We've Moved!

We've moved!  Well, not Paul and I but our church!

I've been MIA for two months!  I'm soooo sorry.  

Time is precious and it's been hard to squeeze you in blog!

Faith Family has left the YMCA and is now in the neighboring town of Corunna at the Community Center!  We've had to redo the whole stage!  It's been a big job... but the Lord provide the funds for lighting and sound!  

We now have a band!  Yippee!  We no longer sing to CDs!  I know big deal right!

Paul and I are so honored that the Lord is using us to reach the families of your community!  

Parade of Lights

I'm sure everyone is busy during the Christmas season, not just the Dietzels.

We just finished up two CHRISTMAS Parade of Lights.  This first one was in Owosso.  Our church walked the parade handing out 500 glow necklaces.   It was a perfect 50 degrees in Michigan this evening.  Never in a million years will we have it this good again.  It was awesome.  

Here's some of the Gang!  I LOVE my Church!

This here was the Corunna Parade of Light.  It was one week later and the temp was a freezing 21 degrees!  brrrr... we handed out 500 candy canes.

Did I mention I LOVE my Church!

Also last week I had surgery on my neck.  I had a thyroglossal duct cyst remeoved.

It was no biggie really in and out in a day.  My mom came and saved the day.  Paul wonders if i can have surgery once a month so mom will come down.   I agree.  I was nice to have her here. 

So yesterday I was lucky enough to have those ugly hairs removed from my chin (stitches) Sorry I didn't have time to take photo.  The scar is in a great spot where you won't seen it and next month I'll be able to start putting on the cream to help heal the scar :D  

Happy 2nd Birthday Faith Family

Hello Blogger Firends.  If you're still there.... I have no idea if anyone out there is still reading this blog.  

This past week marked our 2 years with our Faith Family.  I truly can't believe that it has been than long, time flies!  These photos were taken by someone at our church, he hasn't given them all to me yet but I do have some to share..... enjoy!

We were hoping to have 200 on this special day.   We had 189, we are not complaining one bit!   After Church we had a picnic and some favorite church people of mine from the Freedom Center (where se spent a year on staff at) came to help.  While in service that crew came to cookour dinner and set up everything.  I didn't have to do much of anyting but purchase the food.  I appreciate them soooo much.  They have no idea what a blessing they are to Paul and I.

Easter Sunday 2011

We were hoping for 200 people at Family Family this Sunday... We met our goal plus 6!  It was a packed house.

I have on idea how many kids we had this week but we made up 100 easter baskets.  They were all gone when I turned around :D

Then off to the park for an Eggsplosion!  Some of you know our system.  We hid the eggs empty, yup empty.

We hid 10,000 eggs and the kids collected them and took them to the egg redemption centers where the eggs were counted.  Then from there, they head to the Candy Centers.

At the Candy Center is where they recieved Candy based on how many eggs they collected.  It works for us!  We don't have to invest in eggs every year and we don't have to have an egg stuffing party.

We've been training our church on how to do Face Paining and Balloons for outreach!  

They are doing great!  What a team of people!

Just the Day before Easter (Saturday) we were in Maryville, Tenesseee doing a 3 day kids program ending with a 20,000 egg hunt.  They had 2,000 people in the park Saturday and it was a perfect 80 degress!  We then drove home right after arrivng home at 11:10 on Saturday Night!

Just in time for Easter Sunday at Faith Family.... What a weekend!

Hope you all have a great Easter!

Excitement is Building

Coming to Faith Family April 3rd!

Paul and I are so excited!  Faith Family is hiring their first Staff!  Can you believe it?  I can't!  But I am so grateful for the help that is coming our way!  Because we need it!  Paul and I just can't do it alone anymore.  Pastor Tyson will be our Next Generation Pastor as well as the Music Pastor. 

A lot is happening around here.  

We've just had our website remodeled for the church so I'll be sharing that will you shortly.

Faith Family Gives Back

This Past week Faith Family has been busy leaving our mark!  We have taken it upon ourselves to redo the Tot Watch room at the YMCA.  This is the room that our Kids ages K and under meet in also.

 Before

 After

Paul and I took a trip to our  my favorite store.  I could live here!  I could spend all my money here and I could eat all the cinnamon rolls I want here!  lol   I love IKEA!

Their meatballs are really yummy too! 

 Did you know you can eat breakfast here for just $.99!  Plus you can leave your children in their childcare room while you shop!  Anyway back to the remodel!

Before

 After  

Sorry you can't see the whole wall.  I wasn't thinking when I took the photos.

The "green leaves" were a must!  That is the one thing I just had to have for this room.

 Before

 After

Paul and I have the vinyl cutter that cute all the words for the walls and mirror plus those super cute butterflies.  It's funny... I've cut vinyl for tons of churches, my friends and mothers house, but not my own!  lol Someday!!!

 Before

After

Again sorry about the angle :(

So there you have it! 

 I think I'll be moving into the the Newly remodeled Tot Watch room!  

It's funny because all the workers in the YMCA are fighting over who is working in New Room!

Brrrr...

It has been freezing here in Michigan these last few weeks!  I dread the heat bill :(  Despite the frigid temps faith family went sledding!  Believe it or not we had over 60 eskimos show up! 

They just made this hill in Owosso!  A family at our church, their house has the hill in there back yard! So we all were able to get out of the cold into their garage which they heated and made hot chocolate :D

Paul and I don't have any sledding or winter gear!  Even with living in Michigan all our life you'd think we'd know better!  It's on my top priority list to get snow gear on clearance this year when spring hits!

The BIGGEST kid on the hill!

Faith Faith is facing yet another challenge... And it's not needing more chairs.  However it is getting close to that point again.

This photo was taken this Sunday night at our Mexican Fiesta! These are our Children!   HELP!!!  We are in dire need of a Children's Pastor!  On any given Sunday we will have anywhere between 50-60 children under the age of 10.  Send us the right family Lord to lead our Children!

Stay warm y'all!

Oh and we are warm!   Paul and I are in Columbus, Georgia this week doing a few days of programs.  This 50 degree weather is a wonderful change ;D

A Faith Family Christmas

I know what your thinking!!  Where did you find an orange CHRISTmas tree???

If you don't know what our church colors are... now you do!!

We were ever so lucky to find in it Detroit at a place called Garden Ridge.

 Families decorated ordainments with Faith Family colors and placed them on the tree.  

We gave away a family prize to one lucky family.  It was a huge hit and every family participated.

 This years CHRISTmas celebration included...

 crafts... cookie decorating... brunch... wrapping gifts for a family that we sponsored... 

 Photos with Santa were a huge hit!!.  The mall Santa came to us!  

We didn't have to pay or wait in any lines!

We were so blessed with a local photographer who came in a did our families photos for FREE!!! 

Hope your CHRISTmas was a memorable one!!