Springing into Spring!

Or making a mad dash into spring is more like it :) I personally am a little shocked (and somewhat disappointed) that we are in the second week of April already! I have a feeling the spring of 09 is going to be a thing of the past before I even have time to enjoy it. Hopefully we will all have a few moments to stop and smell the roses and watch the colors return to the landscape. Spring is my very favorite time of year!

To the business at hand...

Amber Araujo's baby shower is Monday night, April 13th at the church at 6:30 p.m. There is a wish list in the entry at church, but I can also e-mail you a copy if you need it before Sunday. Amber and Leandro are having a girl! Congrats, Araujos!

The ladies' retreat in St. Jo is next Friday (April 17, 18)! A forewarning- get a good night of sleep Thursday night. It would not be a true ladies' meeting if you enjoyed a night full of zzzz's on Friday night. Not that it can't happen - it's just highly unlikely. Feel free to bring along some snacks for the trip down, back, and the hotel room. Pam and I will be driving our vehicles. We will pick up most of you just before 2 and rendezvous at my house. We plan to be home around 5 on Saturday. Let me know if you have any questions!

Our Mother-Daughter brunch is almost upon us (May 2nd). It seems like we just announced the theme and speaker for this year! Give Me a Clean Heart is our theme. If you would like to help with the brunch but were not at ladies meeting to sign up, our task teams and their leaders are as follows:

Wendy Duran - Decor

Debbie Chamberlain - Games, prizes

Lindsay Parks - Food

See one of these ladies if you would like to help with any of the above. Or you can see me if you have any questions. Fliers will be available on Sunday for your to hand out to your friends, family, and co-workers. I can also e-mail a pdf of the flier for you to distribute via e-mail if you prefer. This is more than a mother-daughter event. It is open to all ladies and girls. Unless someone volunteers to watch the nursery, there will not be a nursery worker for this event. However, the nursery is always available for a mom to use if the need arises.

Lindsay Parks' baby shower is during ladies' meeting in May (May 5th). I will be e-mailing her wish list and also making it available to you on the table at church soon. Derek and Lindsay will be ushering little Noah into the world in June! Congrats Parks Family!!

Our missions conference is only a few weeks away (May 20-24). At present, the plan is to have the ladies' luncheon at my home on Saturday around 10:30 or 11. The time will be announced soon and also listed in the bulletin. We should have a babysitter available if you need one. The missionary wives will be sharing their testimonies with us. We look forward to hearing about the Lord's working in their lives. If the families want to visit the zoo, children's museum, etc., we will let you know what day they plan to have their excursion so you can join them if you would like to.