Welcome to Friday!
The best stories are about the things we care about, told to the people we care about. - @gappingvoid
I have had a simply fantastic week filled with a lot of goodness and triumph over obstacles and issues. How about you? How was your week and how did things go for you? How are you doing this week? I hope that you are doing well and that you had a wonderful week. I hope that doors opened up to you when you needed them, and that you had the opportunity to rest and regain your strength throughout the week. I hope and pray that you had moments that took your breath away and memories that made you smile and laugh. I hope that someone reminded you that you are awesome and thanked you for being a blessing. If you didn't have that, let me say thanks for being a blessing. You are awesome and I am so grateful to know you. I hope that you will enjoy in some way shape or form, today and this weekend, the love, laughter, joy, success, and an abundant measure of goodness that you deserve.
I had a great start to the morning and a pretty good week. Okay. I had a really good week.
My highlights include:
- Made it through the overcrowded Saturday schedule
- Two dates w/ Trish. One for coffee and conversation and one for bagels and conversation
- Sydney made the honor choir
- I reported and completed jury duty
- Open house at Gabbi's school was amazing
- Good news at the doctor for Paige and Emma
- Gifts from friends
- Answers to prayers
- Fellowship with friends and family
- A good movie night at home
We thrived over the weekend by managing to navigate the overcrowded schedule of activities and intentions. Sydney made it to her honor choir practice, overcame a bit of stage fright and nailed it. We were able to get Cassarra to her meeting for a young ladies club at an area church where several of her friends attend. Trish was able to make it out to get this gorgeous haircut that fits her wonderfully. The rest of us where able to go out and help clean up at the church and fellowship with friends and family while departing with some accumulated stuff.
We also enjoyed a Sunday of rest! We all hung out at the house and watched movies. My favorite movie over the weekend was "God's Not Dead." It was better than I imagined and I really enjoyed watching it. Most of the house went to sleep on Sunday. The only two people that stayed awake the entire time were me and Emma. Trust me Emma tried waking everyone up, but they were all really tired from Saturday.
On Monday I reported for jury duty. It was not high on my list of things that I wanted to do, but it turned out much better than I thought. I sat in the pre-screening box with a young man who reminded me of one of my cousins. This young guy was in his early twenties, and he was constantly joking and talking about wanting to get out of serving. I told him he had no chance except if he was sole care giver for a young child. A few minutes later he was standing and leaving the courtroom. It turns out had an 18 month old, and he was sole care giver. After pre-screening I had a series of great conversations with an area physical therapist on raising children. We discussed teenagers, technology, academics, and discipline. We also talked about big families and big family dynamics. I also met a young neurosurgeon who previously performed brain surgery on another relative. Dr. Karl Lozanne from Brooklyn by way of Costa Rica. He remembered the surgery and shared a lot of the amazing details from it, as well as the many innovations in medicine and surgical procedure. It was fascinating to hear about it all and about his experiences being in South Carolina.
Tuesday was a good day and a source of great thanks. Paige helped me in the yard by spotting a small snake. She calmly said, "Dad is that worm dead, or is that a snake?" I calmly asked her to get back and bring me a shovel. I was so thankful that she spotted it before I put my had down to pull the next batch of weeds. I was also so thankful that the snake wasn't aggressive and I don't think it was poisonous. It was funny because a few moments before she spotted the little guy I picked up a worm to show her what a worm looked like. No, I didn't pick up the snake, but we did look at it for a minute before disposing of it.
Wednesday and Thursday were filled with appointments. We got good news with Emma's check up and Paige is also doing well. Last night Trish and I took a tour of the new high school that Gabbi is attending. It is a long way from the school we attended. They have a lot. The school is very big, modern, updated with new technology, well lighted, clean, staffed, and outfitted with more stuff in one wing than we probably had on the entire campus. They have two gymnasiums, a weight room, a cardio lab, a yoga room, a dance room, and the list kept going on an on. They also have multiple computer labs, multiple science labs, and an amazing career center a stone's throw away. I hope Gabbi realizes how blessed she is to have this type of school and academic access.
It has been a very good week. One of the best parts of this week though has to be this morning. The rain was refreshing and I can't wait to see what it brings to my garden. A friend sent me an answer to a prayer only minutes after I said, "Amen." Trish sent me a text blessing and then a joke that made me burst with laughter. The girls and I got to school on time despite the nasty weather and the folks who struggled to drive in it. At work, my team is almost done with our last project. We completed a successful presentation on Thursday afternoon, and they all blessed our morning meeting by showing up and not arguing. Another good friend at work sent a not that he has resigned to go take another fantastic opportunity with Amazon. He shared his happiness and excitement, and while it is sad to know that he is leaving, I'm so excited for him and his family in this new opportunity.
I hope you take care and enjoy a weekend that is matchless in its beauty and joy. Take care and...
Welcome to Friday
May the God bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face shine upon you.
May the creator, who reigns now and forever, give you peace.
With love (& in triumph),
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