what i did today

So it’s official…Scott booked us 2 nights and 3 days at Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC for our tenth anniversary the first weekend in August.   It’s about 2 hours away from here so it’s not so far we feel like we can’t get back to the kids quickly but it’s unknown territory so we feel like it’s a getaway.  We have dinner reservations scheduled for both nights and a couples massage on Saturday which gives us a pass to their full spa for the day.  It sounds heavenly at the moment.

Psalms 37:7-11

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.

For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.

But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy great peace.

This morning I didn’t teach Sunday School.  I thought there was a chance I’d be at the beach with Mom and Dad so I had a senior volunteer to teach in my place although I ended up really talking most of the time.  We are in a series on the Beatitudes (see Matthew 5).  Then this afternoon I’m reading my Bible in 90 days section in Psalms and come across verse 11 where it says “the meek will inherit the land” and I was all, hey, that sound like the Beatitudes.  And guess what? the notation beside it says Mt 5:5 so there ya go.

I don’t take any multiple encounters with Scripture or lesson as a coincidence and since I don’t know of any situations I have right now that require meekness, it makes me wonder what’s coming!

*Update*

As I typed this, I got a txt from one of the youth that is in both my Sunday School class and in my Bible Study group saying “Ur lesson this morning and 2nite really meant something 2 me & i fixed something i nvr thought would b fixed so thank you” Don’t you love the txt shorthand??  I <3 it.  Anyway, the light bulb went off just now.

On the way home from church, I was welling up thinking about Sunday School and Bible Study. I had not prepared for either and yet, I was able to give input to both.  I was pulling illustrations from our former youth pastor, bringing insight from some blog posts from here, giving examples from my own life, recalling stuff from my 90 days study..it all seemed to just come out of my mouth.  I know that was God speaking through me and while I drove home I marvelled at the thought I was used by God today and I’ve been thinking of quitting teaching Sunday School and I was thinking, this is such a natural high, I don’t think I want to give it up.

At that point though, I knew what I had said was prompted by God bringing these things to my mind but at the same time, I felt like all I did was ramble in both sessions and wondered if people thought I just liked to hear myself talk.

But now with that txt coming in and the “coincidence” of Scripture, it’s all very clear that God is active and working and it’s just really, really cool.

Wow, this has been a busy last 7 days.  And tonight I’m feeling it.  I’ve been vegging out on the couch, Interneting and watching TV.  I really meant to clean last night but we ended up at J&J’s after getting the girls to sleep at Mom’s.  I really was going to clean tonight but this past week just sort of hit me.

Today I went to work (hence the lack of posts today).  After I got home the girls, Heather and I ate at IHOP and then made a quick stop at Target.  I had all intentions of getting the girls to bed, hopping on the elliptical and cleaning the house but I have done none of that.  I’ve done the dishes and switched the laundry but that’s as far as I got.  I think I may wait to switch the laundry once more and call it a night.

As of the rest of the weekend, I just have to help set up and close up the concession stand at the church tomorrow and the rest of it should be pretty open.

..and yet I still do.

This morning I got the kids ready for school only to drive them over there to see zero people or cars in the parking lot.  Crap!  I forgot it was a workday with a makeup day on Friday.  To make up for it, we stopped at Dunkin Donuts on the way home.  Sugar makes it all better.

Scott is at a funeral at the moment for a trooper that got killed last week.  It’s an hour away so he’ll probably be gone most of the day.

The girls will be heading to MIL’s soon for the evening.

I’ll finish up work today and may actually have a break until 6 for youth since the band isn’t practicing early.  I have an implementation tonight so I’ll be up late taking care of that.

In other very unrelated news, we had a robbery and shooting in the gas station that is right beside my church.  One of the persons that was shot is our former mayor.  He was shot in the face but was released from the hospital this morning in fair condition.  My phones and txt messages were abuzz last night as it unfolded.  Very unsettling though to think our town is not safe from things like that.  I’m just glad they weren’t more seriously injured.

Today has been a pretty good day.  The kids got off to school fine.  We ate lunch at home afterwards instead of stopping for fast food.  It’s beautiful out.  The kids are outside playing and I’ve got the doors open.  I’m on a conference call now (dutifully paying attention, can’t you tell?).  It’s all the calm before the storm though.

As soon as I’m off I have to get a shower, take S to Scott’s gm, go to band practice, grab something for dinner with the girls and come home and settle in for American Idol and One Tree Hill.  Whew.

Another very long day today.  Made some decent progress while at work and more importantly enjoyed a donut at breakfast and Flo’s Filet at lunch.  Yes, that is why I really go to the office.  The food.  It’s all about the food.

After getting home, Scott was off to work and I quickly gave into Emma’s request to go to Taco Bell.  I was still stuffed from lunch though and only ate some nachos.  After that, we made stops at Blockbuster and CVS.

This evening I spent time on one of the web sites I’m working on and then have been Interneting while watching a movie.

And now here it is almost midnight again and I’m struggling to keep my eyes open.  And I still have my Bible session to finish.  I guess I better go get started.   Can you feel the enthusiasm?

Sunday was another really busy day.  Church, dinner, youth council meeting, CVS trip, Super Bowl party.  Can I just say I missed the Giants big win?  I got in the shower at 1:30 left assuming the Patriots would win and even thought to myself I bet I miss a big upset.

Today I’m going into work…can’t post there so I’ll be back on later tonight.

My eyes hurt, I just ate dinner and I’m really tired.

Today doesn’t even feel like it happened.  I woke up at 9, right when I was supposed to be at the church to help prepare tomorrow’s choir dinner.  I made it over there by 10 after grabbing some Starbuck’s on the way.  And then I never left the church until almost 7pm.  Seriously.  I stayed through and helped the youth group with the concession stand at the basketball game.  Scott was with me and MIL brought the girls by a few times to eat lunch and stuff.  I actually had a lot of fun doing it.  The youth did most of the work and I was just there to relax, chat it up with some of the girls and help keep the kids on point a time or two.

Emma and Lexi went to MIL’s neighbors Elmo birthday party and they were still there when we got done at the church so we went there to pick them up.  We came home and the girls went right to bed.

Heather and I made a trip to CVS to do their new monthly February deals (more on that next) and now I feel like crashing.

And I still have one more really full day.