We swap sick-day movie picks and celebrate a quiet hero in our church, then dig into how to respond when weather, schedules, and life blow up our plans. Trust replaces control, gratitude disarms anxiety, and service turns calm faith into action.

• shout-out to volunteer leader Laura Higgins and first impressions work
• how social media fuels fear during storms
• the difference between concern and worry
• practical adjustments without losing mission
• Mary and Martha as a frame for priorities
• gratitude, prayer, and guarded peace from Philippians 4
• serving neighbors with warmth and presence
• finding joy and memory in forced slowness

Stay warm