I found this blog post VERY interesting.
Ohhhhhh….the expectations of a staff member or pastor.
I found this blog post VERY interesting.
Ohhhhhh….the expectations of a staff member or pastor.
I am on my couch…finally. My baby girl has a 104 degree fever. I just pray for her. I know nothing else to do. It breaks my heart to see her hurting. All I can do is comfort her. I watch my wife hold her, and rock her. She's such a great mom.
The day was crazy. It was KidStuf Sunday. Enough said. But with Melanie being out, I had a few more things to take care of. We were a little short today, so people stepped up and filled in. Kelsey sang tonight for KidStuf, and did an EXCELLENT job!! Once again, we had a great KidStuf.
So…here I sit. Just wanting my baby girl to feel better. God…cool her down. Break her fever. Restore her little body!! Thank you.
Micah and I went to Mobile to watch Monsters vs. Aliens. I went through Hurley on the way (something I rarely do). On the way home, I took our normal route….until the Escatawpa River bridge. The water was flowing rapidly over it. You couldn't even see the guard rails. Wow. There was no way the Malibu was going to make it through that (or anyone for that matter). I took another detour to get home. That's the first time in 6 years of living here that I've seen the water that high. I've got to think that it will only get higher given that the rain just stopped this morning.
Today is a day of alternate plans. We originally had a soccer game this morning (Plan A). That was cancelled Thurs. when the other team said they wouldn't have enough players. So we decided to go to Philadelphia for my niece's birthday party (Plan B). Everything was working out beautifully. Until Malaree picked up something from daycare the other day. So now, today is a day at home (Plan C) and with Micah at the movies later this afternoon (part of plan C). Hopefully, Malaree will be better by in the morning. If not, we will keep her home, and not infect anyone else.
Tomorrow is KidStuf. It is the next to last one for this school year. We will have one more at the end of April. Then we'll have a break until the end of August.
It started at 4:45 a.m. this morning with some massive storms coming through. Weather doesn't worry me too much. This was the first storm in this house with lots of big trees around it. We have a metal roof too, so there are lots more noises. Micah was in the bed with us after a big BOOM of thunder and lightning. Malaree slept straight through it all (Surprise!) It's been dreary looking all day with more to come tonight.
I went to Gulfport today and finished up filing my taxes. I can't believe it!! I actually did NOT have to pay in to the OBAMA plan. I had paid enough in my quarterly payments to cover it. Now that's not to say I didn't pay a LOAD throughout the year, though. Anyway, I was just glad that I didn't have any more to pay in.
The online shoe company, Zappos.com, has an excellent set of core values. They resonate with creativity and relevancy. Check these out. Although not all-inclusive, the church of today sure could learn from these core values.
Tony Morgan posted 14 ways to spend less so you can do more on his blog. He has some other insights, but this is good stuff!! Thanks Tony.
Just a few thoughts about the last 24 hours.
All in all, it was a great day. It was definitely a long day, though!!
Today is an absolutely gorgeous day outside. We had a soccer game in Leakesville at 11 today. (we won by forfeit.) We still scrimmaged for a little while. The temperature is nice, the sky is blue with just some scattered clouds. Wow!! So…Micah has a bible drill study party/skate party this afternoon. We'll be hanging around outside later on. I've got a little sermon prep left to do as well. So….let me go enjoy this day.