Category Archives: Lake Baldwin Church

Weekend Gratitude: Family, Friends, and Community

Hello friends! What a busy weekend we had! I can’t even remember everything we did around the house and running errands. However, I did capture three events with my iPod camera. On Saturday, my cousin-in-law Debbie and her husband Michael … Continue reading

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Weekend Gratitude: Easter Egg Hunt, Yard Sales, Homeless Outreach

Dear friends,What a busy weekend!  I guess you could say it started on Friday, but you can read about that here: Mom’s Chauffeur and Courier Service (A Little Encouragement)On Saturday morning, I took my two youngest daughters to the annual Easter … Continue reading

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To the Hospital and Home Again (An Update)

Weird stuff happens.Monday is usually a “home day” for me since I teach Tuesday through Thursday at a private Christian school.   I had just spent the early afternoon getting up to speed with how to use some on-line curriculum … Continue reading

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Weekend Gratitude: Love, Loss, and Lake Lily

  What a beautiful day at the Maitland Art Festival which is held each year on the pathway around Lake Lily! I wanted to go yesterday with several of my kids, but had too much work to do.  This morning I … Continue reading

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"At the Cross" by Living Waters A Capella from Yale

Dear friends,On Sunday morning, the Living Waters a Capella (voices only) singing group from Yale University blessed our little church with two songs during our worship service.  Then on Monday night, they serenaded the ladies’ Bible study with two more!  (One of … Continue reading

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Weekend Gratitude: Welcoming Touches

I am home sick today and missed  our church’s 7th anniversary celebration. Fortunately, church isn’t just  the Sunday worship service. It’s the people who believe in Jesus,  seven days a week. Last night it was  Bart and Judy, John and Lindsay, … Continue reading

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Weekend Gratitude: A Little Lenten Liturgy

The first Sunday in Lent:  two crosses,  one draped in rough burlap and royal purple, the other rising from a crown of thorns. Two crosses. He died for us on one:  “For the joy set before him he endured the cross.“ He calls … Continue reading

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Advent Interrupted

Leon Cogniet, 1794-1880, Massacre of the Innocents Friends,Yesterday, the third Sunday of Advent, we all just wanted to celebrate Christmas coming.We are like the three wise men from the East, eagerly seeking the star and the Savior.Yet on the way … Continue reading

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Sunlight in Storms

Hello friends!It’s “sunlight” week at the P52 Photo Project but I’m taking a little different twist in that I’m not taking a picture of a sunny day.  Life isn’t always sunny.  Storms blow in unexpectedly, as is the case in this series … Continue reading

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Weekend Gratitude: On Seeds, Soil, and Listening Well

Dear friends, This morning, our little Presbyterian church (www.LakeBaldwinChurch.com) had the honor of hearing from an internationally known guest speaker, Gordon MacDonald.  Many of you will have no idea of who he is, but he is the author of Ordering … Continue reading

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