On Sunday, I was thankful for the unexpected blessing of a good person and new friend. I LOVE serving on the Events Team at my church, Church of the Highlands. I love hosting because I get to see everyone and hopefully put a smile on some faces by handing out snacks, cards or whatever. And we have so much fun doing it.
We just started our annual At the Movies series where Pastor Chris takes a movie and brings a biblical truth out of it, much like Jesus did in the Bible with His teaching through parables. At our evening services we serve popcorn and cokes so it really has a "movie" feel to it. I signed up to serve at the 4:30 service and was looking forward to it.
After signing up for that, I also signed up to hand out packets of children's information for our Giving Tree which is a separate ministry from the Events Team with our outreach efforts through the Dream Center. I went and did that Sunday morning and then subsequently we had an Events team meeting about some upcoming changes in organization. So after doing both of those I went home for some R & R before heading back for At the Movies.
I was tired. I have been running on an empty tank for a few months now but there's nothing I can really do about it right now. I can't quit school, definitely can't quit my job and certainly won't quit being a mom and I don't WANT to quit serving the Lord so I press on. But I hop on facebook for a minute and low and behold, there is a fellow Events Team member WANTING to serve that missed the signup! God saw that I was tired and needed rest and He answered my need without me even asking! Although I would have gladly sucked it up and went and served with a smile on my face (did I mention how much I LOVE serving? ;)) I was grateful that someone was not only willing to take my spot but wanted to. I love love love my church and all the people in it who not only serve the Lord but serve each other and do so not out of obligation but out of a genuine desire to just be a blessing. We never have to beg people to help out and it's such an amazing thing to be a part of!
And I did not miss the movie, as it was a repeat of one we did last year that was well received. Plus I got to see it again while handing out packets!
On Monday, I was thankful that I got to return to zumba! I love going to my zumba class at Crosspoint Baptist Church in Argo. I have three of the best teachers and lovely group of ladies that are in the class. I have so much fun and burn so many more calories in that 45 minutes than I do with anything else--anywhere from 450-600 calories in 45 minutes! Things have been getting in the way of me going lately. Worthy things, nothing lazy--I'm not wimping out. But I have had to take Brooke shopping for work clothes, go to Prayer Team training for the LIFE retreat, etc. etc. I was glad to get to work off some stress and get some much needed endorphins!
On Tuesday, I was thankful for peace in the midst of trials and I'm just going to leave it at that.
On Wednesday, I was thankful for mercy. Brooke and I woke up a little late, hurried to get ready and then discovered the car wouldn't start. I called the only person I could--my ex. I've already posted about how thankful I am for him but I am even more thankful that he treats me so much better than I deserve. He left work, came and got us, took Brooke to school, me to work and then came back to pick me up from work. He then took my old battery out of my car and took me to Walmart while we exchanged it for a new one (it was still under warrant, thank you, Lord, and they didn't give me any problem getting another), bought me dinner and put the new battery in the car. Very few ex-husbands would go to that much trouble. I was also thankful that my boss didn't give me a hard time for being late. Yes, I'm thankful for mercy.
On Thursday, I was thankful I got to see my friend, Jenny and her sweet little boy, Charlie again. I took Brooke to her apartment (and discovered where I want to move when she graduates!) in Inverness so she could watch Charlie while Jenny went out. I just spent some time gallivanting around 280. It was good to catch up with her and I love how much Brooke loves Charlie.
On Friday, I was thankful to see the Cougars win another victory and one on the road at that. It was a hard fought game, especially at first. It was heartbreaking to see Terelle on the sidelines in a wheelchair. I am praying that he makes a speedy recovery and realizes that God has a big plan for his life. I hated to see Ty and Art get hurt but hopefully they will be okay in time for next week's game. But I was also pleasantly surprised to see that we are pretty deep in those positions. Our backup QB did a great job, as did the rest of the team. I was not impressed with Decatur at all and I'll just stop there.
Today, I was thankful to get to participate in Church of the Highlands and A21's Race to the Heights 5K for Human Trafficking Awareness. This is my second year to do this race and not only did I participate I also helped set up the food and drinks because, once again, I just LOVE to serve with my Events Team. So yes, despite the fact that we made it home from Decatur late and I didn't get in bed until 12:30 a.m., I bounced right up at 5:30 a.m. and was at the church by 6 a.m. to help serve and then run.
Okay, "bounce" may be a bit of an exaggeration! lol And "run" might be also. I did run some, even though I am medically not supposed to because of my knees (I just can't help it sometimes) I walked the majority of it. But I walked it really fast! (Probably faster than I run!)
My right knee hurt and I may have pulled a muscle in the back of my left thigh but I finished! (yes, we run down and back up the big hill going into the church!) And I was NOT the last one to cross the finish line!
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