Thanking God this week for:
-a great weekend in Mt. Pleasant with friends and family. Jalissa had fun playing her game at the CMU field, great to see Aaron and Kati and Jess :)
-the weather!!
-an amazing walk last night around the park in Jackson with Melissa and zach.....and the ice cream that followed.
-the fun that I have taking pictures, and the joy that it brings me
-a great staff retreat day on MSU's campus. I was able to set aside time to focus on reflection, prayer and simply being with the Lord.
-the way that God speaks to me, and brings gentle rebuke when I deserve lightning bolts.
-Jenna was safe!!!! Despite her SUV flipping 3 times on I-94 and tons of damage to her car, she walked away with a headache and seat belt burn.
-Long car rides with complete silence that allow me to be an introvert.
-Having a great conversation about Greek student ministry at Albion College
-The Lord continuing to call me to full time ministry.
-Caffeine---I realize that I have a small addiction, but it has really helped me stay awake lately.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Thankful Thursday #10
It is a little late this week....but hey, I am still thankful.
-Great weather!
-The book of Acts
-we currently have two cars---and that may not always happen.
-I am wearing sandals out
-Jon's chocolate chip cookies
-Wine!!!
-The opportunity to meet some influential people at the college
-Great weather!
-The book of Acts
-we currently have two cars---and that may not always happen.
-I am wearing sandals out
-Jon's chocolate chip cookies
-Wine!!!
-The opportunity to meet some influential people at the college
Thursday, April 17, 2008
My Sister (and dad) are famous!
Local softball team will play game at CMU
Kari Seddon and Tracy Kaatz will have some extra fans cheering for them Saturday afternoon at the Central Michigan University softball field.
Watching the Chippewas play a Mid-American Conference game against Akron will be the St. Clair Starz, a 12-and-under fast-pitch tournament softball team.
After the contest, the Starz will get the opportunity to play on the field against Back Door of Mount Pleasant.
"It's going to be unbelievable to play on their field," Starz Coach Jon Watt said. "It will be a neat situation for the girls."We were coming up to watch Kari play anyways, and when I talked with Margo (Jonker, CMU coach), she mentioned playing a game.
"I really thought they would stick us out back on one of the intramural fields."
The CMU-Akron game is scheduled for 2 p.m. After the game there is a reception at the field, which will be renamed Margo Jonker Field.
Seddon, a sophomore from St. Clair, pitches and plays first base. Kaatz, a Richmond grad, is a junior centerfielder and is ranked No. 2 nationally in steals per game.
The Starz and Back Door will play a six-inning contest after the reception.
"It would be really cool if Kari pitches," Watt said. "I think in softball they pitch whoever is hot, and she has been pitching very well.
"Before our all-star districts last year, Kari worked with our pitchers. The other girls also got to know her because she worked with many of them one-on-one."
The Starz, who are one of four youth fast-pitch softball teams in St. Clair, will play in six tournaments this summer.
Getting a jump on the outdoor season, the Starz competed in two indoor tournaments this winter. They won the Wixom Tournament with a 3-0 record and lost 4-2 to Middlebury, Ind., in the finals of the Grand Blanc Tournament.
Watt has entered the team in two tournaments in Richmond, one in Lake Orion, Mount Clemens, Plymouth Canton and Holland (Memorial Day weekend).
Rotating in the outfield are Karly Humes, Erin Kenny, Paige McComas, Allie Miller, Taylor Stone and Carlie Thueme of St. Clair. Thueme also plays on the infield.
The infield consists of Bailey Dembinski at catcher, Katie Lawson at first base, Haley Schweiger at second, shortstop Brittany Schweiger and Alex Heythaler at third.
Haley Schweiger attends St. Augustine Catholic School in Richmond.
The pitching staff is made up of Jalissa Watt, Brittany Schweiger and Lawson of Fort Gratiot.
