A New Edition to the Family

For her eleventh birthday Maryallie got a Guinea pig. He's black and white with cowlicks all over his little rodent body. He lives in a cage beneath the aquarium containing Shelly, the ornate box turtle that the kids found in the back yard a year ago.

She had a hard time deciding what to name him and we were all asked for our opinions. Since I'm almost certain that Guinea pigs were originally bred to be eaten, I suggested "Snack." This idea was rejected, as was the suggestion that we put the turtle and the pig in the same cage and watch them fight. What could be better than Reptile vs Rodent cage fighting?

Instead she named him Pippin, after her favorite hobbit in the Lord of the Rings.

Happy Eleventh to the Triplets

I'm a couple of days late but I've been catching up on work after Ike. The triplets turned 11 on the 25th. No big parties this year, just a couple of sleepovers and some cake and icecream. Here's a recent pic of the Big Three, plus various siblings and neighbors on the first day of school.

And now we're off to three soccer games, two volleyball games, and a makeup lesson for piano - a typical Saturday.

Update on the Aftermath

All the members of the church are being contacted and needs are being met. Only a few families had major damage done to their houses and no one was injured during the storm. Special kudos to Sally and Bob Mitchell's small group who showed up to clean after their home took on water. If we have missed a need, please let us know!

Due to the school being closed, we are worshipping this Sunday in room 300 of Copperfield Church at 9:30am. We will be having our own service led by both choir and band. Special thanks to Pastor Larry Womack and the members of Copperfield Church, who continue to bless our young church.

Our Men's Ministry has also been postponed another week because our hosts, Calvary Community Church, took on water after their steeple blew off and put a hole in their roof! They are hopeful that things will get cleaned up quickly as soon as they have power.

If you are interested in making a financial contribution to aid the hurricane relief, my suggestion is Somebody Cares America. http://www.somebodycares.org/ They are amazing.

Paging Michael Compton.....

Michael,

You left me a message on our office voicemail......with no call back number. I don't have your number or a current email and you seem to be unlisted. So, since you mentioned that you are reading the blog on a regular basis, I'll use it to say: send me an email escott@lifepathHouston.com

Elliott

After Ike

There is still no power at our house but the office is already up and running, which allows me to make this post.

Our home suffered no damage save the loss of two fences and some downed limbs. But if you know my wife Allie, then you know that by now the fence debris has been removed, our yard is cleaned up and actually looks better than before the storm hit.

Worship with the Copperfield Church was good. Larry preached a great sermon on forgiveness and asked me to give a prayer during the service. I was pleased to see so many of the Lifepath people were in attendance but I worry, of course, about everyone who wasn't there. The lack of phones and email access really gives one a helpless feeling.

Greg has begun calling people, trying to find out if anyone needs help. So far everyone has been OK. We will be setting up a system to get people the help they need. I believe there is already something up on the website. I look forward to us helping people in the community as well as the people of Lifepath Church. It is a great opportunity to begin living the "Inside-Out" vision.

God has been good and we continue to pray for the rapid recovery for all affected by Hurricane Ike.

Getting Ready

Like many of you, we spent this morning getting ready for the storm.

My parents, grandmother, and their dog and four cats have arrived from Clear Lake to escape Ike's storm surge.

The kids helped get ready too.

Sam is either pointing to the source of danger or about to turn into Super Boy.

Well, we've done what we can. The windows are boarded, the supplies are ready, the family is gathered and the prayers have been said. I'm not looking forward to tonight.

Blessings on all of you.

Worship at Copperfield Church

The school called us and told us that they are shutting down and we won't be able to worship there this Sunday. So instead we'll be worshiping with Copperfield Church at their 11:00 service. If you need a map, their website is http://www.copperfieldchurch.org/

They have a nice huge atrium with lots of light so it will be possible to hold a service even if there is no power.

Blessings to all of you in your preparations for the storm.