Riley Tug Reimolds

Riley was born on Sunday September 20th at 1:35pm. He weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces. He was 20 inches long. He is as cute as can be with a full head of light brown hair and currently he has blue eyes.
I got to be Riley's first babysitter along with Rolva for about 20 minutes. It was wonderful!

Welcome!

On behalf of the First Presbyterian Church of Bushnell I would like to say welcome to Baby Riley Tug Reimolds who was born this afternoon! More details to come!

Serving others

I am really looking forward to this evening (Thursday). I have decided to try to have a coffee bar alongside all the other goodies that are sold at the Alpha and Omega shop. I am going to have fruit smoothies, cafe mochas, lattes, americanas, coffee, hot chocolate, and frozen hot chocolate smoothies.
It is an opportunity for me to not only serve others and especially the youth of this community who frequent the Alpha and Omega shop but also others.
Are there areas where you are serving that you would want to share?

A House Divided

What happens to a divided house? On June 16, 1858, more than 1,000 Republican delegates met in the Springfield, Illinois, statehouse for the Republican State Convention. At 5 p.m. they chose Abraham Lincoln as their candidate for the U.S. Senate, running against Democrat Stephen A. Douglas. At 8 p.m. Lincoln delivered this address to his Republican colleagues in the Hall of Representatives. The title comes from a sentence in the speech's introduction, "A house divided against itself cannot stand," which paraphrases a statement by Jesus in the New Testament.
Mark 3: 24-26 says: "So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables: 'How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.'"
Clearly it is important to stand as one. How interesting to think that even Satan himself must have the full weight of evil behind him to succeed.
Well, this may sound silly but I always enjoy seeing how the Bible relates to my every day life and it will become apparent this Saturday what a house divided means..
On Saturday, September 12th at 11am the University of Iowa football team will have traveled to Ames, Iowa to meet their biggest rival: the Iowa State football team. It shall be good declares the Lord!
Also this weekend is Grandparent's Day and for this very reason my grandparents are traveling to Bushnell to spend the weekend with me. They are bringing with them their love of the University of Iowa football team. In addition to this, Don is coming and he is bringing with him his dedication to me which means he will be rooting for the Iowa State football team. Drake and Arora are coming as well. Drake is the child of an Iowa State fan and Arora is the child of an Iowa fan. It will be a house divided.
And surely, if Satan a.k.a. the University of Iowa, wins, then the house will not stand. Therefore, as good Christians we must stand behind the Iowa State team so that we will not only bring harmony to our households but also to the world! A house divided against itself will not stand. We must ALL join together for the good of the cause. Go Cyclones!