It's the Weekly Recap!

* Last Sunday I met with Marie for our Bible study...I always feel so much better after we meet. She's one of my friends who really "gets" me at my core and I can be completely honest and know I'm heard in love. Then later, Faith stopped by and we had a great heart-to-heart chat, complete with tears. I also finished undecorating the house from the baptism party. (The peril/blessing of a house on the market is that it always has to be ready in case someone wants to see it!)

* Monday I had the opportunity to send a "ministry email" to a listener. She wrote in with a question about the show and I answered her, but I also added a note from my heart and some verses I hoped would help her. She responded with sincere gratefulness and tears. That was the moment God confirmed to me that I'm in the right spot - not because I can write or because I can learn the technical aspects - but because I can exercise my heart for ministry in ways I never could before. I loved that.

* Tuesday, one of the office ladies brought us a treat - owl cookies. SO CUTE!!!
Tuesday was also my official photo shoot for the station. Lynne and I went to downtown Fort Wayne to the Grand Wayne Center (never been there before!) to have our pictures taken for the station wall, the web, etc. Loved our photographer. She really took her time with us and fussed over us making sure our collars and hair were as they should be. After work, I met up with the Fort Wayne realtor again and we looked at three more houses. I found one I really liked - but I still don't know when I'll be moving so I don't know if it will still be an option when that time comes. OH! And in totally pathetic and useless random Bekah trivia, my trip to the Grand Wayne Center was also my first time ever to drive in a parking garage.

* Wednesday was my on-air introduction at WBCL. Jamie interviewed me - and we had fun retelling God's story of my transition. We never get tired of that one. If you missed it and want to hear it, you can go here and scroll down to Wednesday, July 20th "Spots and Spotlights." My interview starts somewhere around the 27 minute marker, I think.

* Thursday night, Kari came over. You know you have amazing friends when they'll do things like what you're about to read. Kari came over after we both got home from work and for almost two hours, she helped me cart stuff out of my attic, sort through it, and carry it out to be trashed or out to the garage in preparation for my moving sale. It was 400 million degrees outside, and 500 million degrees in the attic, and obviously hauling superfluous junk is no small task. I can't write enough words to express my appreciation for her help!

* Friday night I got to surprise Julie for her birthday! Despite a little miscommunication on timing, it was great to see her and get to talk to her for a bit on her own personal holiday!
When I got home from the celebration, I went over to Rachel Ashley's to swim for a while. The water was 95 degrees. HEAVEN. It was like the hot tub all over again!

* Saturday I once again embraced my role as Paula Junior and judged for the Campus Challenge competition held at IWU. Lots of great songs...and one did succeed in reducing me to tears. After that was over, I scurried to the other side of town for my next dress fitting for Olivia's wedding. This was the first time I'd seen the dress all in one piece. I love it! She has some tweaking to do but I think it's going to be pretty cute when it's done! I can't wait to show you a picture. This was not the day. It still fits like an apron. :)

Books I'm Reading: I really loved Jesus Calling this week. It fit me so well! Read in Sparkling Gems from the Greek, did a little more reading in Forever in Love with Jesus, and worked in Entrusting Your Dreams to God. It was a hard chapter this week. Very, very challenging.

Favorite God Moment of the Whole Week: God and I have had a number of "discussions" this week. Friday evening, as I waited to go surprise Julie for her birthday, I sprawled out on the floor of my office at the station, reading in Entrusting Your Dreams to God. As the words stepped all over my toes, God opened part of the verses I read to have very personal, redemptive meaning to me. There are days when I still wonder how He plans to redeem my world after its shattering, but He continues to show me, piece by piece, that He does have a plan. And that evening was one of the revelations.

Update on Last Week's Goals: I (thanks to Kari's help) did get the sorting done that I hoped to do. I am now ready for Lori to prep for the sale. And I worked as hard as I could this week to learn everything I could from Jamie in this time we still have together. She had to remind me several times to offer myself some GRACE. (oops.)

Goals for the Coming Week: Very simple. SURVIVE. :) This coming week is Olivia's wedding, so I am beyond busy with that. It's also the week in which I say goodbye to Jamie and begin working all by myself. So my goal is to not have expectations about the week...and just take each day as it comes. I know the Lord is my strength, and I NEED THAT this week.