seven sensational things that brightened my week (in no particular order):
1. dad went away so i've had a lot of time with momma muck. i love when we don't have to switch back and forth between lifetime movies and basketball or football. i love that poppa muck got to meet his 8th grandchild and 5th grandson and is able to spend some quality time with the michigan muckles.
2. for coming off a week of vacation, the kids at school were great. i was expecting the L O N G E S T W E E K E V E R but much to my surprise, the week flew by! hard to believe we are nearly half way through the school year. things are really stressful with a new team of administrators and a new evaluation plan that quite frankly is AWFUL, but i am trusting God and finding my strength and joy in HIM each day.
3. had a GREAT night of worship with some young adults in the area on thursday night. it was so nice to just get together with fellow believers and worship the One who deserves our praise! kathryn told a story of a boy who asked God to keep a penny on a wall after he put it there, and it stayed for 2 weeks. becky told her story of doing the same thing and even made a video of it and posted it on facebook. if God cares enough about keeping a penny on the wall to show us He cares about the mundane things in our lives, how much more He cares for the things we worry and fret about! we serve an awesome God and i truly believe He is doing and is going to do some GREAT things in southeastern CT!
4. sheryl approached me about returning to praise team! when i initially came back i knew i didn't want to be overly committed again, but at the same time i really missed the praise team rehearsals. rehearsal time in both choir and praise team is so much more than fellowship and practice. it's an opportunity to gather with my church family and praise the Lord. it makes my heart happy, and i am thrilled to be a part of the group again.
5. today was briana's cheer competition at mohegan sun. that girl has some SERIOUS talent. i'm not just saying that because she's my niece :) mike and thea came up from pennsylvania, jerry and maureen came, along with bri's grandparents and great grandpa. we went to pepe's pizza after her performances to celebrate a job well done. we won't get the final results until after tomorrow's performances, but i'm sure they'll come out on top, as usual!
6. i'm really motivated to read through the Bible this year. so far i am enjoying the chronological plan. granted i am only a week in, but i'm in a good habit of coming home from work and doing my daily reading then.
7. old news but bears repeating: josh is the SINGLE captain of the varsity lacrosse team at waterford high! i think this is exciting for a few reasons... he only started playing lacrosse in the spring of 2010, and he made varsity then. he trained all summer and dropped his senior year of football to keep training for the sport that really gave him motivation. his grades are higher and he even battled through a knee injury to keep training. his hard work has been rewarded as he was named captatin this past week. i think what makes it so special is that it is at the same high school i attended and graduated from. looking forward to the spring and seeing him in action.
that's it! here's to a new year and another attempt at finding the positive in life! :)
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