FindingJoy4Eternity Blog

What a fun time we had caroling! We went to a care home facility, Hardees, Big Boys, and Putvin's drug store.  But fun to send Carol's and to share apple cider and GLOW tracts with all the people that we keep in contact with.

This has become a very favorite day! We tie up boxes of brownies, not as a health message, but as a small token of kindness for those that we meet. We attach a GLOW tract with ribbon. Then we hand them out to random people in parking lots or stores or along the street. Anyone! People are pretty tickled and pleased about their newfounded box of brownies. Some people can hardly believe that we're just handing them out randomly. We experience lots of smiles and thank yous. It is a really fun way to share kindness!

We wanted to appreciate our church members and give them a chance to minister and appreciate others. One Sabbath we took all sorts of muffins that were wrapped up individually and we shared them with the church members. There were enough so that they could also take muffins and appreciate those in their circle of influence.

Our first experience while we were at Weimar in California supposed to be involved in the weekly total community involvement. This is the service projects that they do each week in various areas of the community.  Us girls were involved in a park project. Some of the students go and play with kids that are at the park. After they play for a while, they also have a craft that they've planned as well as snacks. They get involved with the children and are able to make connections with the parents this way. Our guys were able to go along with the group that helped a family whose husband just became up paraplegic. They helped split and haul stack wood This is an amazing program they have going at Weimar That is changing lives in ministering to many people in their community. They've seen the kids make many contacts and they've even seen baptismal results from this program.

GLOW tracts are a year round ministry because Jesus is a year round God! They make them for all seasons and holidays as well as just everyday reading! If you're interested in downloading the cards that go with these packs if you can find some of them at findingjoy4eternity.com

Ever since the kids were young, we've tried to get them involved in aspects of church and Sabbath school. It's one thing to attend the church, but it's a whole new level of blessing when you become involved! If we want kids to own the church message and the Bible message, then we must get them involved in serving and giving and blessing other through the worship service. Find out what their interests are and help them get involved!

This past weekend we were at the Michigan Upper Peninsula camp meeting. My kids were involved in the youth department, and they had the most wonderful time on Friday. Then people were given a challenge. They were given $50, a driver, and all day. Their goal was to share the love of Jesus in some way with the town of Iron Mountain. I was the driver for the girls team. I can't tell you what a fantastic day we had. First, we decided to grow our money. The girls went around during a seminar break and asked many of the adults if they wanted to contribute to the cause of sharing the love of Jesus with others. They grew their money from $50 to $533. Wow! There were a lot of steps that took us to what we did with our money. I won't take the time to share all those details, but I will share with you what we did. Because of a stop at the state police department we were able to ascertain that there was an organization in town called the caring House that cared for domestic vio...

It hasn't become routine yet, but it's always nice to have a small gift for visitors who come to church. These small bags just have a small loaf of blueberry bread, a thank you for visiting our church with contact information card, and a GLOW tract pack.

Holiday is a great day to celebrate and to share God's love!  We went out yesterday sharing literature with people and offering to pray with them. What a blessing to connect and mingle with people in our community!

A good friend of mine sent me some "happy mail"! I pulled this pad of paper out of the package, and it instantly put a smile on my face. I love what it says because that's what I want to do! Idea for today. Find something small, some little piece of happiness that you can send to someone to bring a smile to their face!

Easter is just around the corner, and even if people don't go to church all year long, they usually celebrate Easter. Sometimes though, they get caught up in the way that the world celebrates and forget the reason that we should celebrate. Let's take the opportunity to direct people to Jesus during the Easter weekend and the week leading up to it. If you'd like to download and use this free GLOW pack template, go to https://www.findingjoy4eternity.com/seasonsandholidays I found the passion tea for this GLOW pack at Walmart. It is TAZA passion tea. Herbal and caffeine free. I used the Black Friday GLOW tract, but you could also use A Gift for You or Am I Good Enough?. Jesus truly is passionate about you! Are you passionate about Him?

Instead of celebrating luck this St. Patrick's day, remind people that they are blessed! ☘️ Download your free "blessed" cards today! https://www.findingjoy4eternity.com/seasonsandholidays

February is the perfect month to share God's love! And God's love is the perfect Valentine to give! Below are some great tracts to use this time of year! Make up some of these Valentine glow packs and you can share them anywhere you go. Here are a few ideas that you can start with: -- Give one to the store or bank clerk. -- Leave one with a tip. -- Share one with some goodies like bread or muffins or cookies. -- Hand them out when you go to the dentist, orthodontist, or doctor's office. -- Give one when you sell something and send it through the mail or give the item to the person. -- Go door-to-door and offer to pray with people. -- Make up tons of them and go out as a church group handing them to everyone you meet in town.

In the deep chill of January, National Soup Month warms us up with piping hot bowls of comfort! It doesn't matter whether you make homemade soup to share or just buy some cans at the store, your neighbors, shut-ins, or under-the-weather friends will love this gift. Attach the "You are Soup-er" card found at https://www.findingjoy4eternity.com/seasonsandholidays along with a tract and you have the perfect gift to warm both heart and body.

  “ The home is the child’s first school, and it is here that the foundation should be laid for a life of service. “ (MH 400) I am so thankful that my parents taught me the joy of serving others. From ingathering as a little child to adopting a home-bound “grandparent” in elementary school to experiencing mission trips in academy, I recall many wonderful instances where my parents helped to lay the foundation for a life of service. We cannot rely on our churches and schools or outreach programs to do this job for our children. We must show them how to live a lifestyle of serving others. Following are five ways to help you get your children excited about service to others! 1. Make serving a priority in your life! Stash a blessing bag in your vehicle to give to the next hungry homeless person you see or invite someone for supper who you know is eating alone tonight. Take soup and bread to someone who is home-bound. You can even find shelters and soup kitchens that will le...

  What do you think of when you hear the word gratitude? Maybe you think of thank you cards, Thanksgiving, or just two small words that you prompt your children to say when they receive a gift or some kind deed. The Bible says, “ Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ ” (Ephesians 5:20). This means that our grateful spirit should not just be an infrequent character trait that we pull out for special occasions or the holidays, but a daily spirit of praise. We truly have so much to be thankful for – each and every day. In reality, we do not often live like that. The constant demands, struggles, and worries get us down more often than they lead us to a heart of thankfulness. Or we forget, in the busyness of life, just to pause and give thanks, for all that God has done, and continues to do in our lives. Sometimes it really is a sacrifice to offer praise and thanksgiving. We may not feel like it. We’re struggling. We’re weary. Or ...

Some time ago while we were having family worship I came across what is now one of my favorite quotes. We are reading Last Day Events, and there Mrs. White is quoted as saying, "Crowd all the good works you possibly can into this life." —Testimonies for the Church, Vol 5, pg 488 (LDE 76). Isn’t that fantastic? That is what life should be about. Tabitha knew this principle well and it was the theme of her life. In Acts 9:36 it says, “At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did.” Tabitha, or Dorcas, was an amazing lady who was always going about doing good. Did you hear what the Bible said about her? Dorcas was “full” of good works and charitable deeds. This means that she (1) intentionally looked for opportunities to do good and (2) this was not an occasional thing. She overflowed with good works. This shows us that she didn’t just do good things when the opportunity a...