Small Changes, Carnival, Baptism and more!

​Atomic Habits
I started reading (well, actually listening to) a book called “Atomic Habits” by James Clear this past week and the premise behind the book is that Atomic Habits (seemingly small and insignificant things you do regularly), if done over time— can have explosive results.   1% Better Everyday... compounded over just one year's time...can help you to become 37x better.  

Here's my bad example from this week...

On Wednesday night I was up pretty late.  And then when I finally went to sleep I was awakened by the sprinkler system coming on at 4am (I don’t even know why I have sprinklers but they came with the house) and I sat up wondering how long those things will run.  I couldn’t fall back to sleep but I also didn’t want to get out of bed.  Maybe you know the feeling?  

Finally, about an hour later, I fell back to sleep and when I woke up it was 7:15am.  So I tried to do my normal morning routines (prayer and daily Bible reading) but because I started later than usual, they actually began to interfere with my girls’ routines... and I lost focus.  My youngest daughter was crying because she had tangles in her hair and fighting with her mom to stop pulling on them.  Then I started yelling at her, all the while I was supposed to be praying!  Instead of being an atomic habit, it sort of turned into an atomic explosion that blew up in my face.

The point of the story is that my quiet time with God is great at 6:15am but not so great at 7:15am.  So I got off track by just one hour but literally took several hours more to recover and try to catch up on the rest of the day.

This is something I’m dealing with as I try to get to the point where I try to make small changes (atomic habits) that will result in great changes.  This weekend, I will be sharing from the words of Jesus on some small changes that you can do that will have the biggest impact in your life.  See you Sunday at 10:30am!

Norma Butler Bossard Elementary Carnival

We want to be a beacon of light and hope to our community and one amazing opportunity that we have to serve our community is to be present and begin to build friendships with those we are closest to.  There are 1100+ students that attend Norma Butler Bossard Elementary (the home of Renew Church) and we can’t wait to meet some of the families that attend this great school.  Renew Church will have a booth at their Carnival Fundraiser this Saturday from Noon-4pm and we will be giving away candy, cups, invite cards and more!  Even if you didn’t get registered to volunteer, please stop by and say, "Hello" and support the school in this Fundraiser!  It’s going to be a great time.  Saturday, February 23 from 12pm-4pm.  

Baptism 
Renew Church’s very first Baptism will be taking place this Sunday after the service!  I am personally really excited about this because one of the candidates is very special to me.
It’s going to be a great day!  Don't miss it!  I think you will love our Baptismal Pool! 

90.9 LiFE FM

And finally, LiFE FM will be live with us during the service and I also have the opportunity to share with Donna Jean on Message Monday at 7am!  I would love for you to call in!