“My Favorite Things”

Do you remember the Sound of Music song, “My Favorite Things?” Sing along:



Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
Brown paper packages tied up with string,
These are a few of my favorite things.



Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
Silver white winters that melt into spring,
These are a few of my favorite things.



I know you are very glad I am not with you singing right now . . . it would be scary!!!! But as I write this, I am humming “My Favorite Things” and I want to share with you some of my favorite things (or people).

Daniel— He is far from “raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,” but does he ever have a soft side. He has a passion for Christ that is endless. He is self motivated and does an awesome job at everything he does (perhaps with the exception of mowing the yard!!).

Bill— He has a softness about him that does remind me of “whiskers on kittens.” Bill has been in the ministry for a long time, but still has a desire to lead people in genuine worship and brings incredible organization and structure to our staff.

Ryan, Raney, Nick, Shawna, and Brodie— The Praise Band — A group who loves each other and works so well together leading us in our contemporary worship service on a weekly basis. These guys have a desire to not only lead in worship but to be worshippers. I am reminded of “silver white winters that melt into spring,” when these guys are fluidly transitioning our worship times together.

Lynn and Denise— When I think of the song “My Favorite Things,” I wonder if these two could play it? Then I realize just how talented these two are on the piano and organ and know that is a silly question. It is so fun to watch these ladies use the gifts God has given.

Michelle— How can you not think of “girls in white dresses” when you think of Michelle? She does such a wonderful job of leading our children programs and ministering to all our children and their families. She has such a sweet spirit about her as she goes about her daily routine and is so patient not only with the children but sometimes with the pastor, too!!!

Sharon— When I think of Sharon, I think of “bright copper kettles” because I believe sometimes she wants to whack the rest of us in the office on the head with one. She does such a great job of running the office and making sure everything runs as smoothly as possibly (and sometimes whacks us around when we need it!).

Cindy— Cindy makes sure our financial information is clean and tidy like “brown paper packages tied up with string.” She does a fantastic job in the area of finance and has a great attitude while doing it.

Wally and Mike— These two guys make me think of “woolen mittens” because they roll their sleeves up and take the gloves off to make sure our building is always ready for whatever is about to take place. They do a great job of keeping things cleaned up and fresh.

Julie and Kaitlyn— These two ladies get to chase “snowflakes on eye lashes” with our children in the nursery. They do a wonderful job of loving on our children on a regular basis.

Do you think I have lost my mind? Why am I telling you all of this? This month is Staff Appreciation Month and I am so glad to be privileged to work with each of these people. As a church I believe we are blessed to have each one on staff. On October 12th we will be having a churchwide brunch in their honor during the Sunday School hour. I hope you will either stay following the early service or come a little early for the late service and say a word of appreciation to each of these or drop them a quick note to express your appreciation to them.

I am glad to be a part of a wonderful staff in a wonderful church!