Several years ago, I proposed to Marci and she accepted. Afterwards, we announced our good news to our families. Sound familiar?This involved going to various homes we both knew well, (we grew up in them) and telling people who loved us (and anticipated that this news would eventually arrive) that we were getting married. Simple.Amazingly, this obvious next step created odd feelings in us both as we made the drive from place to place. Excitement, anticipation, and some real anxiety. We wondered if they would join us in our celebration. (They all did.) We wondered if they would wonder if we were old enough. (We might not have been.) I wondered if her father would bury me in the back yard. (He didn't.)

Here are a number of incredible servants of grace I met island hopping the past couple weeks. Their faithfulness and the light of our Lord shone brightly.

Making plans for Summer? Be sure to include VBS! Ages 3 years (potty trained) through entering 6th grade. The theme for this year is "Mighty Fortress". Contact Jane Trnka at jcthrc@aol.com for more information or to sign up to volunteer.

Sunday April 2 At 9:00 am. Join us in the Parish Hall as we look at the NT books of Corinthians. See how the promise of Easter reshapes life in a complicated world. Breakfast, conversation and interactive study. Resources for the class and other materials are located here.

I stared out of my hotel window, some random raindrops hitting the glass. I was looking down on the seriously overcrowded streets of Port-au-Prince I had just left. From one perspective I could see some stately mountains and the Caribbean Sea, but my eyes kept returning to the flood of people walking. I was pretty sure they weren't wearing fitbits or counting their steps, this is the way they live their days, walking.

To all who are doing the Prayer Book Lenten discipline, you might want to expect the unexpected. Drawing closer can be like walking in the dark, and then when the light comes on, there you are face to face, or at least nearer than you expected, to your Savior.

Our journey to Easter with Jesus takes us intentionally to the edges of where we are comfortable.

Don't Forget--This Sunday... Join us for the 10 am service this week and you get an extra Advent bonus! Come witness the birth of Jesus through the eyes of our children.