It's the Weekly Recap!

* Last Sunday, as I pulled out of my driveway to head for church, my check engine light came on. SUPER. I debated whether or not to even leave town TO go to church...(because in my car-stupid mind, yellow light = one wheel spin away from a blowup) but I decided to proceed as planned. I elected to take back roads because I would rather ditch a car on a road less traveled than on a major highway. That meant driving on ice...while trying to caffeinate...what a morning! Fortunately Ryan and Laurie had some little diagnostic thingie-ma-doo in their car and ran it for me...and found out it was just a misfire. WHEW!

* Monday morning I shoved, and I DO mean SHOVED two suitcases in my trunk - please read: more stuff than I took to Florida - and headed to work. After work, I drove my car into previously Bekah-uncharted territories of Fort Wayne and checked in at my new home for the week: the Marriott Hotel. Because it was our SHARE week at work (annual fundraiser), I stayed in town to get extra rest and not have to worry about getting stranded in bad weather.
* Tuesday morning brought my first ever day of SHARE! I was sort of a jack of all trades that day, doing some regular work, learning how the phone bank worked, helping enter pledges, helping take pledges, being part of the dinner-run crew, and spending the Mid-Morning hour on the air with Lynne and Ross. And learning that I should have worn my SKINNY pants on day one, not my fat pants. After seeing the amount of food that rolls in for this thing, I wasn't sure I'd fit in ANY of my pants by Friday. EEK!
* Wednesday was the second day of SHARE, and I had a blast! Definitely by the second day, I was starting to feel the effects of 12 hour work days (in boots) but I adored the atmosphere with all the volunteers coming in and out...all the fun food...all the calls and internet pledges coming in...so much fun!

Know what WASN'T fun? The ice and sleet and freezing rain mix that showed up as we were leaving! So glad I was staying in town. I couldn't have made it home for sure!


*Thursday was crazy busy AND so much fun...during a down time, I got to try my hand at being Jim's lovely assistant for some magic tricks. (He didn't cut me in half. Don't worry.) I also got to be in my first station video...which was pretty fun. The last full day of SHARE - and I really loved it!

* Friday was our final day of fundraising, and it was the most stressful for me. I was also dealing with a still-sick car, which (thank you car shop!) was picked up, fixed and returned by the shop so I didn't have to miss work to take it in. (Did you know anyone was still that nice?) I ended up having an on-air meltdown while trying to read a really touching comment, and at the end of the day, when I was put on air again to talk about my first experience with this kind of week, I cried again! I was exhausted by the end of the day, but it was still a great week.
* Saturday night I was supposed to have game night with my high school friends, but alas, I came down with flu-like symptoms and spent the entire day in bed. And no, you do not get a picture of that.


Pinterest Inspirations: Are nonexistent this week, since I was so busy working that I couldn't be acting out on pins! HOWEVER. I did do some serious pinning while in my hotel room each night.

Organization Confessions: Confession: I didn't organize. I wasn't home. And then I was sick.

One Thousand Gifts: There were many this week but I think my favorite was the moment on Friday when we were trying to reach a goal of raising $30,000 in one hour. With nine minutes to go in the hour we had just over $20,000. I looked at Cindy and said, "Pretty much no on that, huh?" She rubbed my back and said, "Are you a doubting Thomas?" I nodded. And 9 minutes later, we had $30,000. God is so big. Blows my mind.