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“Breast is best!”

3.23.2006 — 6 Comments

“Breast is best!”, said tonight’s “lactation nurse” at our final “Prepared Childbirth” class – week 6, for those of you keeping track at home.

She was a bit “charismatic” in her instructional breastfeeding techniques. I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard the words “boob” and “nipple” so much in my entire life – and for that matter, I’ve never seen so many “boobs” or “nipples”, either! (yes, we watched a good 30-minutes of breastfeeding video, too)

We did learn an awful lot tonight, despite the “dirty studyhall” feel to tonight’s class. I’m again amazed at just how incredible our God is for creating such a thing as human life and for providing all the needs for a baby right there from the mother!

Some interesting “points” from tonight –

  • 1 year of formula costs approximately $1,200
  • only 1% of women WORLDWIDE can’t produce enough breastmilk
  • breastfed babies go to table-food sooner than formula-fed babies
  • breastmilk can change to the color of what the mother eats (carrots, etc.)
  • a breastfed baby usually poops each time they feed!

    • I’m sure all of you who read through that list REALLY wanted to know each of those, too.

    I never thought we’d be finished with these “Prepared Childbirth” classes – 6-weeks ago seems like FOREVER ago – again just reminding me about just how quickly Baby Sheets is going to be sharing this home with us!

    I can’t wait!

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    Faith Promise Giving commercial

    3.22.2006 — 8 Comments

    Just finished! Here’s a commercial that we just finished editing to promote our Faith Promise giving. If you attend Warsaw Wesleyan – you’ll see this commercial on Sunday morning!


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    Sometimes you just need to dance.

    3.21.2006 — 2 Comments

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    Sermon Today

    3.19.2006 — 2 Comments

    Today’s sermon, preached by Pastor Janofski was powerful –

    “Will They Come” – the title of the message, was based on Mark 2:13-17 –

    Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

    The basis of the message was to remind the Church (capital “C”, not just Warsaw Wesleyan) that as Christ’s Church we must:
    – pray for the lost
    – understand the lost
    – reach out to the lost
    – work to disciple those who come to Christ

    Pastor J also highlighted three truths found in this passage:

    #1 – Christ’s interest in sinners was genuine.
    #2 – Christ’s interest in sinners was for the purpose of life-change.
    #3 – Christ’s interest in sinners was for teaching and modeling COMPASSION for the lost!

    Great stuff! Challenging stuff.

    It was a great reminder to me personally this morning just how easy it is to “minister to the righteous” and sadly “forget” the LOST and bump them down the “priority lists”.

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    Bluffton Baby Shower

    3.18.2006 — Leave a comment



    Today was the “Bluffton Baby Shower”. Jess had a great time with “the girls” and we received some pretty amazing blessings from those who attended!

    Two HUGE items that are now “taken care of” are the stroller/carseat combo, and the infant swing!

    We are so blessed by ALL of the gifts we received for Baby Sheets today! “Thank You” just doesn’t seem to work all that well after today.

    The cake pictured above was baked and decorated by Mom Garrett! Isn’t she so creative? More photos of the day are here.

    I had a good afternoon hanging out with my buddy Steve Zerbe and my father-in-law, too! We sat and chatted and enjoyed the NCAA basketball games throughout the afternoon.

    BIG NEWS: Tomorrow, Warsaw Wesleyan has a Pastoral Candidate! Pastor Gale Janofski will be speaking in both morning services tomorrow. Jess and I will enjoy getting to visit with Pastor J and his family over lunch tomorrow after church, too.

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