Dean Schweiger and Michelle Lawson assists Watt.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Dear Fellow Prayer Warriors-
This week is big week for Albion College. It is called "Awaken Week." Awaken Week is an opportunity to pray and bring spiritual awakening to the campus. Here are some of the events happening this week:
SUNDAY
I will be leading a training event with InterVarsity students on how to lead a Proxe Station. A proxe station is an interactive way to share the Gospel. We will be asking students "Where Does Evil Invade Your Space" and talking about the Good News of the gospel in the midst of a hurting world. Pray that students would attend the training and be excited to engage in spiritual conversations.
MONDAY
Monday will be a typical day for us. I will be on campus inviting students to Bible study and then we have Bible Study at 9pm. Pray that we would be able to study the word well, and we would apply scripture!
TUESDAY
There is a professor from Brown University talking about science and religion. He is a believer, and we are hoping that many skeptics on the campus would come and hear truth. Pray that I would have an opportunity to meet non-Christians and be an influence in their lives.
WEDNESDAY
I have a great opportunity to meet with other members of the faith community here at Albion, as well as faculty members, AND the PRESIDENT of the college. Pray that I would be able to build good relationships with the faculty members and other members of the faith community. Pray that I would be able to prepare for the discussion that we will be having.
THURSDAY
InterVarsity students will be engaging in a spiritual dialog with students and faculty with the proxe station.
During the evening, we will be hosting a "Broken Bread Meal." It is a meal that is fed to people with AIDS, a small porridge meal with nutrients. We will be raising awareness for AIDS as well as raising money. We will be talking about how God cares for the afflicted, diseased and orphans.
SATURDAY
A night of worship for what the Lord has done!
Thank you so much for praying.
This week is big week for Albion College. It is called "Awaken Week." Awaken Week is an opportunity to pray and bring spiritual awakening to the campus. Here are some of the events happening this week:
SUNDAY
I will be leading a training event with InterVarsity students on how to lead a Proxe Station. A proxe station is an interactive way to share the Gospel. We will be asking students "Where Does Evil Invade Your Space" and talking about the Good News of the gospel in the midst of a hurting world. Pray that students would attend the training and be excited to engage in spiritual conversations.
MONDAY
Monday will be a typical day for us. I will be on campus inviting students to Bible study and then we have Bible Study at 9pm. Pray that we would be able to study the word well, and we would apply scripture!
TUESDAY
There is a professor from Brown University talking about science and religion. He is a believer, and we are hoping that many skeptics on the campus would come and hear truth. Pray that I would have an opportunity to meet non-Christians and be an influence in their lives.
WEDNESDAY
I have a great opportunity to meet with other members of the faith community here at Albion, as well as faculty members, AND the PRESIDENT of the college. Pray that I would be able to build good relationships with the faculty members and other members of the faith community. Pray that I would be able to prepare for the discussion that we will be having.
THURSDAY
InterVarsity students will be engaging in a spiritual dialog with students and faculty with the proxe station.
During the evening, we will be hosting a "Broken Bread Meal." It is a meal that is fed to people with AIDS, a small porridge meal with nutrients. We will be raising awareness for AIDS as well as raising money. We will be talking about how God cares for the afflicted, diseased and orphans.
SATURDAY
A night of worship for what the Lord has done!
Thank you so much for praying.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Thankful Thursday #9
Thanking God this week for:
-the amazing weather!!!
-some significant conversations on campus this week
-The golf course is open, and is doing really good business---and again God is providing for us.
-the way scripture speaks to me, and I know that it is the word of God
-a day with baby Zach yesterday...even though he is getting to be less and less of baby. He made my day, and it was so fun spending time with him
-my dad has seriously injured his leg while on vacation in Fl....the good thing...he is in Fl, therefore he has spend a lot of time in the pool and hot tub because it feels good on his leg, and he drives for a living (as a drug sales rep) so luckily he is on vacation and has time to rest
-generous people giving to the Albion scholarship account
-my husband's talent and passion for cooking
-the books that Melissa gave me to read last night, now I just have to read them.
