June’s Mini-Celebration – 02.10.2010 Club

Greetings 02.10.2010 Clubbers!

I’m continuing the countdown to 50 with this month’s mini-celebration on June 10.

As many of you know, I have had the pleasure of being involved with Allison Bottke’s Setting Boundaries and SANITY Support Group Network for the past eighteen months. It has been my desire to facilitate one of the Support Groups. However, to do so, there would have to be one started in my area.

I am pleased to announce there are TWO SANITY Support Groups starting this summer in the Dallas metroplex! I’m so excited for all of the parents and grandparents who will be joining these groups and learning how to set health boundaries with their adult children as they implement the 6 Steps to SANITY into their lives.

I am also excited that I get to be the Group Facilitator for the group starting in July at Heritage Church of Christ in Keller, TX. I know this program works and I can’t wait to personally guide the parents of this group as they take their first steps to hope, healing, freedom, and SANITY!

You may find out more specifics about these groups by contacting the churches below:

Heritage Church of Christ
Keller, Texas
heritagechurchofchrist.org
Start date: July 7, 2009
Contact: David Trice
Ph: 817.741.0499

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First Baptist Church Grapevine
Grapevine, Texas
fbcgrapevine.com
Tentatively scheduled to start August 23, 2009
Contact: Frank Roberson
P: 817.481.0787

You may find out more about finding or starting a SANITY Support Group in your area at SettingBoundaries.com.

So…how did I spend my June 10 mini-celebration? Well…in keeping with the news above, I had the pleasure of accompanying Allison Bottke, founder of the SANITY Support Group Network and author of Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children, to the Kickoff/Info Meeting at Heritage Church of Christ. We had a great group; in spite of the extremely bad weather that began hitting us right at the time the meeting was to start.

We had flooding rain, damaging winds, and more hit the Dallas metroplex all night and the next day. Thankfully, there were not personal injuries or deaths…but there was lots of thunder and lightning all night long, flooding, evacuations, and some people were still without electricity as of last night (Friday, June 12).

I was snug as a bug in a rug during the storms. There is a beautiful park at the south end of the street I live on that had tree damage and flooding. I walked to it on Thursday evening after all the storms had passed to see it. Here are some pictures of what I found after some of it had been cleaned up.

 

All in all, a great day, and lots of weather excitement – enough for a while at least. See you next month as we continue my journey to a spectacular 50!

It’s Time for another Mini-Celebration of the 02.10.2010 Club

Greetings 02.10.2010 Clubbers!

 

This month’s mini-celebration was a multi-part, multi-day adventure. It wasn’t planned that way (that’s part of the fun). It was partly due to Friday being Good Friday.

 

PART ONE: A spontaneous decision to go see the movie, “Knowing” – the latest movie starring Nicolas Cage.

 

Movie Synopis: “In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule’s contents and the girl’s cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Koestler. But it is Caleb’s father, professor John Koestler, who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As Ted further unravels the document’s chilling secrets, he realizes the document foretells three additional events–the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve Ted and his son. When Ted’s attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears, he takes it upon himself to try to prevent more destruction from taking place. With the reluctant help of Diana Wayland and Abby Wayland, the daughter and granddaughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, Ted’s increasingly desperate efforts take him on a heart-pounding race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster–and the ultimate sacrifice.” Source

 

I’m glad that I went to see this movie WITH a friend! We had discussed seeing this one several times. We knew Nicolas Cage was in it, but not much else. I’m not a huge fan of dark fiction, however, a little dab I can handle. This movie had a few scenes where I either had to cover my eyes or watch the exit sign until they were over (i.e. men in dark coats standing at the edge of the woods…watching). Filled with symbolism to help give clues to the prophecy of the page of numbers, my friend and I got lost along the way and yet by the end of the movie, we both had almost wished we had stayed lost. I think every nerve in my entire body was standing on end by the time the credits started rolling. I would not recommend this movie for the faint of heart.

 

 

PART TWO: Celebrating Resurrection Day at my church, Heartland World Ministries Church. The choir did a fabulous job under the director of Pastor Floyd Ellsworth. Leeann Morris sang “We Shall Behold Him” and I think we almost did – BEAUTIFUL! The children’s STICKS choir did a great job of their song too! Then Pastor Steve preached about Mary Magdelene – and how she was a WITNESS to all the events of Jesus’ life – and how we are to be witnesses. The church also launched a brand new web site for those who are looking to find their way back home — PRODIGALSONLY.COM.

 

PART THREE: Today started before dawn cracked – I was up and at ‘em at 5:00 a.m. But alas, please don’t feel sorry for as there was a special treat at the W while I had the fun and pleasure of accompanying Allison Bottke as she was doing a live interview on WFAA’s Good Morning Texas! “The No So Perfect Parent” segment with host, Paige McCoy Smith. The topic was “Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children” as it applies to our economic times. The link to the interview will be available soon. In the meantime, you can read the blog post at http://www.beloblog.com/parent/. The TV studio is located at Victory Park and has huge billboard size outdoor screens. How exciting to see a 40 foot tall Allison!  

WATCH NOW – CLICK HERE

 

So another great mini-celebration as this journey takes me closer and closer to hitting the Big 50 with all the gusto, grace, and glory I can give it.

 

A LIVE Webcast with Allison Bottke

Your son was laid off and he and your daughter-in-law lost their home. Your daughter left her husband and wants to come home to live—with her three children, two dogs and one cat. Your grandchild quit college and wants to move in with you for “just a little while.” Your adult child has asked you to take out a mortgage on your home to help them save theirs. What do loving parents do? Should we say, “yes?” Is this really the best thing we can do?

You’re not alone! All over America adult children are facing financial challenges in record numbers.

 

Whether we are on a fixed income or blessed with abundant financial resources, whether their request is for $20 or $20,000, is it wise to come to the rescue with our checkbook? Join Allison in April for a live webcast you won’t want to miss!

 

Have we become the First Bank of Mom and Dad or the Community Bank of Grandpa and Grandma.? In today’s economy, can funneling unlimited funds to our adult child not only cause them harm but also force us into bankruptcy—or worse?

 

This program starts with Allison talking for 40-45 minutes giving you vital tools and tips to set hard and fast rules to keep your SANITY during the recession. She will teach you how to develop a written PLAN OF ACTION to help you set strong boundaries during this shaky economy, using downloadable pdfs. Then for approximately 15-20 minutes Allison will answer your personal questions and concerns which you emailed to her before the program. (She will try to answer as many questions as she can during this section of the program)

It’s time to stop living in the never-ending drama and chaos that often surrounds our adult children. Allison’s 6 Steps to SANITY program is empowering people around the world to use the principles of SANITY to make choices that will forever change their lives. Join Allison as she shares how the 6 Steps to SANITY can be incorporated into your daily walk, bringing you hope and healing.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Allison Bottke LIVE from the comfort of your own home or office computer. One-Hour Evening Session / Thursday, April 16: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM CST

REGISTER NOW…TELL A FRIEND IN NEED, HELP CHANGE SOMEONE’S LIFE TODAY!

Paige McCoy Smith interviewing Allison Bottke on WFAA's Good Morning Texas!