I know you rather not hear this but Pam and I tell each other that we love one another quite often. Some may attribute it to an overactive thyroid producing too much love insecurity and some may roll their eyes and moan, “T.M.I!” (For those of you who didn’t suffer through teenagers that stands for “too much information”). None-the-less, this past Sunday I informed my lovely wife that I loved her for a million reasons. Little did I think she would put my feet to the fire and ask me to list said devotion! So, for the next 25 miles of our journey to church I began to list the reasons. When she stopped at Starbucks for her “Sunday Morning Treat” I had reached number 70. When she returned to the car after retrieving her caramel frappuccino light, extra caramel, no whip… I said, “Number 999,999 -because you are the lyrics to my music… and 1,000,000 because your kisses are sweeter than the morning light that reveals that one more day God has blessed me to wake by your side!” (Yes, insert gagging sound here and voice over disclaimer that some facts and details may have been altered for dramatic enhancement). However, this unadulterated fact goes uncontested… it is hard to articulate a million reasons for anything and is best reserved for hyperbole and romantic poetic license.

Not learning my lesson, I tell God quite often I love Him! I love Him for a million reasons… and if He holds my feet to the fire to list said devotion I hope He stops at heaven’s Starbucks for a treat! Seriously though, I have challenged myself in my prayer life to try to articulate to my heavenly Father the million reasons I love Him. I figure at the rate I’m going it will only take me into the next millennium to get to the last reason. I pray that it will be words I speak with wings, a harp and a crown… and that I vow to list them again and again as I join in the new song that hails the Lamb and lauds the Creator and Sustainer of all things!

At this point you’ve probably grumbled a few times under your breath that this is silly nonsense from a silly source… and I will freely admit to this being romantically charged, poetically driven and idealistically based. However, I would implore you on some occasion to engage in such unrestrained love and praise that you experience a little heaven, “Day and night they never stop saying: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come (Revelation 4:8).” Number one… I love you LORD because…Come on fill in a million blanks! -DAN

Mission Report

Eastern European Mission Contribution
Once again this congregation has demonstrated its concern for missionary efforts to make the gospel of Christ known to all the world. Unlike many in the world who readily agree that making God's Truth known to those not privelaged to have heard it is a worthy cause, but fail to help provide the financial resources needed, our response to a need was prompt and liberal. The $2,475 collected at the special contribution last Sunday, when consolidated with the funds collect from other participating congregations, will help provide Russian language Bibles to every public school in the country of Ukraine.

Mission Program of the Month
The World Wide Spanish Literature Ministry is selected as the mission program for the month of October. Located in Wichita Falls, TX, the purpose of this program has been, since its beginning, to supply, at no cost to the recipients, bibles and bible-related literature printed in the Spanish language. Presently the program sends literature primarily to Mexico, Central America, as well as Cuba and South America. As a result of these efforts, many congregations of the Church exist in areas of extreme poverty where bibles in Spanish are not available or are not affordable. The Roseville congregation contributes $200 per month to help meet the cost of materials, printing, and postage for this program. --ODELL

Ann Hurd had successful knee replacement surgery Thursday at methodist hospital in Sacramento.

Roger Steele's son has cancer.

Wanda Headrick had her pacemaker put in and she seems to be doing well.

Senior Saints will be meeting at Ranch Cordova Church of Christ on October 14. For more information, please see George Smith.

The Fall Fun Festival will be on Oct. 31 from 6 to 9 at the building. We are in need of candy donations. if you have any questions or can help, please contact Donna Johnson.