Weekends for me are workdays and once fall hits, they can get a little crazy sometimes. This past weekend was no exception...
I work with the youth at my church and we had our big kick-off event on Saturday night. The kids brought their parents and we had dinner together followed by a rousing icebreaker that the parents had to participate in-sort of a "taste of what we do at youth group" type of deal. Big props to the six brave parents who sloshed their faces around in chocolate syrup searching for the red and white gummy worm sans hands!
*pics to follow. I haven't hit up Pap yet for her stash.
Sunday B and I "invited" our entire church to our wedding so we were at both services. We decided to do this because our church is like our second family and it was too hard to pick and choose who should come and who shouldn't so we just decided that all of them should be invited :). As one of our friends put it, "those who come will really want to be there." I hope so!
High School Sunday School is back up and running and after service we dove into our theme verse for the year together:
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." Hebrews 12:1-3.
We talked yesterday about what exactly a "great cloud of witnesses"was and it was neat to see all of the HSers digging through their bibles looking up references for people like Noah, Abraham, Enoch, Rahab and Jephthath. (yea, we had no idea about that last one either until we looked it up! ;)
After Sunday School, it was off to my dear Grandpa's 90th Birthday luncheon. B had to work so I went with my parents down to Grandpa's favorite Japanese restaurant near their home by Knott's Berry Farm. Not all of the family could make it, but 12 of us were there and although informal, it was a good time of family fellowship and words of wisdom from Grandpa. He spoke of his love and appreciation for his "biggest accomplishment," his family. It was touching, sweet and deep, as Grandpa always is. I was excited to buy his birthday card this year because I was able to buy one with "90th Birthday" written on the front. How many people get to buy these cards for their Grandpas?!? I am thankful that I got to do so for mine. :)
*Grandpa and Grandma with all their grandkids and their spouses last year.
Later that night I had one last birthday celebration to attend-my future FIL's. He turned 55 and we had a small family dinner at home. He is, besides my own dad, the hardest person to shop for because he wants nothing and lives a very simple life. After much hemming and hawing, B and I decided to frame a picture of the two of us in front of our new house with the "Sold!" sign and gift it to him with a note of thanks and appreciation for all he's done, and is doing, to get us this house and to make it a home for us. I'm not sure what he thought of the gift, but I hope he knows that it comes from our hearts and with much love.
So, that was my weekend. How was yours? I capped it off with 12 hours of straight sleep last night. Man, that felt good. :) I think I'm ready to start the week now.
Ready or not, here it comes!
Aim
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