The past few days have kind of run together.
I have been running around quite a bit, trying to get things pulled together for our Christmas nursing home distribution and getting volunteers set up for our Giving Tree at the mall this weekend.
Sadly, this year the majority of the nursing homes are asking us to just drop the gifts off, and not go room to room to visit with patients. This makes me sad....I SO love visiting with the seniors, sharing a gift, and....if I'm lucky...getting the opportunity to get some of them talking so I can hear their stories and learn about their lives.
I finally lined up juuuuuuust enough volunteers for the Giving Tree this weekend to meet the mall's requirements....but next weekend is going to be a problem if I don't find more volunteers. I really do have it so much easier than most Corps do - we only have to "man" the tree on weekends, instead of 7 days a week like some others do. But, I am still a little stressed.
God has dropped some blessings into my lap this week. My checkbook that had been missing for 6 weeks was finally found. I had left it in a bank, and they had kept it in their safe until they could find me (long story as to why it took so long....but some very persistent tellers weren't going to give up!). We've gotten more than enough volunteers, every single night, for kettle counting. God has heard some silent prayers of mine and has shown me again and again that He cares for me, in the most simple of ways.
There are still things that are stressing me, with no solutions coming soon, as far as I can see. I am faced with "people problems" that are very uncomfortable and sometimes even painful. There are always holes in leadership in the congregation to look at. There are people who are mostly pleased with my efforts in ministry (mistakes, failures, and all.) And then there are others who are.....NOT, and never will be. I am trying not to let these things eat at me, and some days are better than others.
Today is Thanksgiving. I am missing my family terribly. I slept awful last night and woke up feeling gross. The good news is, we aren't going anywhere or having anybody over. So, I can stay in my pajamas for as long as I want, there is no set time to get the food in the oven, I can start another good book (I finished "Water for Elephants" and it was OUTSTANDING!), and maybe watch a movie. So, today should be okay now that I think about it!
Blessings on you, my faithful friends.
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