A Very Good Good Friday

            Cottonwood Women have a new tradition. For the last three years around holidays, we have packaged cookies in zip lock bags, attached a note to each bag that is appropriate to the holiday, that tells of God's love, and hand out these gifts in businesses around the area. Our hope is that God will use these little gifts to draw people to Himself. This week, for Easter, a family gave out cookies in Hamilton, a couple went out in Comanche, and a group of women went out in DeLeon.
           Thanks to the generous assistance of a lot of women, today we had HUNDREDS of baggies of cookies to give out in Dublin and Stephenville. As we always do, we had a great time. It is amazing how much fun it is to go to a stranger, say, "We would like give you cookies for Easter. Happy Easter, have a blessed day" or something like that. People are surprised, but usually pleased.  Today our group included 3 year old twins,a five year old, and men and women of all ages. 
         We were so blessed to have with us a man who very recently came out of a very dark place. I won't share details, but he has a background of drug abuse, gang membership, and prison. A few weeks ago, he came to a decision to turn his life around, and he has. 
          So, today, he joined us as we went out into the community. He brought so much joy. He came along just to carry to boxes for us, but once he started to give out the cookies, we couldn't stop him, or keep up with him. He was giving cookies away before the rest of us could catch up. He was smiling from ear to ear. He kept telling me how much fun he was having.  This man is experiencing true resurrection life. He has a new life, new friends, new joy and peace. 
          I am so grateful to be in a place where I see God at work in the hearts of men.