National Barefoot Sunday-Join Us!

This Sunday is National Go Barefoot Sunday.

This is an event that Soles 4 Souls puts on. Here is information from their website about the event.


What is Barefoot Sunday?
As a part of Barefoot Week, Barefoot Sunday is design to encourage religious organizations to get involved by leaving their shoes at the alter inconjunction with a church wide shoe collection. Barefoot Sunday helps encourage churches around the country to take off their shoes and go barefoot to raise awareness for the more than 1.5 billion people worldwide who do not own a single pair of shoes. This Spring, more than 150,000 churches will be asked to join in and get involved by taking off their shoes for one Sunday. As part of this powerful movement, congregants can bring their new or gently worn shoes to church or donate funds to Soles4Souls to help put shoes on the feet on the 300 million children around the world who are barefoot.

For every $1 you donate today to Soles4Souls, we can provide one additional pair of shoes to someone in need. $20 provides 20 pairs of shoes. $500 will change the lives of 500 people - maybe an entire community! Thank you for your support!

So the Ruggles Family will be going Barefoot this Sunday. WE also be sending in a donation to Soles 4 Souls.

Anyone want to join us??

My heart doesn't understand.

My heart doesn't understand what's going on lately.

But today kind of iced the cake.

I have been so confused by people's reactions to Bin Laden's death.

I guess maybe I should back up. Last night when I watched as the President spoke the crowd in front of the White House grew rapidly. People were chanting "USA, USA..." I can't say that last night I wasn't slightly relieved that this man has been taken out of power and that innocent people would not die because of him. I can't say that I don't think he should have paid the time for orchestrating the whole 9/11 events. This man caused a lot of pain!

But

Today I find myself absolutly in shock that people are saying things like "now he can burn in hell with his other buddies." I can't believe that people are celebrating his death. But then I didn't loose anyone on that day so I can't even begin to understand what kind of closure this may bring to those that did.

But for people to be almost giddy in their commenting about him burning in hell makes my stomach turn.

I just don't think Jesus' Facebook status would be

"Oh happy Day!!!! Bin Laden is dead!!!!"

I know that not everyone saying these things maybe Christians but there are some that are saying these things that profess to be. How can someone say in one breath God is Love, in the next vengeance is mine says the Lord and then in the next say something like "I wonder what the expression was on his face when he took his last breath and looked on the face of Jesus to realize he will spend eternity of fire..."

i dunno just trying to figure it all out.


Here is a great blog.
And yet another great blog.

New Format for Monday's

I saw this on a blog and really liked the format so I thought I would try it out.


Outside my window…it's cloudy and the wind is blowing. A storm is rolling in.

I am thinking…This prayer has flooded my thoughts today.
"Dear God,
I am so afraid to open my clenched fists!
Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to?
Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands?
Please help me to gradually open my hands
and to discover that I am not what I own,
but what you want to give me.
And what you want to give me is love,
unconditional, everlasting love.
Amen."
— Henri J.M. Nouwen

My heart is…tired.

I am thankful for… my new bed, I can't wait till we can get the rest of the furniture to match it.

From the kitchen… Eli has been making Sushi. I found some recipes I would like to try. I think this week I will start with the Pizza Bread.

I am creating… this week a friend and I are going to work on making Dinosaur tales.

I am going… I am making a trip to Hobby Lobby and then the rest of the week is full of meetings. But I have no plans this weekend.

I am reading…Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, Growing Souls, Bittersweet, and The Message Solo

I am hoping… a long Spring. I am not ready for 85-90 degrees and higher.

I am hearing… Word Girl and the chomping of after school snacks.

Around the house… Is getting better. When my home becomes cluttered and messy my mind becomes the same way. I can't function properly when things are out of place.

One of my favorite things… Cinnamon

A few plans for the rest of the week… make dinosaur tales and get some things to the shed and the next size clothing out for Lilly.

Unknown Facts about me-10, 11, 12

So I guess in my business I didn't give you unknown facts about me so here we go 3 in one post.

1. Showers in the morning are a necessity. I am 100% more motivate and feel better about myself when I get a shower in the morning.

2. I hate to wear shorts. Which leads to hating summer time.

3. But I love to swim! I just wish I didn't care what others thought. Then maybe I wouldn't stress about wearing a bathing suit.

Where Have I Been?

Man I feel like a slacker but in all actuality I have been crazy busy. So Forgive me maybe I will get around to posting more soon.

Unknown Facts about me-9

Okay so Friday came and went but in my defense it was a busy day and a much busier weekend. So on to the unknown fact,

I am striving to no longer be passive aggressive. I have yet to figure out how to tell others how I feel or what I think but being Passive aggressive gets me no where. I am so good at it though but it really does get me no where.

Live

My friend Nicki Carleton posted this on her facebook page this morning. I had to share it, it was what I needed to hear at just the right moment.

We need to be held, God, we need your close embrace: a safe place where
we are not afraid. Often, we choose to stand alone rather than ask for
you to hold us. But you do not leave us alone! Repeatedly you come with
love and the gift of a new day, and whisper into our ears, "Live!" Amen.

As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you. Isaiah 66:13
I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you...Because I live, you also will live. John 14:18-19


She got this from the Moravian Text of the day.