Busy Days and Nights

It's been a busy couple of days, but good and beneficial. I think I may have finally found the counseling program that I want to complete. I also think I can afford this particular program as well. I've realized more and more how much I enjoy talking to people and helping them find hope and perspective in life. I pray that God will continue to open doors for me to minister to people in this way.

We've spent the past few days finalizing details for our Hickory Community Missions. We are doing a "mission trip" in Hickory with the youth. We are going to be serving in several area ministries and organizations to give the kids a taste of what is available for them at home. We go and get pumped up on foreign mission fields and struggle to bring it home. The purpose of next week is to expose people to what is available to them here in Hickory. It's just hard for some of us being so close to the end of our previous trips. We are tired and worn out, so pray for us as we do the fine print work of this trip. Fortunately, we had some great hands in the pot working their tails off while we were in Canada. May God bless them for their faithful work while we were gone.



I have to say one of the hi-lights of my week was Wednesday evening. I was able to take in a performance of The Lion King in Charlotte. The show was tremendous (even though I had seen it before). The company was also excellent. I was able to expose a very dear friend of mine to the joys of Broadway shows. She is a theater junkie at school but this was her first "real" show. I told her that I've corrupted all other shows for her because Lion King sets a very high precedent. We talked almost the entire ride home about all the amazing things in that show. She knows all the theater vocabulary and I sounded intelligent enough to maintain my end of the conversation. It also gave me a chance to be in the same place with Melanie before she heads out for Thailand in a few weeks.


Now I'm headed to Rock Hill for some much needed, but brief, family time before diving into the Hickory Community Mission on Sunday. At least the t-shirt will be cool because I designed it! Not too long after that it'll be full school mode once again. Oh the joys of being a teacher...again!