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HOME May 2012
May 3-6 Women's Walk
#381
at
Greene Family Camp,
Bruceville
May 6th* AMC
Steering Committee Meeting
at
First United
Methodist Church in
Arlington
313 N. Center St. @ Division
Arlington, Texas 76011
at 2:00 PM Room 151
May 17-20 Men's Walk
#382*
at
Glen Lake
Camp & Retreat center, Glen
Rose
May
25th
at 7:00PM
AMC
Gathering:
at
Trinity UMC
3321 West Park Row Drive
Arlington, TX 76013
Chrysalis
Connection
If you are a girl going in to
the 10th - 12th Grades in High
School next year or know some
one that is and would like to
participate in the Emmaus
Chrysalis Experience a local
group is planning to attend the
South West Texas
Girls Flight #362
July 11 - 14th
at
Bulverde UMC
Contact: Rev. Sarah Miller
Email:
thereverendmom@yahoo.com
Info Links
South West Texas Chrysalis
Community
Chrysalis Butterfly Application
Flight Schedule
Invisible Mother?
It all began to make sense, the
blank stares, the lack of
response, the way one of the
kids will walk into the room
while I'm on the phone and ask
to be taken to the store.
Inside I'm thinking, 'Can't you
see I'm on the phone?' Obviously
not; no one can see if I'm on
the phone, or cooking, or
sweeping the floor, or even
standing on my head in the
corner, because no one can see
me at all. I'm invisible. The
invisible Mom. Some days I am
only a pair of hands, nothing
more: Can you fix this? Can you
tie this? Can you open this?
Some days I'm not a pair of
hands; I'm not even a human
being. I'm a clock to ask,
'What time is it?' I'm a
satellite guide to answer, 'What
number is the Disney Channel?'
I'm a car to order, 'Right
around 5:30, please.'
I was certain that these were
the hands that once held books
and the eyes that studied
history and the mind that
graduated summa cum laude - but
now they had disappeared into
the peanut butter, never to be
seen again. She's going, she's
going, she's gone!
One night, a group of us were
having dinner, celebrating the
return of a friend from England.
Janice had just gotten back from
a fabulous trip, and
she was going on and on about
the hotel she stayed in. I was
sitting there, looking around at
the others all put together so
well. It was hard not to
compare and feel sorry for
myself. I was feeling pretty
pathetic, when Janice turned to
me with a beautifully wrapped
package, and said, 'I brought
you this.' It was a book on the
great cathedrals of Europe. I
wasn't exactly sure why she'd
given it to me until I read her
inscription: 'To Charlotte, with
admiration for the greatness of
what you are building when no
one sees.'
In the days ahead I would read -
no, devour - the book. And I
would discover what would become
for me, four life-changing
truths, after which I could
pattern my work: No one can say
who built the great cathedrals -
we have no record of their
names. These builders gave their
whole lives for a work they
would never see finished. They
made great sacrifices and
expected no credit. The passion
of their building was fueled by
their faith that the eyes of God
saw everything.
A legendary story in the book
told of a rich man who came to
visit the cathedral while it was
being built, and he saw a
workman carving a tiny bird on
the inside of a beam. He was
puzzled and asked the man, 'Why
are you spending so much time
carving that bird into a beam
that will be covered by the
roof? No one will ever see
it.' And the workman replied,
'Because God sees.'
I closed the book, feeling the
missing piece fall into place.
It was almost as if I heard God
whispering to me, 'I see you,
Charlotte. I see the sacrifices
you make everyday, even when no
one around you does. No act of
kindness you've done, no sequin
you've sewn on, no cupcake
you've baked, is too small for
me to notice and smile over. You
are building a great cathedral,
but you can't see right now what
it will become.'
At times, my invisibility feels
like an affliction. But it is
not a disease that is erasing my
life. It is the cure for the
disease of my own
self-centeredness. It is the
antidote to my strong, stubborn
pride.
I keep the right perspective
when I see myself as a great
builder. As one of the people
who show up at a job that they
will never see finished, to work
on something that their name
will never be on. The writer of
the book went so far as to say
that no cathedrals could ever be
built in our lifetime because
there are so few people willing
to sacrifice to that degree.
