Death

I don't know what is going on with our little church that so many people keep dying. Our organist at our church passed away in her sleep last night. She was in her 60's and just had a hysterectomy last week. Her husband woke up this morning and went to ask her what she would like for breakfast. He thougth that she was still asleep but then when he touched her he realized she was already gone. I've know Judi and Willi all of my life. This is just a big shock to all of us. In the little over a year that I have worked here we have had 6 deaths in our congregation of around 225. It's just getting to be a little more than I can handle as a church secretary.
We have an older man who's wife died this past summer having brain surgery to have a tumor removed this morning. My boss Dave, our pastor, just called me and he is going back and forth between Willi's house and the hospital. Dave himself is still recovering from Lymphoma. We have several others with cancer or other problems right now too. I just don't know how one little church can go through so much.

There's a lot of other things going on but I won't go into anymore. Pray for my church. We are on the edge of growing and changing and satan is really trying to keep us from doing that.

Updates and things

I thought that I should let you all know that my sister Stephanie had her baby on September 19. After 16 hours of hard labor they ended up doing an emergency c-section. David Martin Guenther was born at 11:30p.m., and weighed 6lbs 14oz. She had been told all a long that he was going to be a big baby, but they got that wrong. At least they didn't get the sex wrong. She's doing well and so is her baby. It amazes me how motherly she is.

I've recently been in contact through email with Sabrina and Jules. Jules and Steven had visited us on their way to Washington state just after I had Sophia. It was a short overnight visit but it was great getting to see them. I know that most of the time that Jules lived with us I whined and complained about a lot of things, because that is what I do, but I have come to find how much I truly enjoyed having as a friend. She brightens up my day with a quick email and it just makes me wish that I had been a better friend while we lived together. I've also come to the conclusion that I suck at living with other people. Justin would probably leave me if he wasn't married to me. Ok that's probably an exaggeration, well I hope it is. I'm bossy and controlling and I just complain and whine way too much. It's only taken me 28 1/2 years to figure this out. I've missed Sabrina and I'm sorry that I used her ear as someone to complain to all the time.

Sophia is doing well. She's growing at a normal rate. I can't believe she'll be 4 months old next week. She still comes to work with me which I love. She's a very calm baby. Right now she's being held by the ladies here for Thursday morning bible study. They love having her down there with them on Thursdays.

I think we are going to carve pumpkins with the kids this year. I recently found out that my husband has never carved a pumpkin. I think we are going to remedy that this year. Justin's home about 4 nights a week now so I've been trying to find more family things we can do together. That is when he's not out digging up my back yard. That's a whole other story that I won't go into.

Well it is Thursday which is my busiest day at work so I guess I better get to it.