-the amazing weather!!!
-some significant conversations on campus this week
-The golf course is open, and is doing really good business---and again God is providing for us.
-the way scripture speaks to me, and I know that it is the word of God
-a day with baby Zach yesterday...even though he is getting to be less and less of baby. He made my day, and it was so fun spending time with him
-my dad has seriously injured his leg while on vacation in Fl....the good thing...he is in Fl, therefore he has spend a lot of time in the pool and hot tub because it feels good on his leg, and he drives for a living (as a drug sales rep) so luckily he is on vacation and has time to rest
-generous people giving to the Albion scholarship account
-my husband's talent and passion for cooking
-the books that Melissa gave me to read last night, now I just have to read them.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Monday, Monday
Yesterday was one of my favorite Mondays on campus thus far. It was a fairly easy day, I wasn't too busy, which was nice, and gave me the energy to do ministry well.
#1- I met with a student to help her plan Bible Study. Each week I am trying to have a student lead, and phase myself out. We were supposed to plan Bible Study, pray and leave. We ended up talking for over 3 hours, or something like that. It was crazy. I asked her how I could pray for her, and she ended up in tears, and we talked about racial reconciliation, the plight of Albion the town, and the role of Christians in bringing community renewal and hope of the Gospel to people who live here. I felt like God was using me to bring healing to her and to motivate her to continue to live out the Gospel in this community. I am also really excited to see what will happen in our chapter as a result of this conversation. It has been my heart and prayer since I have started here at Albion, that students would experience what this town offers, a front row seat to homelessness, poverty, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, racism, etc. Not that the students would be observers, but that they would have an opportunity to change this community and when they graduate go and change the world.
#2- Bible Study. To be completely honest, was hard for me. It was hard to not throw students across the room and wring their necks. Ok, ok. I guess that it wasn't THAT bad. We have been studying the book of Acts, so as an application, I was talking about actually doing evangelism. Actually spending time on campus doing evangelism. The response I got : "I think that we should just love people, and not offend them by talking to them." WHAT!!!!!! I have spent time investing in these students and feel like they haven't learned anything, or haven't even really studied scripture. So what am I supposed to do with this? My prayer and focus has been, "how do I finish this semester well?" It is hard to feel that I have made an impact at all, when they no longer believe in sharing the Gospel.
#3- After Bible study...AMAZING conversation. I told a man, that I really appreciated his spiritually maturity and was grateful for how he added to the Bible Study. I said something along the lines of, "I can really tell that you are a man of God." and to this he responded: "Yah, a man of God struggling." And as you can imagine......conversation ensued. A great conversation of finding out some of his struggles as a believer. He was great! I was encouraged and reminded of why I love staff work. It was a great way to end my evening.
#1- I met with a student to help her plan Bible Study. Each week I am trying to have a student lead, and phase myself out. We were supposed to plan Bible Study, pray and leave. We ended up talking for over 3 hours, or something like that. It was crazy. I asked her how I could pray for her, and she ended up in tears, and we talked about racial reconciliation, the plight of Albion the town, and the role of Christians in bringing community renewal and hope of the Gospel to people who live here. I felt like God was using me to bring healing to her and to motivate her to continue to live out the Gospel in this community. I am also really excited to see what will happen in our chapter as a result of this conversation. It has been my heart and prayer since I have started here at Albion, that students would experience what this town offers, a front row seat to homelessness, poverty, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, racism, etc. Not that the students would be observers, but that they would have an opportunity to change this community and when they graduate go and change the world.
