dave & janet horsman ::: keepin’ it real since 1998

Well, hello there!  I know, I kind of left y’all hangin’ for the last half of last week.  I got buried under a mountain of old photos. But I do have something to show for it; I can’t wait to see my photobook form Shutterfly!  It’ll be so great to have the highlights from our past year in print.  I wish I could send you all a copy.  Dave, though, has done the next best thing and has made a little slideshow  with many of the photos I used in the photobook.  It’s set to a great song too, Phil Wickham’s Beautiful.

I have a few other links to share with you all as well. One is a sermon Dave preached last Sunday evening at the BHOP Forerunner Gathering – Establishing a Gathering Culture – and I, personally, think he did an amazing job!  The sermon is an hour long (I know! …Go Dave!) so you may prefer to listen to this 15 minute segment, the crux, I do believe, of the message.  You will definitely be challenged! Perhaps it will convince you once and for all that those “nutty Horsmans” are nuttier than ever …or maybe his message will ring true in your spirit.  Either way, you’ll gain a better understanding (I think) of why were doing what we’re doing.  And I may as well link you to his sermon notes, too, for the complete package.

A couple more.  This article, written by a mother of a son with autism was so enlightening for me.  Just…wow.  I will never again mindlessly judge a parent for what seems like their lack of discipline to their child/children in public.

Finally, here’s one by Randy Bohlender, a post he did a last week in response to a commenters very blunt question about how he and his wife can justify asking people to fund their latest adoption when they are putting money into their new house.  The commenter wasn’t pushy or rude, just asked an honest question…and I love how Randy responds!  I, for one, am thankful for that commenters question, which forced Randy to articulate his thoughts about, what he calls, the ‘new paradigm of adoption.’  So good.  A must read.

P.S.  Oops!  I almost forgot these two:

Live Mix Medly from Sunday morning  worship at Bethany Church
(Dave leading)

Live Rapid Fire Prayer in BHOP Prayer Room
(Dave playing organ)