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Mirror and Community

Mirror and Community

a few thoughts on HomeGroups and announcements about Bible studies and upcoming events with The Chapel

The other day I woke up early, like really early, grabbed my glasses on the night stand, stumbled into the bathroom, and turned on the light.  A few of the bulbs seemed to be out because it was surprisingly dark.  As I turned on another light I could feel how out of it I was.  

I went to bed late, didn’t sleep well, tossed and turned and woke up earlier than normal.  I could not seem to focus, I could not seem to see well, and I felt entirely out of sorts.  

As I clumsily got what I needed out of the bathroom and started to throw on clothes, I looked in the mirror and I realized the problem.  

Winter is Coming

Winter is Coming

Did you know winter doesn’t begin on November 1st. Or on Black Friday. Or on December 1st. The first day of winter begins on a day called the winter solstice or midwinter. This date is either December 21st or 22nd. That day, right before Christmas is the day winter technically begins.

NEWS FROM THE TOWER VOL 3

NEWS FROM THE TOWER VOL 3

Lots of great things happenings at The Chapel at Seaside.  Kids Ministry, Outreach and Mission Work, and more.  Read the news from the Tower and check out the view from above.  Read both pages below or download a copy.

New Eyes

New Eyes

I recently got contacts for the first time. Don’t worry, I’ve been wearing glasses for over 25 years and decided now is the time to try something new. Truth be told, I didn’t wear my glasses very much when I first got them in the mid 90’s. It was only to be able to see in class or at the movies. I was always able to successfully pass vision tests for license renewals and I could get away with only wearing them every once in awhile. But I distinctly remember the first time wearing them and feeling like it was incredibly disorienting. What was previously out of focus was now oddly clear…but I wasn’t used to it, so it actually felt off or incorrect. Hence why I didn’t wear them very often.

Selah

Selah

It’s not uncommon that we like to play misery poker.  We try to one up one another with our health problems, our family drama, how ridiculous a co-worker is, how unreasonable an in-law is, how terrible our day has been and on and on.  This one upping to see who is more miserable is really a terrible way to pass time…and unfortunately this is something most of us will do left to our own devices.  I have had conversations with my kids where their day is a bit off…and they immediately start looking for how difficult school is and how mean the bus driver was and how they don’t have a certain piece of technology…and on and on.  Many of us start at our worst…and look for things to get worse.   We start down and go downward.