God is good

Mom has this saying she uses often, but does not overuse. When times are tough yet situations seem to work out, she says 'God is good.'

When a friend or stranger goes above and beyond, she says 'God is good.'

When parishioners come up to her amazed at how far she has come back, she says 'God is good.'

This weekend our church held their annual Chinese auction and picnic.....this year's festivities echoed the Olympic theme in honor of the recent Beijing Olympics because it was a 'Chinese' auction. Parishioners were urged to wear garb from their country or 'olympics-oriented' attire as well as bring a dish from around the world! There were games for the children....a fun time for all involved!

Parishioners and businesses donated some wonderful auction gifts. We bought a number of tickets for the auction, not necessarily to get a gift, but to support the church we love!

On a whim, we put a ticket in almost every little auction baggie and more than one in those that we actually would not mind winning!

When they got to one of the auction items and called Mom's name, I realized that God IS good and he has total control over what we do down here.

I also realized that God knows, at times, I need a 'sign' in this crazy world that he is still there.

Mom won 2 hats which say 'God is good all the time.' She also won a t-shirt which tells you who to call when you get into the top 10 binds and trouble spots --like Matthew, Mark, Jude, etc....just one of the most imaginative shirts I've seen!

God IS good!