This has been such a nice weekend so far.

Last night I helped my S.S. class with a booth for our church's Harvest Festival. One of my buddies pelted me in the face with the beanie bags we were throwing. It was pretty funny. Then we all headed to Applebees for more laughter and fun.

When I got home, I looked through a bunch of my recipes and got really inspired. A grocery list and $36 spent at Wal-mart later, I'm still inspired.

But I'll have to wait 'til tomorrow because soon I'll be going to a Matt Redman worship concert with some friends.

Looking forward to it.

This weekend our S.S. group went camping at Lake Texoma. It was nice weather ... well, mostly, that is. It did get a little chilly at night .... and the last morning was very windy.

A fun adventure of the weekend was getting recruited to play in a handbell choir that was performing at their church potluck on the campgrounds. :oD The really cool thing? I got a B-1, 2004 Annual Report and latest issue of SEND! into their hands. Please pray they will read these materials and that the Lord will bring eternal fruit through this!

I woke up and it was cold this morning.

And now? My shoulder is kind of hurting (again) and I'm a little tired and disoriented. But God is faithful. I'm trying to remember that. My tsunami article is almost ready to turn in -- yay! :o) And tomorrow A.M. I should be able to turn in my other article ...

This Friday us writers are leaving work a little early to go to Starbucks and work on projects there. I'm looking forward to that!

Today we went to the annual Peanut Festival of Whitesboro, Texas.

It was a nice, refreshing adventure.

I actually did kareoke. Twice. For all on the streets of this small town to witness.

First in the morning I did "My Girl" and then later in the day I did an encore performance of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" ... except the second song was NOT the version I'd expected, and therefore I didn't know it. At least I did "My Girl" justice. ;oD

Then someone in our group got "arrested" and put in jail. We had to bail him out. Before I go any further, I must explain something. At this event, you could actually pay to put your friends in jail. So we had one of the people in our group put in the little jail they had set up. Then our group had to pay $2.00 to get him out.

Quite funny.

It was a beautiful day.

Whew! I went through some hard times recently.

But a very encouraging phone conversation, some prayer and a few hugs later, I am doing much better. :oD

God is so good. It seems He was so faithful to bring me encouragement at just the right moments.

And in the middle of my little "trial", I thought about how it is likely at least partly spiritual attack -- I worked on an earthquake email yesterday, and I am excited about the potential there is for people's hearts to be touched and to give and pray.

Of course I must remember that there is nothing in me. It is Jesus who gives me His words. Without Him, I am nothing. I desperately need His intervention on the articles I am working on for SEND!. I am feeling writers block, and am at a standstill in some ways. I know He is able! I've just got to trust Him ... for that and for something else that's kind of been on my heart.

He is good and desires my ultimate best. I can trust Him. Hallelujah!

Well it is beautiful weather and I plan to maybe try to work just a little on SEND! stuff before I go and enjoy it. :o) Tonight I hope to go to Barnes and Noble and hear a fresh word from the Lord to help me as I work on these articles in one my favorite college spots. :o)

I had a nice weekend. Much of it, I had my windows open. It was so gorgeous outside.

I've been so much finding that our Friday night prayer meetings are a faith-builder. I find myself being greatly renewed and strengthened through them as I hear the encouraging reports from the field and am encouraged to pray in faith.

Saturday I woke up at 11 because a friend called. It was good she called ... who knows how long I would have slept after all-night prayer? :oD

Later in the day I played soccer with some friends from the office. Good times; good exercise. :oD

Then yesterday Steph and I went to Ikea (one of my favorite stores!) and then walking in this beautiful area by a new library. There are two lakes with paths around them.

And now? I'm going to enjoy some more of this beautiful weather. Thank you, Lord.

Wow. It is beautiful out there.

We have prayer tonight at the ministry.

In between now and then, I think I may just go out and enjoy this nice weather. :o) I don't have much planned this weekend except catching up on walking and working on my SEND! articles. And that's fine with me.

It's been a good week, I think.

I can't believe how quickly it's gone by.

It's a little chilly outside. But feels nice. It's maybe in the 60s. I'm debating whether to brave the wintry mix by walking at the nature preserve or curl up in the warm shelter of my apartment. :o) Maybe watch a movie, maybe pour over "Let the Nations Be Glad", a book by John Piper that I'm really looking forward to reading.

Which reminds me ... this quote from a little booklet I got last week really spoke to me.

“My Heart—Christ’s Home” by Robert Boyd Munger.

~I will never forget the evening I invited him into my heart … He came into the darkness of my heart and turned on the light. He built a fire in the cold hearth and banished the chill. He started music where there had been stillness and harmony where there had been discord. He filled the emptiness with his own loving fellowship. I have never regretted opening the door to Christ and I never will. ~

What a beautiful word picture. As a single woman in her late 20s who believes God has given me the desire to be married one day, just unsure of when and how He will bring it about, this really speaks to my heart. There are times when I get lonely, but I don't really have to be! Every day, every moment, my apartment can be a haven of abiding in Christ. A place where His fire warms the hearth on those chilly days. This is especially vivid to me as my fireplace has an apartment.

God is so good.

It's nice outside.

Saturday I did a triatholon.

Okay, so it wasn't official. It was my own special, personal triatholon.

I walked two hours, bladed 20 minutes, and did some light swimming for an hour.

And I also found a gorgeous park in Richardson. And stopped on my way back to eat at Chick-fila with one of my calendar coupons. :o)

Tonight? I'm hoping to head to Barnes and Noble to work on some SEND! stuff. As far as I know, that will work out. I've been meaning to get down there for maybe a week now! I really like working on projects at Barnes and Noble ... I have such fond memories and nostalgia of it from college.

And I like the one I go to here, too.

I'm also really hoping to get some picking up done in my apartment. It's always nice to have a tidy apartment. :o)