In 2 days I am leaving for the month to go to Cedar Campus for the School of Leadership Training. This means that today I spent the day cleaning and doing laundry.
I spent well over an hour vacuuming every nook and cranny of the house, getting rid of cat hair. Does that mean that having two cats is too many?
As I pack, I am laying everything out on the guest bag, ontop of plastic bags, and then plastic bags over the stuff, so I don't take cat hair up north with me. Stupid cats. But....I love them. To death. They are my children. Yes, I am pathetic.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Thankful Thursday #18
I am thankful this week for:
-Electricity......we have lost power a lot this week, and I kept going around the house, turning on lights, and the radio and such, and realizing.....power.....it's important and i like it
-FRIENDS.....I am increasingly aware of how bad i am at relationships and i am happy for the people who stand beside me
-a new cell phone that works when I call my husband
-God answering prayers that i have prayed for ministry on campus
-a great time with Kwame, he is such a blessing in my life
-watching albion students slip and slide on the quad on a hot day
-coffee
-I am thankful that there is nothing good on tv in the summer, and it forces me to do other things to fill my time
-my God is a God of reconciliation
-Jon has been taking some time off this week to spend with me before I leave for SLT, and it has been amazing
-an amazing morning with Doug and PTom. I received a call from another IV staff member who was in town, and wanted to have coffee. There was an area pastor who also wanted to meet with us. It was encouraging to share some things that were happening on campus :)
-a reminder that God keeps his promises
-the power of scripture
-Electricity......we have lost power a lot this week, and I kept going around the house, turning on lights, and the radio and such, and realizing.....power.....it's important and i like it
-FRIENDS.....I am increasingly aware of how bad i am at relationships and i am happy for the people who stand beside me
-a new cell phone that works when I call my husband
-God answering prayers that i have prayed for ministry on campus
-a great time with Kwame, he is such a blessing in my life
-watching albion students slip and slide on the quad on a hot day
-coffee
-I am thankful that there is nothing good on tv in the summer, and it forces me to do other things to fill my time
-my God is a God of reconciliation
-Jon has been taking some time off this week to spend with me before I leave for SLT, and it has been amazing
-an amazing morning with Doug and PTom. I received a call from another IV staff member who was in town, and wanted to have coffee. There was an area pastor who also wanted to meet with us. It was encouraging to share some things that were happening on campus :)
-a reminder that God keeps his promises
-the power of scripture
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Slip and Slide Ministry
Nothing describes summer days like a nice slip and slide in the front yard, right? What about the Quad on Albion's campus, with college students, and slip and slides?
Yesterday, I went to campus, to spend some time praying, and remembering why I love campus ministry, and I saw a bunch of people on slip and slides, and thought... "So this is what Albion students do in the summer? Maybe we should start a slip and slide ministry."
Yesterday, I went to campus, to spend some time praying, and remembering why I love campus ministry, and I saw a bunch of people on slip and slides, and thought... "So this is what Albion students do in the summer? Maybe we should start a slip and slide ministry."
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Thankful Thursday #17
Thankful this week for:
-spending time with Brendan and Lois on Friday
-spending time with family this past week
-a great conversation with Mrs. B and Jamie
-good conversations with friends (Sarah, Sharon, Joni, Heather, Joe, Autumn, Jamie, Mrs. B, Ang, )
-Sue's coffee house
-the boardwalk in St. Clair
-Joni Buhler
-Coffee
-fruit
-an extended time with Jenna this week
-Old Navy gift cards
-graduation party cake
- Joe's surprise party, it was great to catch up with a bunch of people
-Jason's open house.....again, great to catch up with people
-spending time with Brendan and Lois on Friday
-spending time with family this past week
-a great conversation with Mrs. B and Jamie
-good conversations with friends (Sarah, Sharon, Joni, Heather, Joe, Autumn, Jamie, Mrs. B, Ang, )
-Sue's coffee house
-the boardwalk in St. Clair
-Joni Buhler
-Coffee
-fruit
-an extended time with Jenna this week
-Old Navy gift cards
-graduation party cake
- Joe's surprise party, it was great to catch up with a bunch of people
-Jason's open house.....again, great to catch up with people
Monday, June 16, 2008
Thankful (Thursday) #16
Thanking God this week for (even though it is not on a Thursday)
-kids who make Jon and I smile, namely Zach:)
-my husband's love for children, and how I know that he will be a great amazing dad someday!
