Thirty Second Entry

July 31, 2011

When I saw (or thought I saw) that I had not written any blog entries in July, I decided that I needed to do one this evening even though I would love to be asleep. So this will be a whirlwind summary of the month with the hopes that in the following days, I can do a better catch up of life here in Lancaster. July has been a month of family time as I have spent a lot of time over at my sister's house helping with the new nephew and my older one. They are both adorable, by the way! I have spent quite a few Saturdays at Black Rock Retreat working on the Ropes Course. This past Saturday was particularly fun as I was able to work with a group that is headed out on a mission trip next week. It was an honor to be able to help prepare and encourage them.

At Mom's House I was busy with staff out sick and/or on vacation. I was able to interview a couple of new mom's whose children have started or will start with us in this coming week. Several of the moms during the initial interview expressed their desire to grow spiritually and so it is exciting to know that I will have more freedom to share with them. One of our moms has been going through a particularly difficult time as two of her five children have some serious health issues. The one underwent surgery this past week and is not recovering like they had hoped so she may have to return to the hospital. The mom is a Christian and has been grateful for our prayers and support. Thankfully she does have a church community to stand behind her too but she is juggling so many responsibilities and challenges right now that my heart goes out to her. Please pray for that family.

Other events of the month included mountain time, giving Spanish lessons, my first Barnstormers game (thankfully I did not have to watch much of it -- I supported the Black Rock stand by helping with the bearded dragon), and I cannot remember what else. So that is the longer than 30 second version but then again, I can never write only thirty seconds worth of information anywhere. :)