April 24 was a fun day. April 24 was one of those days when a simple
dream came to reality. The blending of personal passions into a
fellowship-building event. I'm so very glad I had the opportunity to
not only participate, but to be a ride guide along with my G2 (my middle
son) on his first mulit-mile ride.

It seems fitting, then, to add some resources that our church family,
their friends and our community can take advantage of as a way of
following up on this bike ride. These are websites that I found when
doing some follow-up research on the Santa Ana River Trail. I hope you
enjoy them.

http://www.santaanarivertrail.com/index.php -

This site describes the trail in its sections and give you some maps to
use in planning a ride.

http://www.bikely.com/
http://www.bikely.com/listpaths/srchkey/riverside%2C+ca

I hadn't ever heard of this site, but it seems be quite a resourece for
those looking for bicycle excursions. All you have to do is type in
your location in the search field and you'll be given a list of
user-created routes for bike rides. The second link is for riding
routes in, to or from Riverside, CA.

That's it for now. If more links come to mind, they'll be added to our
links section.

--
Bobby G

Yesterday, we celebrated the season of Thanksgiving with a service that
was filled with interaction and meaning. During the message, we were
given opportunities to express gratitude. During the second interactive
time, we were all encouraged to prepare a thank-you or contact someone
to say thanks. It was amazing to see the kids at the back busying
themselves creating thank you cards with paper and crayons. It was also
cool to see people walking around the Worship Center talking to each
other, sharing hugs and expressing thanks.

One of the things that for me stuck out the most was the "Garden of
Prayer" basket. The congregation had been encouraged to bring forward
their personal thanks to God and, as you can see by the picture, the
basket was filled to overflowing! How cool is that! Even in these
tough times of job loss, home foreclosures and illness, we are still
able to praise God for His blessings. That's a great way to worship!