say over 90% got touched or challenged by God. In the past, if half or more were open then that was a good year.

How cool is it when students that have never been baptized in the Holy Spirit come and start talking to you about something weird that just happened to them. Or hearing that they had never really “felt” God’s presence before, but now know first hand what He is like. This is what it is all about for me, helping students get in touch with God. I have so many stories I would like to share with you about what happened at convention, but I must resist for now. Instead, I will let them tell you in their own words.

My name is Mike Wolski. This has been my third year at to convention. This year coming to convention I expected it to be just like my other years going. At first I didn’t really feel “hungry” for the Lord, but by the second service I really was. I had a really awesome time there with my friends but at the services I felt like it was just me and the Lord. I never liked raising my hands because I didn’t want people to think I’m soft. But at convention I realized it’s not about what other people think and I really respect people who do raise their hands. I told Jared I wanted to write a speech about how convention affected me. I’m starting to read the bible more and base what I do on the Lord. I had such a good time there I can’t wait for camp. I’m going to try to do a lot more church activities and go to small groups every Sunday. I’m going to be a better person in everything I do (I’m even going to try to eat healthier). I’m Mike Wolski, don’t call me soft.

Lets Get Personal

•February 5, 2008 • 2 Comments

I have grown up in the church my whole life. As long as can remember I have been going to church on Sundays and Wednesdays. I have to helped mow the lawn (under parental force), paint, clean, run the sound equipment, clean the snow off the sidewalks, chase bats out of the sanctuary…long story…you get the picture. But as much time as I spent in the church, I don’t believe my relationship with God became personal until I was 18. The place and the time I will never forget (Youth convention, the last service), because it was there that my relationship with God became more than something my parents wanted for me, it became personal. As God flooded me with his grace and mercy, my sins fell off my back like a giant weight. I was free! And I haven’t looked back since. What God started that night continues today, and will continue for the rest of my life.

As long as I live I will never forget that night, the night my life changed forever. That is my story.

I think it would be great if we could share our “stories” with each other. Please consider sharing how you came into a relationship with God. Maybe you have been a Christian your whole life, or maybe just a short time…it doesn’t matter. I look forward to hearing about how God has touched and changed you.

-    Jared

Welcome!

•January 17, 2008 • 5 Comments

Welcome to Christian Life Church’s new blog!  I’m wondering how many of you are doing the daily bible reading and what impact it is having on your life. Write back and let me know.  Great job on the new website Nathan! You truly are a web artist.

 - Pastor Gary