Don't Talk About It, Pray About It

Hello all!  Hope everyone had a great weekend.  I was looking at my Timehop and things I posted on social media this day but different years and this powerful quote came up.  It fits perfectly with our September topic of prayer.  I guess I have been working on praying more for awhile.  :)

Prayer Requests from September Meeting

Here are the prayer requests we received from our September GLAM meeting. Again,  I decided not to use names in case it's a more private issue, but I have included enough information so you are able to pray!

*Please pray for strength and answers for a family in Greenwood.  The little girl was recently taken to Riley for seizures.  She has been through a lot of testing to try and find out what is going on.

*Please pray for strength and comfort for a Greenwood woman who was diagnosed with ALS.

*Please pray for comfort for Marla's father in law who has had a lot of sickness and trouble managing the pain.

*Please continue to pray for 3 members of my family who are losing their jobs because of their company closing its Indianapolis offices.  We have had an answer to prayers because the company has extended the end date to November, giving them all more time to look for new employment.

*Please continue to pray for strength and healing for a former Greenwood teacher who is suffering from cancer.

*Please continue to pray for strength and healing for a workout buddy of Brittany and Lisa's who is also suffering from cancer.

*Please continue to pray for strength and healing for a coworker of Lauren's mom as her cancer has returned.

Let me know if I forgot any or if you have something to add!  There is power in prayer!

Work Your Schedule Around God

Hello all!  I need to get up prayer requests today but I stumbled across this awesome quote from Joyce Meyers and had to get it on the blog for everyone to see.  It goes perfectly with our September lesson on Prayer.

“Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you never try to work God into your schedule, but always work your schedule around Him.”
~Joyce Meyer

I have really been trying to work on this since our last meeting.  It's hard because we all get so busy and think we can push our time with God to later, and then it eventually gets knocked out of the day or cut short.  If instead we work our schedule around God, putting him first, all of the rest of the day will follow and fall right into place. 

It's all about changing your thinking.  Instead of the to do list leading my day I need to rely on God and make sure I spend quality time with Him.

 

Choose to Move Event

I wanted to let you all know how the Choose to Move event went this last weekend.

 The GLAM members that attended said it was an awesome event.  There was a live band, snacks, and good fellowship.  There were people of all ages and race skill, and even dogs!

The event was for a great cause.  All proceeds went to the Indiana Parkinson's Foundation.  There were over 700 participants and over $30,000 dollars was raised for the foundation. 

What an amazing turnout!

Below is a picture of some GLAM members and their family before the race.

Euchre Night at The Hearth

I wanted to fill everyone in on a fun night some of the GLAM members had with The Hearth residents.

 We did some volunteering between scheduled GLAM monthly volunteer sessions and decided to play cards with the residents at The Hearth. 

It was so much fun! We had 3 tables going between residents and GLAM members.  There was a beginners table, a intermediate table, and an advanced table.  When I say advanced I mean it!!!  We have a family member who actually lives at The Hearth.  She was at the advanced table and she was a card shark!

It was a great time to really get to know the residents while enjoying something they love to do.  The residents seemed to enjoy themselves and many of them even asked how often we would be back. 

I will let you all know when we go again.  I definitely recommend coming a long even if you aren't they best card player.  We had great teachers!

To advertise to it's residents that there would be a card night The Hearth made fliers.  The fliers said Euchre with Lisa.  So, Brittany and I decided we needed a picture by the sign for the blog. :)

October GLAM Meeting

Hello all!  Hope everyone had a great weekend!  I wanted to get the next GLAM meeting info out so everyone can mark their calendars!

Sunday, October 19th at 6:00 PM
Brooke's House (me!)

If you need directions or have any questions, please contact Brittany or myself.  We look forward to seeing you all!

September Volunteer Opportunity

Here are the details for the September Volunteer Opportunity

Who: GLAM group and anyone who is interested!
Where: Saxony in Fishers
What: Choose To Move, which is a race where all proceeds will go to the Indiana Parkinson's Foundation.  There is a 10K run, 5K walk/run, and 1 mile walk/run.
When: September 20th at 9 AM

My aunt, and GLAM member Marla is a part of organizing this event.  She said you can register all the way up to the event and can find more information at fun-races.com.  If you just want to volunteer, come and we are sure there is plenty to do to help, even if it is just cheering on the participants.  You can also donate money any time to the Indiana Parkinson's Foundation. You can have your donation registered under her husband's name, South side Climb - Kevin Pace. 

This event should be fun!  It will be a great way to raise awareness while getting some exercise and enjoying the fall weather.  There will be food trucks and activities for children as well.

Hope to see you there!