I was just thinking of something I needed to add to this week's Friday's Fave Five, when I realized Friday was tomorrow (or today, by the time you read this)! So I'd better get started. I join with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story each week to recount recent blessings.
1. A "Girl Talk" session. Our church had one of these for women last year, but I was unable to attend. This time, Mittu and I both went. The topic was "Unmet Needs," with a session in the morning and afternoon and lunch in-between. One lady spoke most of the time, but a few other ladies had been asked to share their stories, plus there were a couple of group activities as well. One thing that stood out to me, that I would not have thought to include in a talk like this, was that God created us to be needy. He made us with certain needs, so we don't need to feel ashamed that we have them or feel like we're "bugging" Him by presenting our needs to Him. He wants us to come to Him and depend on Him.
The lunch was catered by McAlister's Deli and was so good. They had salads as well as sandwiches. And they had some wonderful cookies that I don't remember seeing in their restaurant before.
Ladies' event centerpiece and theme*
2. Amazon gift cards. I had received these last Christmas, but I waited to add them to my account until I knew what I wanted to do with them. Amazon has a frustrating way of automatically paying for any purchases from gift cards unless we manually uncheck that box and check the one for our credit card or reward points. I've had gift cards disappear that way before we realized what was happening. When I added my gifts cards in and made my purchases, it felt like Christmas all over again.
3. A "Super Celebration." Our church has Awanas for younger kids and something called Eagle Club for the older elementary kids, which Timothy has participated in this year. They had a big end-of-year celebration this week and invited family members. They received rewards and recited verses and songs they learned. Then they had carnival-like games set up in the gym.
4. Safety. We had severe thunderstorm warnings, flood warnings, and tornado watches this week. Thankfully all was well here, and the electricity didn't even blink.
Also, on the way home from the "Super Celebration," a semi truck started to pull into our highway lane---while we were still in it. After a lot of horn-honking, he got back into his own lane. It was scary for a minute there.
5. Ceiling fans. It's been so humid lately, the ceiling fans have helped dry out the air. Plus they help me not turn the AC down so low that my husband gets frozen out. 🙂
That wraps up another week here. How was yours?
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