Too Little Time

“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” 2 Peter 3:8

I like the beginning of this verse. The older I get, the more I enjoy time moving slow. Sometimes I wish time could stop. Time is a valuable asset in our lives. Rarely do we ever say, “Boy, I just have too much time on my hands.” Often, our lament is exactly the opposite. We rush because we have too little time. I don’t believe rushing is God’s plan for our lives. Rushing seldom makes things better and it causes us to get stressed out. It can make us angry when situations do not meet our deadline. The word “dead” is appropriate. The stress alone can kill us by raising our blood pressure and giving us a stroke.

As a society, we need to just chill out and relax. If that means signing your kid up to play one less sport in the spring, then so be it. If that means working less overtime and doing without eating out so much and buying so many gifts at Christmas, then take up your cross and suffer. If slowing down in your case means turning the television or computer off and spending time with your kids, spouse or friends . . . well, let’s work on that one. But seriously, our kids, spouses and friends should mean more to us than the latest episode of our favorite television show or our latest Google search. Our society has been brain washed. We have been told if we’re not busy every night of the week then our life is less worthy than our neighbor who is always busy. Don’t believe that lie!

I am only writing this today because I have lately seen the benefit of taking my time and not allowing the clock to dictate my actions. I have really been blessed, most of all because my anger has subsided and I’ve just gone with the flow. It’s not always fun because I miss out on some things I’d rather not. However, less stress and anger is always a good thing.

Brian Humek
Euless, Texas

Prayer Requests

Brad Morgan, Sharon (Longfellow) Morgan’s brother-in-law, passed away suddenly last Saturday. Please remember the Morgan family in your prayers.

April Mazak is in Mercy Hospital, room 346 due to injuries sustained during a basketball game. Please keep April in your prayers.

Wonderful news from Jackie Harp: Jackie received a clean bill of health from her pulmonologist, after he viewed her most recent CT Scan! He stated that she does not have bronchial fibrosis! He did note some scarring in her lungs, but in his words, “people live with that”. We are so happy for both Jackie and Paul, beloved former members and an elder at Grandview. Praise the Lord!

Phil Blankenship, Orrin & Marge’s son-in-law, found a job in Lexington, Kentucky. He will begin on March 1. Praise the Lord!

Doctors removed the benign tumor from Chase, Ron Melvin’s nephew. He was still not out of the woods due to the surgery-please keep Chase and his parents in your prayers.

Please pray fervently for David Samuel, husband of Sarah Samuel, homeschooling friends of the Bailey’s. Doctors do not know what kind of cancer it is, but will do a biopsy on Tuesday to find out.

Please continue to pray for:

• Preacher search, that God will send the right man
• John Dulaney’s mother Mary, following a severe allergic drug reaction.
• Bob McClaran’s older sister, Kathleen McCleary, has inflammation of the lymph nodes
• Bob McClaran’s cousin Buster, who’s house burned
• Sherri Lange’s brother, Terry Bonnet, in Kuwait
• Millie Buxton, continued problems seeing clearly due to spots
• Cristie Williams, Josh Mongan’s cousin, paralyzed below the arms
• Bob McClaran’s neighbor, Dan, who’s spinal cancer has gotten worse
• Kate Wurtz, Bob & Gene McClaran’s neighbor has terminal cancer
• Jorden Kuyrkendall, who had a blood infection
• Donna Butcher, Karen Belk’s sister, who has multiple health concerns
• Vicki Bennett, Jake Ferrell’s mother, has emphysema
• Pam Dorrell’s dad, recovering from a fall
• Gerri Phelps uncle, Marion Stark, recovering from West Nile
• Brenda Johnson’s mother, Rose Nichols has pancreatic cancer
• Steve South, Darin Thompson, Phil Blankenship searching for jobs
• Bob McClaran, recovering from a stroke
• Karen Carico, Karen Hardy, Bob Kunce, Kim Greer’s father, who have cancer
• Walter Meyer and Kimball Matkins, who have ALS
• Willetta Stafford, Betty Demi, Bertha Jones, Lou Kelley who are shut in
• John Singer and his health concerns
• Jackie Harp, who has bronchial fibrosis

News & Notes

Congratulations to Sharon Eubanks, whose first great-grandchild was born on Jan 19. Jackson Martin weighed 7 lbs 7 oz and was 20 inches long. The proud papa is Cory Martin.

Ogden will host an Area-Wide Singing on Sunday, Feb 18 at 2:00 pm.

January is almost over and February is coming up fast so make sure to arrange your F.I.S.H. dinners. You can even have a Saturday morning F.I.S.H. breakfast if you want to try something a little different.

Mexico Mission Trip update: Bill Manchester reminds those planning to go on the Mexico Mission Trip in March, that they need to apply for a Passport. Apply at the main post office. The application fee is $97. At this point, you will need to pay an additional $60 fee to expedite your request so you will receive it on time for the trip. Passport photos can be obtained in just a few minutes at Kinkos for $12.95.

Blue Jean Quilt Project: If you would like to contribute to an Old Blue Jean Collection, I will be mailing them to Andrea Holldorf. Andrea is from Grant, Iowa and is making Quilts for wounded solders with the old jeans, as mentioned last week on KCCI. I will be glad to take up a collection from the congregation and send it in with my old Jeans. Let me know if you want to help. Teresa Mazak

The Grandview Teen Gathering will be held at the Todd and Carrie Johnson home after evening services today. We will play games and have fun together. Boys bring chips and drinks. Girls bring drinks and desserts.

Bible Teachers Needed: Please consider being a helper or teaching a Bible class. We have a need in Toddlers, 3&4 year olds, 1&2nd grade, and 3&4th grade. Our curriculum is very good and we can help you learn. Contact Debra Augspurger or Sandy Longfellow if you are interested.

The Valentine’s Banquet will be on February 16th at 7:00 pm at the church building. This will be for every adult who has or is someone’s Valentine. We need a count of how many will attend so there is a signup sheet in the Fellowship Hall. Babysitting is being negotiated so let us know how many children you might bring if we can arrange it. -Joe Longfellow, Deacon of Fellowship

Central Iowa Missions: This week, Art Wallis will speak in the morning, and Mike Mazak will speak in the evening. Next week, Mike Melvin will speak in the morning, and Darin Thompson will speak in the evening. Also, Mike Dorrell will speak at Ogden, and Darin Thompson will speak at Boone Street.

TV · Radio · Web

In SEARCH of the Lord’s Way
TV: 8:00 AM Sundays on KDSM
Web: www.searchtv.org

Gospel Broadcasting Network
Web: www.gbntv.org

International Gospel Hour
Radio: 8:30 pm Sundays, 1520 AM
Web: www.gospelhour.net

Grandview Church of Christ
Web: grandviewchurchofchrist.org

AM Sermon

Art Wallis – “Some Requirements to Get to Heaven ”
Reading: Matthew 15:1-9

PM Sermon

Mike Mazak – “A Holy Home ”
Reading: Malachi 2:13-16

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Jan 28	Janna Miller
Jan 28	Rebekah Kuyrkendall
Jan 29	Samantha McClaran
Jan 29	Philip Walker
Jan 31	George Long
Jan 31	Samuel Sparks
Feb 2	Darin Thompson
Feb 3	Frank Ingersoll

For the Record

	Giving	AM	PM	Wed
Last Week		71	72	87
5 Week Avg	2392	116	68	84
2007 YTD Avg	2306	104	71	83
2006 YTD Avg	3792	163	110	106

Calendar of Events (See also the Iowa Churches of Christ Calendar of Events)