Greater Impact a Joyous Ouch.

Greater Impact is the name of the GCC building campaign. Last night we had a commitment dinner. The food was great. :) But that's not what it was all about. The past couple of sermon series, have really been speaking to us. I think the best place to start would be the sermon on living with less. There are so many things we have that we don't need and could defiantly live without. Some of those things are debts that we don't need and if we got rid of them we could put that money to better use. I have always wanted to be able to bless people in different ways but have always felt held back because of budget reasons. So Jake and I have really been trying to get rid of the unnecessary things. We are right now in the process of getting rid of our van, oh how I hate to say that. I love our van, it is sooooo perfect for us. But you know it is an unnecessary debt. That we could live without. The money that we pay each month to out van note could go to a much better use.
Then we move on to the Greater Impact. Were we have been asked to make a 3 year commitment to give to the building fund. We have been challenged to pray and ask God what he would have us give. Big or small. I think the best way I have heard it put was from the speaker last night. He was talking about a campaign that they were asked to do for there church and how there were talking about there giving being a sacrifice. So said he was asking his 2 sons what the word sacrifice means to them in one word. His oldest, type "A" son he called him, said "Ouch". His youngest, type "Z", said "Joy". When he asked his type "Z" son why he said Joy he said because the sacrifice would be for Jesus and it would bring Joy to him. So he said they came to the conclusion that sacrifice was a Joyous Ouch. Which is so right. Giving the amount we would like to give or that God is telling us to give would defiantly stretch us and make us fully trust in god to provide for us. There is no way we could do it without putting our faith in him to provide. 3 years is a long time to make a financial commitment when you don't even know what the future is going to bring. But all we need to do is trust God that he knows what he is doing and that he will not let us go hungry or homeless.
I feel like I have done a bit or rambling, and it may not all make since to some of you. But then again I really hope it does and that it speaks to you.

A Greater Impact from Grace Capital Church on Vimeo.

Birthday Party Pics!!

About to dig it, but still not to sure what to do.

Every child need to take a pic with there birthday cake. Just ignore the spot that Jake messed up when he was taking the cover off. :)

LOL Major cake over load.

I lOVE this one. I made her her own cake from the leftover sides.

Peeking in.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLY!!!

Ok so we had a little birthday party for Ally this past Sunday. She will be 1 on Thursday. Wow the year has totally flown by. I knew it would go fast but come on give me some more time. :) So I took her outside after we got home from church and took a few pics. What I could by myself. She had a really good time. Eating cake, lol. She has been having a little runny nose and runny eyes since Thursday. I just thought it was a cold or allergies, since we all have them. So Monday Jake took her to the Dr. to get it checked out. Come to find out, she has a doubt ear infection. The Dr. said that she couldn't even believe that she was still sitting there smiling. I guess we have super tough girls. :) so hopefully she will be feeling alot better on her actual birthday and I can get some pics that don't have red puffy eyes. So here are some good ones that I took.