Life Group Christmas Party (12/19)and Christmas Lunch at Sean Patricks (12/20)

Tuesday the 19th (yesterday) was our last Tuesday morning Life Group at Faith Tab. before Christmas.  We planned for everyone to bring  a scripture verse or something else to share and also for each one of us bring a dish to pass.    Several of us passed out Christmas cards.  There was a pretty big turn out. I took devilled eggs, Karen brought scalloped potatoes with ham, someone brought a bread boat with dip and the rest was mostly deserts.

I shared the PARADOXICAL COMMANDMENTS:
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true friends; succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world your best anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

It went over very well and a few ladies asked for a copy of it, so I said I would make copies for all of them.  

The office staff joined us for "lunch" and Pastor Craig came in and spoke with us for a bit.  

It was a great morning.  I love LIFE GROUPS!!!!!


Wednesday 12/20
Today, my "lunch bunch" of girls who graduated with me in the LSHS Class of l967, along with a couple of others we picked up along the way, met at Sean Patricks for lunch.....the last lunch before Christmas.  There were eleven of us:  myself, Mary Ann, Sheila, Darlene, Bonnie, Elaine, Nancy, Janice, Barb, Lynette and Liz.   We exchanged small gifts and had a great time.

I had the roasted turkey open sandwich, which came with mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and a vegetable.  It was delicious!!!!  Everyone elses lunch looked great, and nobody had any complaints.

I hope we go there a couple of times in 2018, since there are several items on the menu that I want to try.