#2- Bible Study. To be completely honest, was hard for me. It was hard to not throw students across the room and wring their necks. Ok, ok. I guess that it wasn't THAT bad. We have been studying the book of Acts, so as an application, I was talking about actually doing evangelism. Actually spending time on campus doing evangelism. The response I got : "I think that we should just love people, and not offend them by talking to them." WHAT!!!!!! I have spent time investing in these students and feel like they haven't learned anything, or haven't even really studied scripture. So what am I supposed to do with this? My prayer and focus has been, "how do I finish this semester well?" It is hard to feel that I have made an impact at all, when they no longer believe in sharing the Gospel.
#3- After Bible study...AMAZING conversation. I told a man, that I really appreciated his spiritually maturity and was grateful for how he added to the Bible Study. I said something along the lines of, "I can really tell that you are a man of God." and to this he responded: "Yah, a man of God struggling." And as you can imagine......conversation ensued. A great conversation of finding out some of his struggles as a believer. He was great! I was encouraged and reminded of why I love staff work. It was a great way to end my evening.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Thankful Thursday #8
It is not quite Thursday yet, but it will be in a few minutes, and I don't know when I will have time to blog tomorrow.....so you get it early:) Also, I didn't post last week, so I get to do even more:)
Thanking God this week for:
-An opportunity to spend time with family and friends in spite of a family member's death. It was a great time to catch up with people.
-Starbucks caramel machiatto. I am thinking that I should not be thankful for it, because it has become an addiction, but it has kept me awake and given me an extra jolt when I needed it.
-A sweet night out with Matt and Angie, even though I was exhausted!
-A great night at Chili's with Joe and Kim.
-People in my life who realize I need alone time, and non-touchy time.
-A husband who let me spend most of Sunday and some of Monday all by myself, because I was completely overstimulated with seeing Jon's family all week.
-A chance to worship at Crossroads this past weekend.
-Seeing Grandma, my parents, sisters, aunt, uncle and cousins.
-Laughing so hard my stomach hurt at my aunt's high school play that she directed. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. "We're all in this together..." Jenna...are you reading this?
-JOURNALING!!! What a great way to help me process.
-The book, "Irresistible Revolution." It has changed my thinking and given Jon and I great conversations. I know I posted about this last time, but this week Jon is reading it.
-Encouragement from students.
-Fund Development training
-God's call on my life
-Knowing that I am where I am supposed to be
-Great leadership in InterVarsity that encourage prayer and fasting. Nothing can be done without seeking the Lord and aligning our will up to His.
-A Mark Schultz song.
-Beautiful weather!!!
-Phone calls from my family, even if it is 5 times a day. I love them....a lot.
-A chance to borrow a second car, until we can afford to get one ourselves.
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Thanking God this week for:
-An opportunity to spend time with family and friends in spite of a family member's death. It was a great time to catch up with people.
-Starbucks caramel machiatto. I am thinking that I should not be thankful for it, because it has become an addiction, but it has kept me awake and given me an extra jolt when I needed it.
-A sweet night out with Matt and Angie, even though I was exhausted!
-A great night at Chili's with Joe and Kim.
-People in my life who realize I need alone time, and non-touchy time.
-A husband who let me spend most of Sunday and some of Monday all by myself, because I was completely overstimulated with seeing Jon's family all week.
-A chance to worship at Crossroads this past weekend.
-Seeing Grandma, my parents, sisters, aunt, uncle and cousins.
-Laughing so hard my stomach hurt at my aunt's high school play that she directed. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. "We're all in this together..." Jenna...are you reading this?
-JOURNALING!!! What a great way to help me process.
-The book, "Irresistible Revolution." It has changed my thinking and given Jon and I great conversations. I know I posted about this last time, but this week Jon is reading it.
-Encouragement from students.
-Fund Development training
-God's call on my life
-Knowing that I am where I am supposed to be
-Great leadership in InterVarsity that encourage prayer and fasting. Nothing can be done without seeking the Lord and aligning our will up to His.
-A Mark Schultz song.
-Beautiful weather!!!
-Phone calls from my family, even if it is 5 times a day. I love them....a lot.
-A chance to borrow a second car, until we can afford to get one ourselves.
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