When I really think about it, I
don't want my son to tell the
friend he's bringing home from
college for Thanksgiving, 'My
Mom gets up at 4 in the morning
and bakes homemade pies, and
then she hand bastes a turkey
for three hours and presses all
the linens for the table.' That
would mean I'd built a shrine or
a monument to myself. I just
want him to want to come home.
And then, if there is anything
more to say to his friend, to
add, 'You're gonna love it
there.'
As mothers, we are building
great cathedrals. We cannot be
seen if we're doing it right.
And one day, it is very possible
that the world will marvel, not
only at what we have built, but
at the beauty that has been
added to the world by the
sacrifices of invisible women.
Great Job, MOM! Share this with
all the Invisible Moms you
know...or even people that might
have an invisible Mom.
The Will of God will never take
you where the Grace of God will
not protect you.
It's the things we achieve
through God that gives us our
joys in life.
The Invisible Mother Happy
Mother’s Day!
Take this link
to the Upper Room Emmaus
Newsletter.
Your Life?
Sponsoring
pilgrims is guaranteed to
bring you joy and blessings,
so prayerfully consider who
you know that is ready to go
on the Walk. Visit with
them, pray with them and get
their application in the
mail.
Walk
applications are available
at gatherings and here on
line at our web site on the
Tools page.
Also, don’t for get to give
your pilgrim a copy of the
Walk To Emmaus brochure.
They are available at every
gathering on the table.
Last Revisions to
this site were made
December 29, 2011
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counter since 2008
Happy moments,
praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.
The best and most
beautiful things cannot be seen
or touched -
they must be felt with the heart
~ Helen Keller
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Our Community is in need of someone to serve as the 2nd Assistant Lay leader in training. If you would like to serve in this leadership role, or if you would like to nominate someone for this position, please contact
B.B. Stumbaugh.at
Email:
bbstumbaugh@sbcglobal.net
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Arlington Mid/Cities
Community Gathering
Music starts at
7:00PM
Worship starts at
7:30PM
Nursery provided (up to
5 year olds)
Fellowship after our
worship service, as
usual so don’t
forget to bring a
snack, a drink, or
both.
Come
worship with
the Arlington/MidCity
Community!
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The next
Arlington
Mid-Cities
Community Gatherings
will be on
June 22nd
originally scheduled
for
St.
Barnabas UMC
had to be moved
because of Tornado
Tuesday.
Our prayers are with our
friends at St Barnabas.
Watch for the new
location
to be posted here.
and the following
Arlington
Mid-Cities
Community Gathering
will be
July 27th
at 7:00PM
at
FUMC
Euless (tentative)
Mark the dates on
your calendar!
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If your
church would like to
Sponsor a Gathering in
2012
please contact:
2012 AMC Lay
Director
B.B. Stumbaugh
Email:
bbstumbaugh@sbcglobal.net
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Walk
Scholarships
It
was recently pointed
out what a
wonderful way to
acknowledge someone
who has had a
special meaning to
you in your life
walk is to
give an Emmaus
scholarship in that
person’s memory or
honor as a gift for
a birthday,
anniversary or just
because they are
special. An
Emmaus Scholarship
could be that
perfect gift for
your sponsor,
spouse, an Emmaus
friend or a family
member
Anyone
wanting to make a
scholarship donation,
can contact AMC
treasurer, Suzanne
Winter, and she
will notify the family
of the honoree, or the
honoree themselves if
still living, of the
gift and indicate that
the gift will be used to
send a pilgrim or team
member on an upcoming
Walk.
Of
course we want you
to always keep in
mind that
scholarships are
available for
pilgrim or team
member, and that
money should never
be a reason for
someone NOT to
participate.
Keep the scholarship
fund alive and well
by donating at
Gatherings or
directly to the
treasurer.
2013 Lay Director
AMC
Community
Scholarships
Treasurer
Patrick Jordan
c/o FUMC Arlington
313 North Center
Street
Arlington, Texas
76011
Email:
keltrick@sbcglobal.net
Click here for the
AMC Scholarship
Donation form
Be
diligent to present
yourself approved to
God, a worker who
does not need to be
ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of
truth.”
2 Timothy
2:15
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“Were not our hearts
burning within us while
he talked to us on the
road and opened the
scripture to us?”
Luke 24:32
God is good!
Every day!
Every day!
God is good!
'Stop
telling God
how big your
storm is.
Instead,
tell the storm
how big
your God is!'
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