There's a sweet, sweet Spirt in this place...

The sweet, sweet Holy Spirit was lifted up in our love for each other today.

After a wonderful time of worship this morning four of my closest girlfriends and I had a birthday lunch for Nancy at Panera. Her birthday is in December, but she had surgery then and a long recovery.

Nancy said she has four goals this summer: to learn how to really use her cell phone, IPOD, camera, and "I can't remember the other one." Classic.

Thirty-five year friendships are awesome. We take turns updating our lives since the last time we met and say quick prayers over urgent needs.

The "Second Service Prayer Group" had a barbeque tonight at the Johnsen's where we had an intense discussion about how we pray, what we expect from God as a result of prayer, the nature of faith in prayer, shared answered prayers and gut-wrenching waiting for answers, etc. Then we prayed. Such sweet fellowship seeking God.

God, you are awesome. There is no one like you.