God Sightings

-Being blessed with nephews that live close by that I can spend time with -Through the blessing of our family with a third child -Through early detection of my dad’s cancer -My son taking his First Communion and the wonderful morning retreat we had learning about the meaning of First Communion -In the visit from our son and his optimism during a stressful time in his life -All the things my kids do to help me -Thank the Lord I can walk after falling -In the delight of my daughter’s eyes upon passing her driving permit test -Listening to God’s gift of music to our youth as they played in the Pep band Wednesday night and the Dorian Band Festival at Luther College on Monday night -Celebrating my mom’s birthday with her and knowing God provides her with good health and a sound mind so she can continue to volunteer and help others. She is a great role model. She lives her faith in her actions -The outpouring of community support shown at B&B benefit -Visiting Christ Lutheran Church today and being part of a nice service -Went to Zootopia movie with family. A nice way to end the work week -I got to see my baby cousin for the first time -My son got into treatment; children’s laughter -The time that parents, Pastor Dan and Sara invested with the sharing and growing in their work with the 5th graders -God was present in the actions of the volunteers at the benefit for the B&B and the community for turning out to support them -God taking care of me by making a way for me to finish my master’s degree -My sister and brother-in-law spent a day with me; my son and daughter-in-law took me to B&B benefit, seeing the turn out in support of the Hanson’s was wonderful -Our nephew’s surgery went well and he is okay; friends and forgiveness -The World Day of Prayer gathering and the fellowship with those who were there -Safe return of a family member after a trip -Community coming together to support others -A blessing to have two grandsons come for a visit and help me move some furniture -I saw God when a few of my friends tried to make me feel better when I was feeling down -To have my First Communon on 3-6-16 -The joy of watching my son learn the journey of communion and Pastor Dan for being so easy to listen to and fun to be with – my son is excited to be in church! -Allowing me to make it home from college safely for spring break -The beautiful cardinals outside our picture window -Hearing Randy talk on his love of farming. What a blessing knowing God has chosen special people for the care of the land -Watching a brand new puppy grow from barely surviving to thriving in a week -Enjoying the musical talent of Pastor Dan and Jessica; watching the fifth graders experience their first communion -Successful surgery for my brother’s cancer -I passed my math test -In the joy of small children -Spending time with our family all together on Friday night -When I put the first ride on my new colt -Having healthy and happy newborn calves -Seeing the return of some birds and geese while walking in the morning -While running with my daugher; watching my boys play together; my son asking me to read the Bible to him -By getting to play with my siblings -Perfect splits on a difficult seven mile run -Kept our family safe on the snowy roads on Friday evening -Doing good on a hard test in History -God was with me as I went through medical tests this past week -I passed my time test -Seeing the community come together at the B&B benefit -By having a great weekend with my family -My parents visiting and seeing an improvement in their health -Whenever I see a street light turn on or off it reminds me that God is with me. I think of it as God is saying hello -I see God in how He teaches my father to be a more just, loving, and inspirational father. To help me grow in my faith, to help point my life to Christ. Praise be to God for how he transforms us all by following Jesus Christ. -Having my son visit me this week when I was home alone -Sseing the fifth grade students and families at worship for First Communion -The huge success at a fundraiser for a little boy with cancer -Thank God for the gift of new life in the coming of Spring -My dad turned 85 years old on March 5th – giving him good health each year -Observing a young boy read; a Bible story at an interactive prayer station -Seeing the love and laughter of children as they develp new friendships -When I got to see my aunt, who had heart surgery, at a birthday party last week -Getting to share in the excitement and energy of 11 girls at my grandaughter’s birthday party -My husband had God with him as he had surgery on his eye; we spent valuable time with family. -The overwhelming community support that came together to raise funds for the B&B Bowl -When our daughter-in-law received word that she got a job she has been waiting for -Having lunch with a dear friend -For all the beauty that surrounds us with all the blessings in our lives -He guided me through a 10 month recovery from shoulder surgery, was cleared by doctors this week -In my wife and daughters -Saving time to play with my family -Seeing our daughter experience her First Communion this Sunday and appreciating her understanding of this symbolic moment -I finished 27th out of 30 at my first speech meet -He helped us get 2nd place in the 4th grade basketball season. Also, a good caring family -Going shopping with my dad and brothers and we all sorta got along -In the lives of my son and daughter-in-law and my daughter and her boyfriend -He helped me pay attention -Finally finding an answer to some health problems I’ve been having -Sharing the story of communion with the fifth grade students -He protected my sister from serious consequences following a nasty fall and injuries to her face