March 18 – “It was just a Sunday”

Cailyn joined us at church yesterday.  Always a pleasant and certainly joyful addition to the goings on at Seaside.  She even made a new friend.  Lexi.  She will be added to Cailyn’s current stock of others … Cousin Lexie.  Neighbor and school friend Lex (Alexis).  And the exciting thing is, they might all be going with us to children’s camp this summer.  If they do, they should all be put in the same small group.  Easier to keep up with, don’t you think?

It was the third Sunday of the month, so we enjoyed dinner on the grounds again.  More and more people are sticking around for this monthly social event extravaganza.  This time our visiting couple from Canada stayed, as did a new visitor from the neighborhood.  Both said they loved the church.  The neighbor even indicated a desire to join up and get plugged in.  Good stuff is happening.  Way to go, God.

In the afternoon I managed to watch some conference tournament basketball games.  I confess.  Some I peered at through the back of my eyelids.  Some I actually remember.  Chris tried to read, but she ended up dozing as well.  Our big work day Saturday at the fund raiser just seemed to catch up with us.  Not to be deterred, however, I had a late-night fire call that I responded to.  Not that much rest for the weary.

We were going to leave town after church and head to the Fredericksburg area to do some hiking.  That didn’t happen.  Now we have to be in Arlington on Tuesday evening for the big Alaska meeting we have been waiting for.  This is the one where we get the information on excursions.  Oh, and they recommended highly (read here, “commanded”) that we bring our checkbooks.  The final payment for the trip is due by the end of this month.  I suppose they will be happy to accept early payment on Tuesday. 

OK.  So that means I have today to get my week’s worth of work done.  Deep breath …

John 13:14 says, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”

Father, thank you for the new folks at church.  Travel with the ones heading back up North.  And be with the family and the first responders involved in that call last night.  Amen.