The Shafferland Shuffle

Good morning, friends! Happy Sunday to you! Hope you're having a great weekend and that all your brackets are going well. (I actually know nothing about brackets, but my Facebook feed indicates there may be some twists taking place!)

Meanwhile, here in the land of have-no-clue-about-brackets, here's what we've been up to!

* Well of course you remember that last Sunday was the changeover to new time. Oh help. I drank a lot of coffee that day. It was communion Sunday at our church, and it was rest day at our house. Despite losing an hour, it was a really lovely day of naps and Bible study and watching TV and taking it easy.

* Braeya and I did laundry on Monday. (HA!) I've never seen her camp out by the washer and dryer like this before. I don't know if her favorite shirt was in there or what. Who can figure that girl out much of the time!!?!? I spent all day prepping for speaking, which included taking pictures of random things around our house like our jar of stones! And whenever I can document Ryan reading, I try to make sure I do. (Last minute Bible study review prep for him.)

* Tuesday morning, on the way to school, Sister told me she liked my curly wig. I hated to disappoint her that it was my real hair, but in case it really was a good hair day, I took a picture. I think Tuesday was the craziest weather day I've ever seen - even in Indiana! Fog, snow, sun, rotating throughout the day. It was so weird! We had Bible study that night, and one of the ladies brought angel food cake and strawberries for a snack. Her strawberries were so tasty. It made me want summer even more!

* Ryan had a carry in at work on Wednesday, so I got up and baked cinnamon rolls for him to take. Do you know how hard it is to bake cinnamon rolls and wave goodbye to them? Sigh. We were both pretty exhausted by the end of Wednesday, so it was good to have a whole night at home to read and catch up on things!

* For as weird as the weather was on Tuesday, it was SO PRETTY on Thursday! Sunshine for most of the day and a chance for a quick walk? Yes please! I spent the day packing for the retreat I spoke at this weekend - checking, double checking, and triple checking my lists, and snacking on more of those delicious strawberries. Three cheers for leftovers!

* Friday morning, Ryan and I headed out for the retreat where I spoke this weekend. We stopped at a coffee shop on the way so we could have a little lunch date, and then we got all set up in our room for the retreat! They were expecting about 120 women for this one, and they were just so kind in getting everything ready to go for us. The first session went well, and we felt very loved by this group!

* Yesterday was a full retreating day, and we enjoyed learning from others as well as serving the ladies! One of my friends attended the retreat and suggested lunch at this 50's style diner in town, so we went. WOW! Such good food. Ryan wanted a picture with his pie. I didn't blame him!

So that's been our week! We are wrapping up our retreat this morning and wouldn't turn away a single prayer. My last session is particularly close to my heart and even though I don't for a moment doubt the power of its message, it is going to be a hard one to deliver!