40 Days of Community

My church has started the Rick Warren, "Forty Days of Community". I was not there on the first Sunday, but our class has been given a challenge!!! Who doesn't love a challenge? Well, we are to show an act of kindness, etc. to someone on staff/volunteer, etc. at the church. We went "behind the scenes" and chose the cleaning crew. Have you ever thought about that? The church is always clean and neat. I never considered that someone has to keep it looking that way. Well, we have now determined that it takes 30 man hours to clean the church. I figured it would be some cleaning crew, but no, it is a couple named Tim and Carol Williams. They have been doing this for 10 years. That is totally amazing to me. OK, so we as a class let them know that we are giving them the day "off". We are going to tackle the cleaning of the church. Wow, this kind of scares me b/c the church is pretty stinkin' big. When the Williams family heard of our "community" service, they were thrilled to say the least. Carol wept and thanked us b/c in the 10 years noone has ever called to say "good job" all they ever here is if something was wrong. What a sad state. Makes you think about all the other people who do things behind the scenes. Such as the cleaning ladies at hotels. (That is a post for another day). By the way, did I mention that Tim goes in for double knee replacement surgery this week. Isn't the Lord's timing impeccable? Well, I will have to update you when we get to the "nitty gritty" literally. The reason I am posting is to say, this week let's all take time to give a little back. There are so many people that never get the praise they deserve and so desperately need it. Take a minute and smile, say thanks, or take the load off someone else. My guess is that you will be rewarded with a great sense of "community"! Have a good one and keep us in your prayers. That church is a big job and we don't want any complaints!

Saturday Night Live

For those of you who are fans of this show; but like me can't seem to make it past the monologue, here is the answer. If you know a certain skit you want to see, just search it- such as: Debbie Downer, "I need more Cowbell!!', or you can search the celebrity name or just "Saturday Night Live". The "sleepover" skit with Lindsey Lohan is a riot. Anyway for those of us with little time and warped minds this sight is great. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I have. Of course when all else fails there's always TIVO .

Stomach Flu

Ok, so this topic is not the most sanitary or ideal. Ye with weak stomachs please be wary. This is the season of stomach flu's for my family. Sadly, I got this lovely "virus" about a week ago. It has been running rampant through our church and is highly contagious. That said, I was wiped out for a whole day. My husband was having a party he had to prepare for and he had to care for a sick mama and baby girl toddler. Welcome to motherhood, right? I was very impressed with his coping with all of this. Although, between trips to the bathroom I think I remember our "nanny" coming over for a few hours. This must be why he was so patient through all of this.
With having a little one, we thought it best if I avoid her for 24 hours as not to get her sick. This seemed to work out just fine. Mama recovered and there was little sickness in the family. UNTIL..... We had decided to take a little vacation to Disney. The day after we arrived, my baby girl got sick. She had it, then the next day daddy got it. Later that day guess who else got it..... MAMA. Twice in less than a week. I was the lucky winner. The second time was really bad. It came about on Sunday and now on Thursday it has still been creeping up on me. Although, I must say it has been a really great "weight loss" plan. 7 pounds to date. I guess when you can't eat, you lose weight.
I thank you for reading my sob story, but there is a point to this madness and it is to say. If you or someone you love comes down with the "stomach flu", be sure to check out this link it really will help you out. Take care and stay well.