-books who challenge me even though sometimes I would like to throw them across the room because they challenge me a little too much
-power--as in electricity. It is one of those that you don't know how much you appreciate it until it is gone.
-the sweet feeling of air conditioning
-NOT having gall stones! It was sure a lot of pain, but thankfully it was not as serious as they had thought.
-God reminding me of his promises for me.
-Learning what podcasts are
-kids who make Jon and I smile, namely Zach:)
-my husband's love for children, and how I know that he will be a great amazing dad someday!
-books who challenge me even though sometimes I would like to throw them across the room because they challenge me a little too much
-power--as in electricity. It is one of those that you don't know how much you appreciate it until it is gone.
-the sweet feeling of air conditioning
-NOT having gall stones! It was sure a lot of pain, but thankfully it was not as serious as they had thought.
-God reminding me of his promises for me.
-Learning what podcasts are
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Thankful Thursday #15
Thanking God this week for:
-Krissy's beautiful wedding. I am thankful for the gift of marriage, and being able to celebrate with Krissy on her special day.
-Spending time with Sarah and Autumn, as well as a bunch of other old and new friends this weekend. It was great to catch up and be able to put my guard down.
-Gaucho pants
-InterVarsity staff ....truly men and women that are used by the Lord in ENORMOUS ways! I am grateful for how they respond to the spirit and how I am constantly learning new things in their presence.
-Coffee and creamer....french vanilla to be exact :)
-Beautiful mornings to wake up to
-Carpooling to conferences
-An amazing staff conference on multi-ethnicity
-Learning how God deeply loves all people and all nations
-The word of God coming to life as I spend more and more time studying it
-A great lunch with Rachel---a time to catch up and have fun:)
-Ram's teaching about Abraham
-Prayer
-God's promises to Abraham, Jacob, and myself
-God's provision
-God's plans are not derailed because of my failure
-In the grand scheme of things, I am a mere piece of poop, and yet the Lord uses me and continues to use me
-Krissy's beautiful wedding. I am thankful for the gift of marriage, and being able to celebrate with Krissy on her special day.
-Spending time with Sarah and Autumn, as well as a bunch of other old and new friends this weekend. It was great to catch up and be able to put my guard down.
-Gaucho pants
-InterVarsity staff ....truly men and women that are used by the Lord in ENORMOUS ways! I am grateful for how they respond to the spirit and how I am constantly learning new things in their presence.
-Coffee and creamer....french vanilla to be exact :)
-Beautiful mornings to wake up to
-Carpooling to conferences
-An amazing staff conference on multi-ethnicity
-Learning how God deeply loves all people and all nations
-The word of God coming to life as I spend more and more time studying it
-A great lunch with Rachel---a time to catch up and have fun:)
-Ram's teaching about Abraham
-Prayer
-God's promises to Abraham, Jacob, and myself
-God's provision
-God's plans are not derailed because of my failure
-In the grand scheme of things, I am a mere piece of poop, and yet the Lord uses me and continues to use me
Monday, June 2, 2008
Regional Staff Conference #1
It is officially the first day of regionals and I am loving it so far, besides feeling a little tired and suffering from a sugar high:)
The drive here was much shorter than I had anticipated. We had a lot of introductory stuff today and it was fun to see everyone and get the conference started.
The theme of the week is "Establishing and Building Multi-ethnic Witnessing Communities." We will be talking about different ethnic issues in the hopes of applying what we learn on campus.
Look forward to more updates:)
The drive here was much shorter than I had anticipated. We had a lot of introductory stuff today and it was fun to see everyone and get the conference started.
The theme of the week is "Establishing and Building Multi-ethnic Witnessing Communities." We will be talking about different ethnic issues in the hopes of applying what we learn on campus.
Look forward to more updates:)
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