It's the Weekly Recap!

* Last Sunday was, as you already saw, the continuation of my birthday bash. Lunch with Amber, dinner with Marie. But Amber and I went shopping after our lunch, and I was so excited about this find! Easter egg wreath for 70% off! I had my eye on some similar wreaths at Meijer after Easter, but they were much smaller and more expensive. I was glad I waited. I've wanted one of these for several years!


* Monday evening I needed to get away from home for a while, so I started out at a committee meeting at church, and then I went to visit my friend Laurie. She talked me into visiting her new pet mice.
I knew you wouldn't believe I got that close without proof. I did make her put the lid back on top before I got this close. It's still a big step.

* Tuesday morning was the carry-in breakfast for the May birthdays. Would you believe in an office of 13 people, 4 of us have May birthdays? The rest really stepped up and threw us a great party! Last year I was devastated to have no pictures of the carry-in because my fellow birthday buddies refuse to be in pictures. This year I did at least get this. So I've upgraded from devastated to very sad.
*Wednesday, during my lunch hour, I went shopping and picked up these beauties. I've had my eye on them for a long time. DARLING.


And my friend Judy treated me to McConn in exchange for some writing I did for her. God bless the caramel macchiato freeze.

* I had Thursday morning off work, and as I finished my plans and drove back home, I passed the little loan company where I worked right out of high school. I'd not seen the girls who work there for years - ten or more, I'd imagine. I had a few extra minutes, so I stopped in to see them. Lots of memories of that little company and my entry into the real world! (Like my cute new dress?)
* Friday night was a first in Bekahland - first use of fresh herbs. Bought my first bunch of cilantro and used it in trying a new recipe that I think is a keeper: BBQ chicken pizza soup. Sounds strange, I know, but I liked it! And I made another round of the fabulous Twix Bars. (I didn't put the cilantro in that, FYI.)

* Saturday evening I had game night with my high school buddies. I think this was our second get-together this year, and it was much fun! I even won a couple rounds of things - which is nearly unheard of. One of my wins? Apples to Apples:
Books I'm Reading: I've been a little bit of a reading fool this week! I continued in my devo books of Sparkling Gems from the Greek and Jesus Calling. I met my goal and FINISHED Jody Hedlund's book The Preacher's Bride. So good. Can't wait for her second one to come out this October! Re-read a chapter in In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day for my chat with Olivia. (Scary how perfect the timing is the second time around.) Finished the first chapter of the book I'm studying with Marie - Entrusting Your Dreams to God, started reading Writing About Your Life (which is my first book to read on the craft of writing...in years. I have a goal to read a little bit each day in preparation for my concentrated time of writing coming up.) AND - as if all those were not enough, I began and FINISHED Heaven is for Real - all in one night. WOW. If you've not read that book, you MUST.

Favorite God Moment of the Whole Week: Friday during my lunch hour, I went to one of my favorite prayer spots to rest and pray. While there, God gave me an assignment that has the potential to utterly exhaust me, yet I'm so excited about what it will do in the grand scope of my life.

Update on Last Week's Goals: I finished Jody's book, I finished the writing project, and I caught up the scrapbook. AND I got the yard mowed just short of needing to buy a goat. Good grief.

Goals for the Coming Week: I want to be diligent about reading in the writing craft book so I can focus my thoughts for my own writing. God has been disciplining me gently about my prayer life. It needs some work; I'm not being as effective as I know I can be. I am not sure what changes I need to make, but I want to work on it.