November 16
This weekend was not what I was expecting. Plans I made were cancelled. New plans happened. In the spirit of this weekend, my Sunday was exactly the same. The youth leaders changed a bit. One of the curates helped out at all of the youth services, and some of our youth leaders were off for the night so I ended up being in charge of the visuals for our older youth service (a new task for me). The best part is that during lunch I had a spontaneous Skype conversation with my mom. I have missed the sporadic calls with my mom, so this was a rare treat.
Today I am thankful for my mom and the internet that allows me to talk to her.
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| My mom and niece during one of our Sunday afternoon picnics in the park. Photo credit: Amanda |
November 17
This fall the house opposite of where I am staying is being
renovated, which means there’s been construction going on next door for the past
month. A couple of weeks ago I was
bringing pumpkin bars to work, and I ran into one of the construction workers,
Ozzy, as stepped out of my house. He
made a comment about how good the bars looked, so I offered him a bar. It started this odd friendship where we would
pass each other in the morning or afternoon and have a little conversation each
day. Slowly the strangers who I saw
every day became familiar faces. Today
was my friend’s last day working on the house, and I will miss our little
talks.
Today I am thankful for Ozzy and our little conversations in
the mornings.
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| I had extra pumpkin bars left, so I curled up in front of the TV with a nice cup of tea and knitting. |
November 18
This morning I was eating my breakfast when I was startled
by the mail dropping through the door. (It
scared me enough to make me jump in my chair.)
I went to the door to pick up the mail and started to look through the
mail to see what was junk and what was for the owners of the house. As I neared the end of the pile I noticed two
card sized letters from Rwanda and the US.
I took a closer look and saw that they were, in fact, cards from Our
Savior’s, my home church, and Luke, a fellow YAGM from my orientation small
group. I was touched at the time these
people took out of their day to brighten mine.
Today I am thankful for surprises and good ole snail mail
from global friends.
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| The two cards I received. Thanks Our Savior's and Luke for brightening my day! |
November 19
This Saturday I will be spending the day in London with some
co-workers (and a YAGM!) to have some training about our midweek youth groups
for next term. One of my co-workers,
Caz, came into the office to talk about the logistics for the day. Our other co-worker, Perry, and the Worship
Team moved into another office in the church, and he left his Jelly Baby (a
candy) container behind. Caz and I
realized how hurt Mrs. Jelly Baby must have felt about being abandoned, so we
sent Perry a photo at how abandoned Mrs. Jelly Baby was feeling.
Today I am thankful for my co-workers and the adventures we
have.
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| If you look really hard, you can see Mrs. Jelly Baby looking for the Worship and Media Team. in the office. Photo credit: Caz |
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