Life of Eucharisteo

I'm plundering through the archives today. This is a post that I wrote last month for Jana at Grace for My Mess . I never published it here, so I thought I'd share it today. This Christmas brought with it a production from the children of our church. This years play was entitled “The Christmas County Spelling Bee”. The “Bee” included a cast of contestants, the pronouncer, the judge, and the commentator. I’ll give you a little overview of how it went… The kids were all part of a spelling bee. This spelling bee was made up of the names of Jesus. It was a play full of meaning and quick wit. One of the scenes that stood out for me included a fast paced, back and forth between a contestant and the pronouncer. It went something like this… Contestant Number 17 Katie Collins steps up to the mic. Pronouncer: Your word is “WORD.” Katie: Sentence, please. Pronouncer: Your word is “WORD.” Katie: You just said that. Sentence please. Pronouncer: That WAS the sentence? T...

Liking up with Lisa-Jo today for another fabulous Five Minute Friday! Today's word is.......GROW. Here I go. My first thought when I saw grow was....Oh how I hope my waistline doesn't " grow" too much next week during Thanksgiving. Cause I'm about to dive all up in some turkey and dressing, cranberry salad, cheesy rice, green bean casserole and a pie of some sort. My pants feel a little tighter just thinking about it all. OK so now that I got that out of the way....let's get on to some real meat. Like ummm...the meat of His Word.     "For he will be like a tree planted by the water , That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes ; But its leaves will be green , And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor cease to yield fruit ."   Jeremiah 17:8 I love this description...being a tree planted by the water. Being a tree that grows deep roots. Being a tree that won't fear when the  ha...