| Hectic end of the year |
Well the school year for our students will be over on Saturday. Today is dorm clean-up day. I'm in charge of supervising the cleaning of the girls dorm. I made and posted lists and at the bottom wrote that when they are totally done they should get me to check and I'll give them a treat. Now I have a couple hours to think of a treat. Maybe the cake mix I have in my cupboard will come in handy. Fruit would work too, since they're kind of fruit deprived.
Yesterday was my last art class - it went well. As a bonus (on top of what they agreed to pay me) I received a twenty dollar gift certificate to our local Christian book store. I was somewhat amused by this because I'm sure the lady doesn't know that my dad owns a huge Christian book store at which I get a lovely discount. Anyways the giftcertificate was perfect because I had just been to that store and found a sale book for 9.99 that I was planning to buy. I went yesterday and got it - "Travelling light" by Max Lucado. The subtitle is something like, "releasing burdens you were never meant to carry"
Each chapter is about a specific burden -- worry, fear etc. I look forward to reading it.
Our year end retreat went great. Of course I was tense and worried at times, as I often tend to be. I will share one somewhat humorous worry with you. Two hikes were scheduled for the last day of the retreat - one more difficult and to a cave, one easier and up a mountain. Lance and I planned to go on the mountain hike. Our outdoor rec. director said to Lance and I the night before the hike, "Next year you guys will do the cave hike". Some additional information is of value - I don't like dark tight spaces and don't really -at all- want to do the cave hike.
As we were about to go to sleep I said to Lance, "I'm worried about a lot of little things" He said, "what are you worried about?" I began telling him, and finished with, "and I'm worried about doing the cave hike next year". He chuckled and tenderly said with concern, "oh aimee". Yes, that's right, I had been worrying about something that was a whole year away. Lance is helping me to not be a worrier. I'm grateful.
I think I should go and get some sort of treat ready in case some girls finish really quick.
bye.
Aimee |
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