Hello August

I was doing such a good job of updating my blog every day or so...then Micah and Blake and Anderson went to the beach and I've been running around like a crazy person trying to get things done at BigHouse. So here are the highlights:

Sunday - I went to Sunday School at 9:45. It was even more fun this week since I'd met several people when they came to help with the Clothes Closet last week. After church I went out to lunch with 7 others to Chili's. (Note for Cantonites - Chili's Chicken and Green Chile soup is very similiar to Tecali Grille's Caldo! A delicious surprise.) I had a really good time and took home a whole bag of tortilla chips with the salsa and a bowl of soup. Sunday evening I went to church and then we all went over to the Scoggins house for pancakes - very fun! We also played spoons, which was hilarious. I'm really enjoying the One2One Sunday School class!

Monday - Worked at BigHouse all day but felt like I had little to show for it. Some people from Valley High School's Band showed up with a trailer full of clothes for the clothes closet. Overwhelming! We put them in the reading room to be sorted. Monday night I ate supper with the Browns. Angie makes AWESOME mashed potatoes!

Tuesday - Lo and behold ANOTHER huge load of clothing donations showed up. Overwhelming x2! The morning was very frustrating because I started several things that either had to be redone, put on hold, or amounted to very little. When I came back after lunch I decided to take on the clothes sorting task since no one was coming to help (despite my facebook pleas). I called Angie because I found several things I thought her girls might be able to wear, so she came over and helped me for about an hour and a half I think. BLESS HER! I spent about 31/2 hours in there and only got through about half of the stuff, if that tells you anything. Tuesday night I went to Bible Study at Libby's. We had great discussion and next week we're doing a potluck dinner so I'm bringing the famous funeral Fudge Pie.

Today - I got very frustrated again at my computer, PeePaw (no offense to anyone's grandfather, but I'm convinced my computer has dementia). I had to leave the office and come to Jesus - I told Him I cannot do anything for BigHouse on my own, obviously, and I needed Him to just show me what to work on since everything I started was being thwarted. So I started prayer walking the building and felt much calmer when I returned to my desk. Miraculously PeePaw reacted much faster for the rest of the day. I ran some errands which were also very productive. And now, I've updated the blog! Hooray! I am hungry so I'm heading out. C-Ya! (that's for you, Jess, even though you're in wedding mode and probably won't read this - love you!)