Prayer Requests 11/29

-Ann King-health concerns
-Arlana, Savannah, and Ian-the LaVelle's foster babies. Specifically pray for the Eli family, who are fostering the children, as well as the birth parents. Pray that the best decisions will be made for the children.
-LaVelles-God will guide and bless all activities in our home and family-peace
-family of Misty George, a friend of Josh, Cason, and Randi, who died over the weekend. She left behind 3 young children.

Praise for the sale of Stacey's parents home in Louisville. Prayer for continued renewed relationships and allowing God's leading.

Praise for Seth's acceptance into dental school!

Praise for Carrie's good ultrasound and healthy baby GIRL!

Praise for the sale of Stacey's parents home in Louisville. Prayer for continued renewed relationships and allowing God's leading.

Zoo Light NIght

If you are interested in joining other Bridgebuilders families for a Zoo Light night on December 18 please comment below. For a group of 20 or more, a discounted price of $6/person applies. If you currently have a Zoo Membership, your regular discounted price of $5 will apply. Children under 2 are free. If we do not have at least 20 interested people we will still plan on going, however the non-member price will be $7/person.

For more information on Zoo Lights features click here.

Cookie Swap 2009

When: December 10, 6:00p until

Where: Stacey Meredith's Home - email for directions/address

Get out those recipes and mixers! This is so much fun every year and I know I'm not alone when I say it's one of the holiday events I look forward to the most!

Details: Come ready to sample and judge

1. You'll need to bring a plate of cookies (or bite size dessert) (one for each participant - as of today we have 21) for tasting and judging. No slice and bake please.

2. Bag or package approximately 4 cookies for each participant. Attach the recipe to the bag.

3. Please email me the name of your cookie beforehand (will remain secret until the night of the event) so I can make the name/number signs for the anonymous tasting table. (I am not a judge!)

Tips:

Look for recipes that make approx 3 dozen. You'll be fine with three times the recipe.

Use a cookie scoop to be sure you get the amount of cookies you expect out of your dough.

Packaging your cookies and freezing them usually works with most recipes so you should be able to work ahead.

Don't wait until the night before to bake or you'll pull your hair out!

Prizes will be awarded for the following:
1. Best Overall
2. Best Taste
3. Most unique
4. Prettiest (includes the presentation on the tasting plate)
5. Best Packaging

We've got a two time winner in our midst! Will she make that a Triple Crown? We'll find out December 10!

Note - if you would like the recipe booklet from last year's event, please email me or comment below. I'll be finishing a PDF booket this week.

Prayer Requests 11/22

Carrie and Seth- first ultrasound on wed. Find out sex. Pray for a healthy baby.

- Robert Hill- graduated from HS with Jean; his wife died last week after a 5 year struggle with breast cancer. She was only 30 and left behind a 5 year old daughter, as well as her husband.

- Lavells- Arlana, Savannah, and Ian- the Eli family- that God will direct what's best for the children. That God will do whatever it takes to bring us all close to Him. Our children too.

- Coker family- father/husband killed in MVA

- That we can continue to find ways to bless Bill's mom in ways that bring quality to her life.

- Merediths- praise for good meeting my brother had yesterday. Continued prayers for brother and family.

- Meredith's traveling to SC this week

- For all those traveling for the holidays to have safe travels.

- Matt and Laura traveling to FL this week; haven't seen Laura's family since April and getting a little nervous. Pray we would continue to be spiritually intentional with our relationships with them

- prayers for the families at LeBonheur who will be spending the holidays in the hospital.

Happy Thanksgiving! Give thanks to God!

Christmas Potluck Dinner

Look for an email this week from Carrie for our class Christmas potluck dinner! There will be a sign up for all the various things we'll need. If you know that someone in our class is not getting Bridgebuilders' email, please have them email Leslie (email on side bar under Reach Groups.) to be added to the list.

The class party will include an ornament exchange and lots of delicious homemade goodness! We're looking forward to it and hope you are too.

Stacey & Carrie

Upcoming Social Events

December 10 - Cookie Swap
List of those who will be participating and guidelines to follow in an email. Please invite your friends. This a great outreach opportunity for our class. You also don’t have to bake to be a part of the fellowship. We always need judges!

December 13 - Class Christmas Potluck & Ornament Exchange
This year’s class Christmas fellowship will be a pot-luck dinner. I'll post again with details on how many entrees, veggies, sides, etc. W

December TBA - Zoo Lights Group
Zoo Lights at the Memphis Zoo has expanded it’s footprint to include Teton Treck and the Northwest Passage. It’s sure to be a magical evening. Group rates are $6/person for those who do not have a zoo membership. For those who do, your regular membership of $5/person applies. Please comment or email me if you're interested. We are considering December 18 or 19.

Prayer Requests 11/15

Sorry I missed putting last week's on here. I've listed them below this post.

- Thomas Neely (4 yrs old) is having a biopsy on a mole that will be removed from his cheek this week. (Amanda + Matt Neely)

- Praise for improvement in health of Shannon and Zoe (Bill & Cathy's daughter and granddaughter)

- Praise for Mrs. Ivey's improved health (Bill's Mom)

- Those couples experiencing marriage problems or going through divorce

- Thanks for successful Dynamic Marriage Class (10 couples)

- Please pray for Ian, Savannah, and Arlana that they will be alowed to be in a permanent family soon. Blessings and strength on the Eli family to who is fostering all 3 - with possibility of adoption

- Dan LaVelle - apply for grad school, interview Thursday

- Ann King - health questions

- Sean Prince - health issues

- Ashley's dad - looking for a job + the other request not posted here.

- Stacey's Aunt Gwen Beauford was killed in a car accident Friday. Please pray for Sid, her husband and her sons Tommy, Kevin and Don. Please pray that my parents can help comfort them during this time. Please pray for my mother as she ministers to her sister's sons through this.

- Continued prayer for the Bynums (Stacey's parents and brother/family) that their business would glorify God, that they would be blessed by this work, and that they would continue to rely on God to meet their needs during a very stressful time. Prayer that my parents will find a renter for their home in Louisville.

- Ben Pinckley - possible deployment

- Pray for the Bridgebuilders - that we would grow closers as a class and community

11/8

Meredith's friend Jessica's husband in Iraq

- Darrien Bonner- 10 y.o. at Lebonheur (not doing well)

- Shappleys- Ccontinued prayers for nephew, Lathan, and praise that he is responding very well to chemo so far. Also, my sister-in-law's (Lathan's mom) dad died yesterday.

- Merediths- Stacey's uncle- Quad bypass; JD's Grandmother- No Parkinsons but treated for depression; Stacey's Brother Todd- struggling financially; Stacey's mom and dad- sale of home- pray for good appraisal.

- Shannon's health/Cathy helping; Bill and Cathy being apart; Mom Ivey