Wow

So alot has been going on around here.  In the month of November, we had Corps Cadet Sunday.  All of the Corps Cadets participated in the service in some way.  They either read a Scripture, sang, did part of the Call to Worship or performed in our skit.  I preached my very first sermon during Corps Cadet Sunday.  In between the service and our afternoon activities, we brought home all the Corps Cadets and fed them.  Dennis and I sang with our Corps Cadets along with some extra youth from our Timbrels program at our Regional Youth Praise meeting.  Our Timbrels performed a number and did an excellent job.  

On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Jacob became a Senior Soldier.  Dennis and Joseph were the Flag bearers for the service.  After the service, we had our Thanksgiving Dinner at the corps.  

Thanksgiving night our youth kicked off the Kettle Season by attempting to do a 24 hour marathon.  I volunteered to help at one of the two locations.  We only made it past 11 o'clock and then it got too cold and too dead to warrant us being out there.  So we came back home.  I was glad to get come back to my warm home.  Then we went back out on Friday morning.  Of course this was one of those times where our children did not really want to move.

This past Sunday, we kicked off the Advent Season.  Dennis and I read Scripture verses.  Nathan lit the candles to start the service and then blew them out at the end.  Joseph laid a wreath during the Hanging of the Greens.  All in all it was a beautiful ceremony.  They lit the advent wreath, told various stories regarding Christmas, and Major Harris preached a wonderful message.

Now tomorrow night we will be singing at a local apartment building.  Our family is singing "O Beautiful Star of Bethlehem".

In the midst of all of this, Dennis is finishing up his last class for his bachelor's degree.  So by the middle of the month, he will be finished with school.

Also, we are continuing to move forward with our intention of becoming Salvation Army officers.  So we are actively participating in various Corps programs.  Dennis is helping with our Boys Adventure Club (think similar to Boy Scouts).  And I of course am doing the Corps Cadets.   We also take a turn doing the Sunday School opening and teach the Young Adults Sunday School Class (although I am not sure the name truly describes who is in the class).  Dennis tends to be the only male in the class.  But we have a good time, and I think the students are enjoying the class.