Month: October 2007

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How does my house explode so quickly? It was all nice and clean over the weekend and now it looks like I never did a thing. It is very discouraging, especially when I am down and out with this crazy pain. It is slightly improving, I must admit, though I was sidelined by a leg cramp in the middle of the night last night which is also now paining me. I am a mess.

Tonight was youth and I thought it was good. Our lesson was on forgiveness and we played a song by Wavorly called “Forgive & Forget” that was pretty good. I’m diggin our new curriculum, though I am struggling with how to present the gospel every week. They give you an example, but it always seems a bit stilted and awkward. Maybe I just need to work on it in my own words a little more. It is so important that the gospel is shared every week and that the kids know that it will be when they bring their friends. So pray for me on that accord!

Since our new pastor has come on board, I feel more able (or maybe willing) to share my faith and feel eager again to invite people out or to Bible study or what have you. I’ve been thinking about starting a Bible study at work but am not sure how to approach it. We have a really small office and I don’t want to do anything that they would deem inappropriate. I may ask my coworker who I know is a believer and take it from there. Any ideas?

This weekend I will be doing some serious scrapbooking with Nan and I am really looking forward to that. I have a project I have been putting off that I think I can get done with some dedicated time. And Nan and I always laugh our butts off when we get together and scrap – so it will be great fun. I wish it was the weekend already!

Swing

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After a terrible night of pain last night, things are slightly more bearable today – not completely mended up at least not excruciating the entire day.  I am able to at least manage the pain today, which I could not say last evening at about 9 PM…when I called my mom, who hadn’t a clue what to do for me.  I didn’t really want her to do anything (mainly because there is nothing to do with this but wait it out) but just wanted some sympathy.  Being home alone when sick or in pain makes it all worse.

Flicks

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After my meeting this morning, I had the rest of the day to myself. I had a terrible headache, so I took a nap after lunch and then did some quick grocery shopping. Now I am working on final planning details for our women’s retreat that is fast approaching and catching up on my movies that I’ve had forever from the service to which I subscribe.

Right now, I am multitasking and watching One Night with the King. I think it is somewhat well done but does not follow the Bible as closely as I would like. The story of Esther is one of my favorites and because of this, the movie has somewhat disappointed me. I have to say, though, that I enjoyed the narration and also the telling of the love story of the King & Esther…they definitely took creative license here but I always enjoy a good love story – especially one with a happy ending!

Next on my agenda is one I have not yet seen – can you believe it?!? Don’t think I can multitask while watching that though, so it may need to wait.

Friday Feast

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I am sad.  My friend Kristin is getting married tomorrow and I didn’t have enough money to go.  I hope she has a wonderful day full of sunshine and happiness as she marries the love of her life!  I wish I could be there!
 
So to take my mind off this, I present the ever-thought provoking Friday Feast!  (I love Friday Feast!)
 

Appetizer
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you look forward to your birthday?

 

Um, yeah…if you met me, you’d say 287!  But for the sake of the rules, 10.  Partially because it is cool to have a holiday all your own and partially because I don’t get any of the other celebratory things that most folks do – anniversaries, valentine’s day, children’s bdays, etc.  So this is my thing and I like to make it a big deal.

 

Soup
What is one word you don’t like the sound, spelling, or meaning of?

 

I have a lot of words I don’t like the sound of – “sneakers” being one.  “Carcass” also comes to mind.

 

Salad
Do you wear sunglasses when you’re outside?  If so, what does your current pair look like?

 

If I can find them, then yes, I wear them.  They are brown with kind of a swirly pattern to them. 

 

Main Course
If you were to write a book, to whom would you dedicate it?

 

My mom, my dad, my grammy, my friend Jason, Nan…

 

Dessert
Name a beverage that you enjoy. 

 

Hot chocolate!  Now if it would just STOP BEING 90 DEGREES AND ACT LIKE FALL AROUND HERE, WE’D BE IN BUSINESS.

Highs & Lows

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This week has been very interesting, full of highs and lows and in-betweens.
 
As Monday is one of my only free nights during the week, I drove home after work, ate a quick dinner and went out to run some errands.  When I came out of Wal*mart, I noticed right away that my tire was flat.  Completely & utterly flat.  In my infinite wisdom, I thought perhaps I could drive it to the corner and put air in it.  As I backed out of the parking space, I knew right away that driving anywhere was not to be.  So I pulled back into a space toward the back of the lot and called Triple A to come rescue me.  I chatted on the phone with my mom until the tow truck driver showed up about an hour and 15 minutes later (good thing I didn’t have groceries in the car!) and he changed the tire and had me on my way in less than 10 minutes. 
 
So yesterday I went to my favorite tire place but they did not have the right tire.  So I was late for work and had to then leave early on top of it because the tire came in the afternoon.  But I was in & out of there in 6 minutes – seriously!  They rock.
 
And then on the way home, I got a call from the workcamp folks.  The site we really wanted for next year had been sold out with a waiting list of 80 people.  I begrudgingly accepted another site I did NOT want but asked to stay on the waiting list for the first.  Well, God was at work – and now we are going to our first choice.  Yahoo!  The kids will be so excited.  Every week at youth group we tell our highs and lows for the week and I will surprise them with this news as my high tonight!
 
Last night was Bible study (which I think is going well) and tonight is youth.  This is our first foray into a guest speaker tonight – last year, this did NOT go well, so I am praying that some of our discussions as of late regarding respect will have sunk in enough to not to have this be a debacle. 
 
Tomorrow I will be frantically cleaning my house as I think there is a meeting at it on Saturday…yes, I know that sounds odd but I am not sure yet if the meeting has been “officially” moved to my house.  It needs cleaned anyway, really quite desperately.
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I hit a landmark with my last post and didn’t even know it…it was my 400th post. How crazy is that?

Yesterday was a fun day – we went to a Renaissance Faire for the day. It was officially a youth group event but only two of them ended up going. I was disappointed – it is tiring planning things that they say they want to do and then no one shows up. I know it is not the activities that are important but it is still upsetting to me. Anyway, in spite of all this, it was a good day. It is very cool to go each year – and see totally different things than you saw the year before. The best part of the day was the falconer talking about birds of prey. It was very cool to see his 4 month old owl just walking about 20 feet away from me. I was also intrigued to learn that owls grow to their full size after only 45 days. So many things I did not know!

Today didn’t start out well. The change in the weather is apparently wreaking havoc inside my messed up body and I am having a flare up of my fibro. How can fall be my favorite season when it is also the season when I suffer the most? It is terribly depressing and upsetting.

On the bright side, I had lunch with my friend Kris today. We haven’t had time to get together this summer because of my maddening schedule so it was good to see her. We caught up over some great food and then parted ways so she could go watch the Phils win and I could come home and procrastinate the lengthy to do list. As usual, I’m doing my catch up now, at 10 PM. I got a meal made for a person at church who had a baby this week (and one for me) and at least started some wash…but that is only the tip of the iceberg. I feel so lazy, yet I know I’m not lazy. I am just terribly fatigued and then I get overwhelmed and nothing gets done. And this is where I am at right now…hopefully I can get a few more things accomplished before bed, for tomorrow is back to the grind.