Sept. 21 - Kick Off Brunch

Elegant decoration
awaited the ladies

We’re off to a great start!!!

We kicked off the new year of LIFT with our new theme:

“Hands & Feet”

We had Brunch, Prayer,
Devotional, and Show & Tell.

And of coarse there was:

* Laughter

* Smiles
* Chit-Chatting
* New Ladies to Meet
* And a Great Time Had By All!


Lovely Ladies at LIFT

      Some of the Show & Tell items

We introduced ourselves and some ladies choose

to show or tell about a hobby or interest. Some

showed or mentioned: pictures, needle work,

scrapbooks, mothering, flowers, coffee cups,

Bibles, travels, farming, stamping, gardening,

shopping, painting, and more!

There is a lot of talent here!


Following prayer time,  

"BE God's Hands and Feet By:"

Lori gave us an encouraging devotional

“BE” what God wants you to be!

“BE” God’s hands and feet by:

1. BE near to God
“Come near to God and he will come near to you.” – James 4:8
2. BE content
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5
3. BE in the Word (Bible)
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” – Psalm 119:11
4. BElieve
“Know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ” – Galatians 2:16
5. BE still
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10
6. BE thinking of others
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32


LIFT Magnet for each lady



                        Each lady left with a magnet saying: “I want to be your hands, I want to be your feet, Lord I’ll go where you send me.”

                        This can be a reminder to touch the world with our hands and feet just like Jesus touched our lives.

SEE YOU NEXT MONTH:

Wednesday, October 19, 9-11am

"Learn to Crochet"

or just come!

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Kick-Off Brunch This Wednesday!

There will no one standing in front of the class.

There will be no grades.

And there will be no live frogs (I hope!)

There will be a prepared brunch - yum.

There will be ladies who understand and support you.

There will be devotions and prayer time.

There will be laughter, smiles, and friendships.

There will be an optional time of SHOW & TELL to help us get to know you better. For example, you could bring pictures, something you made or enjoy doing, etc.

9-11:00 at Lost Creek Menn. Church, Oakland Mills. Free childcare.

Come hungry. Come to be blessed.

2011-2012 Schudule of Events

2011-2012 Theme: Being the Hands and Feet of Christ

We are the
Hands and Feet of Christ



September 21 - Kick Off Brunch

Get your feet moving to LIFT as we kick-off the new year. Following a prepared brunch, we are going to have “Show and Tell”! Bring something that will help us to know you better (examples: pictures, something you made or enjoy doing, etc.)

October 19– Learn to Crochet

Come learn a new craft as Melissa Fausey teaches us how to crochet. All supplies will be provided. Come and just watch or pick up a hook and try it with your own hands.

November 16– WAR Jewelry Party

The purpose and passion of Women At Risk, International (WAR, Int’l) is to wrap arms of love around women and children, whispering the message that they were created for purpose and dignity. Janessa Graybill will share about this ministry and will display the jewelry that is sold to benefit the WAR efforts. There will be jewelry available for purchase.

December 14– Cookie Exchange

Get those hands busy in the kitchen! Bring several dozen of Christmas cookies to exchange along with the recipes. We will also have a White Elephant gift exchange so bring something from your home to give as a gift.

January 18– Woman vs. Giants

Our feet carry us through varying walks of life and we each have different “giants” in our lives– guilt, inadequacy, fear, hurts, etc. Lori Apple will lead a discussion on how to deal with these “giants.”

February 15– Tickle Your Funny Bone

Sometimes our hands and feet are so busy “doing” that we forget our need to sit, relax and laugh. Join us as we laugh along with a DVD of Christian comedian Chonda Pierce.

 

March 21– Spring Craft

Betty Scholl will give us a hand making a seasonal craft. We will create “Country Bunnies”. Each person can choose either bunnies on a screen or as a shelf-sitter.

April 18– Comfort Food

This “hands-on” project will have us assembling “Soup in a Jar”. Then Char Graybill will give us some pointers on making homemade bread. All ingredients will be provided.

May 16– End of year Picnic

Let your feet take you to the park beside the Juniata County Library for our entire meeting. Some childcare workers will be there. If you have perennials to swap, bring them along. Remember to bring your picnic lunch.

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A Video of Last Year

We hope you enjoy this video from last year.

By the way we use our time and the relationships we have,

we can leave a legacy for our children to appreciate and follow.

Summer at the Park

We want to remind you that a great place to get together with other moms may be at the park. The 3rd FRIDAY of the month, you're welcome to come to the
 Mifflintown Park (by the library). This is very informal.
Suggested times are 10:30-12:30. There are picnic tables to enjoy a picnic lunch.

Have a great fun and safe summer!

Next scheduled LIFT event: September 21

We Welcome You This Sunday

Flowers for Beautiful Ladies

“The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.” –Isaiah 58:11

What an awesome promise! Maggie Shafferman of Hunter’s Run Nursery shared this truth from God’s word while she showed and taught us about new perennials on Wednesday, May 18. We also headed to the porch to swap flowers brought from our own flower beds. There were a lot of options to choose from – thanks ladies!

Lori also encouraged us from Luke 24. Because of the words: “He is Risen” (vs. 6) we have great hope. The disciples could not identify Jesus when he walked with them after his resurrection. The disciples’ doubts about Jesus were robbing them of the


JOY that was right in front of them! When they recognized him, their hearts burned within them (vs. 31,32) What is robbing you of your JOY? Jesus is there, with his hand out to you, wanting you to have JOY.

“The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God stands forever.” –Isaiah 40:8