The last event for this fall of which we were integrally involved was our church's annual RSI Conference this past weekend. Kathy and I always look forward to running the registration table for this every year. Last Thursday night, we spent a good three hours at church setting up and assembling all 220+ name tags.
The entire conference went so smoothly with around 250 attending! It was so fulfilling working together with other brothers and sisters in Christ to help make the weekend a success.
Since the conference theme was mercy ministry, we had representatives from local ministries come and share about the particular work they are doing in the city of Indianapolis. We also had our bookstore that featured books written by our speakers, Drs. Philip Ryken and David Apple.
And one cannot forget the refreshments so beautifully and tastefully done!
At the conclusion of the conference Saturday afternoon and after helping with clean up, Kathy and I arrived home early that evening to the makings of a grand party. Ben's birthday was the next day, and his adorable children were doing all the decorating in honor of the occassion. The color scheme they chose? Pink and purple. Yes, pink and purple - but we also managed to get a little blue and white in there, too!
To defy all tradition, the birthday boy made his own birthday cake. :) Essie was very pleased to serve it to everyone once the candles were all blown out.
And it was a "bonfire"! Just look at the glow...
Ah, what a wonderfully packed weekend! How grateful we were that evening to set our clocks BACK on hour due to Daylight Savings Time ending. Only the Lord knew we would need extra rest this particular weekend.
And now we are entering the holiday season with all the extra cooking and shopping and events. But most excitedly, we are looking forward to the birth of baby Samuel around December 15! So now for a little reprieve before another wave of blessed busyness is upon us.
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