This week has been awesome and super busy. It's secretly how I like it; I may complain about being so busy and barely having time to breathe, but I agree to do so many things, because I love busy weeks that are full of excitement. It would take an hour to write all the details, but let me highlight the great adventures of my week.
On Tuesday, I went to Tucker, Georgia - a place formerly unknown to me to speak at the Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Women's Fall Tea. Of course, I was expecting a small tea with 15-20 ladies and was surprised by the sixty or so women from the Atlanta-Emory District. We had a great time, and they blessed me and Murphy-Harpst with new books and DVDs for our library, leftover sandwiches and desserts for the kids, and a beautiful love offering. These women are so passionate about the ministry and speaking to several of the ladies before and after tea was so refreshing for my spirit.
On Wednesday, I traveled to Atlanta for a large career fair with twenty-seven universities and dozens of employers. I shared with students about the opportunities of the United Methodist Church for service and about possible employment and internship opportunities at Murphy-Harpst. Once again, I felt inspired to hear so many young people looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of children.
Now it's Friday, and my week is nowhere near over. Today is Matt's 30th birthday, so we will be celebrating with his parents tonight, and I'm planning some special birthday festivities.
Tomorrow, I will be sharing with the Rome-Carollton UMW ladies at their district meeting, and on Sunday, I will be in Bremen for a mission event.
Like I said, busy.
Here's where God's sense of humor comes in. On Monday, I told Matt about everything happening this week. I even put it on the weekly calendar I got for him to keep up with me. :) Every Thursday, we have a chapel service at Murphy-Harpst, and I told him that if our chaplain Brother Wayne called and asked me to fill in, I was going to have to turn him down. Well... last night around 6pm when we were supposed to start, I found out that Brother Wayne's father had been hospitalized due to heart failure and he would not make it. Was I going to cancel chapel at the last minute with nothing planned? Of course not. I chuckled as I walked to my office to get my computer for the service and assured Brother Wayne that we would figure it out. We lift Brother Wayne and his family up in our prayers because health issues are serious. However, God laughed in my face last night, saying you said you wouldn't do what?
We had a beautiful service, full of song, dance, and the Word. God had plans for the kids to hear a message, and I'm glad I didn't get in the way of that. To God be the glory, forever and ever, amen.
On Tuesday, I went to Tucker, Georgia - a place formerly unknown to me to speak at the Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Women's Fall Tea. Of course, I was expecting a small tea with 15-20 ladies and was surprised by the sixty or so women from the Atlanta-Emory District. We had a great time, and they blessed me and Murphy-Harpst with new books and DVDs for our library, leftover sandwiches and desserts for the kids, and a beautiful love offering. These women are so passionate about the ministry and speaking to several of the ladies before and after tea was so refreshing for my spirit.
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| Women at the Lawrenceville Road UMW Fall Tea with their donation |
On Wednesday, I traveled to Atlanta for a large career fair with twenty-seven universities and dozens of employers. I shared with students about the opportunities of the United Methodist Church for service and about possible employment and internship opportunities at Murphy-Harpst. Once again, I felt inspired to hear so many young people looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of children.
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| Matt and I at our friends' wedding last week |
Tomorrow, I will be sharing with the Rome-Carollton UMW ladies at their district meeting, and on Sunday, I will be in Bremen for a mission event.
Like I said, busy.
Here's where God's sense of humor comes in. On Monday, I told Matt about everything happening this week. I even put it on the weekly calendar I got for him to keep up with me. :) Every Thursday, we have a chapel service at Murphy-Harpst, and I told him that if our chaplain Brother Wayne called and asked me to fill in, I was going to have to turn him down. Well... last night around 6pm when we were supposed to start, I found out that Brother Wayne's father had been hospitalized due to heart failure and he would not make it. Was I going to cancel chapel at the last minute with nothing planned? Of course not. I chuckled as I walked to my office to get my computer for the service and assured Brother Wayne that we would figure it out. We lift Brother Wayne and his family up in our prayers because health issues are serious. However, God laughed in my face last night, saying you said you wouldn't do what?
We had a beautiful service, full of song, dance, and the Word. God had plans for the kids to hear a message, and I'm glad I didn't get in the way of that. To God be the glory, forever and ever, amen.
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