Happy
Sunday, friends! I hope your Sabbath is restful and meaningful for you! Ryan
and I had the privilege of hosting our godson in our home this weekend, and he’ll
head back home today. It’s been a blast spending extra time with him! The week
was bookended by fun adventures, with many more in between. Here’s a sampling!
I was
absolutely exhausted by last Sunday. Not only had I been on the go (as
in away from our home) for over a week, but I had very little time to sit and
do the things that were refreshing for my heart and mind. When we came home
from church, I collapsed into a multi-hour nap that I so needed, and I awakened
feeling very refreshed. I don’t remember the last time we had a January this
busy, but I am doing my best to protect my time and heart as much as I can!
I
told you the full story earlier this week, but I had the incredible privilege of visiting WBCL on
Monday and reuniting with so many that I enjoyed spending my days with years
ago. I hadn’t seen some of them FOREVER, so this was a lot of fun!
The next day
launched me back into super-busy mode with many meetings, a funeral, and the
briefest window of time to catch up with Ryan and Lexi during a mostly freezing
walk around the lake. In addition to not remembering a January this busy, I
also don’t remember a week when I spent so much time apart from Ryan without
actually being gone far away. We savored every little second we could squeeze
in together.
We had our
first midweek church cancellation this week. I shouldn’t say “first” because I
hope there aren’t many more! The day started out well, but around noon, the
snow started, and while we didn’t get much accumulation, the roads were slick
in a hurry. I was sad to not teach the study I had prepared, but I wasn’t sad
about a night at home with Ryan after so many nights apart! (We went down a
rabbit hole of pictures and videos of baby Lexi…ahhhhh!!!)
Ryan had his
final night of announcing wrestling this week. It was senior night, so he
announced all the seniors and their parents in addition to the matches. I was
so proud of him, not just for his work that night, but also for the entire
season. He worked hard to make the events enthusiastic and exciting, and I
thought he did really well!
I had a
couple of ministry coffee meetings this week. It’s never lost to me that it’s a
privilege to get to do ministry from a coffee shop sometimes! I thoroughly
enjoyed meeting up with these ladies and hearing more of their stories.
Yesterday our
godson came to stay, and we had the best time with him. Grocery shopping, indoor
snowball fights, cooking, building bridges, coloring, hanging out at small
group (where he got to build a train track and a fort!) and then rocking by the
fire before bed. What a great day!
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