Today was my last restful day for a while...I can assure you that my lazy week this past week was much-needed and very much enjoyed! We didn't even have evening services at church and we voted last week to skip one week of First Place 4 Health...so my Sunday has been truly restful.
Tomorrow I have to balance homeschooling, Kiddo's shots and preparations for our Women's Ministry Christmas event in which I coordinate and prepare food (with help) for 100 women. Since we are going as a rather large group to the Deeper Still event - SERIOUSLY! Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer and Beth Moore!!! Does it get any better? - we are chartering buses and providing dinner on Friday and breakfast on Saturday. Friday evening's menu: Chicken salad with grapes served with a croissant, pasta salad with veggies, and a Christmas cookie. We'll likely also add a few baby carrots and extra grapes to round out the meal...and I thought about putting a chocolate or two in there as well. (Can a woman actually have a meal that doesn't include chocolate and call it "balanced"? :) Saturday morning we are going to serve muffins (a variety of flavors) and yogurt. We might also offer some fruit if we have enough from Friday night's dinner. Thankfully, lunch will be provided on Saturday by the conference itself...a turkey sandwich and fruit if I remember correctly.
Tuesday I have Bible study and Wednesday I have an appointment with a surgeon - I will be having my gallbladder removed very soon. I had an attack a couple of weeks ago that nearly sent me to the ER. I've had issues off and on for 10 years - since I was pregnant with Kiddo - and fortunately they found gall stones in my ultrasound. If they hadn't the next test would have meant that they induced a gallbladder attack and then measured my reaction...which I can assure you would not have been pretty. Thanks be to God, there is no more testing! Now I just need to get through the next couple of weeks to have it removed and all will be right with the world. (I am looking forward to drinking skim milk again with no extremely painful reactions.)
Wednesday will also be the day I go shopping at Sam's for all of our goods for the food for Deeper Still and Wednesday night I will have to cook about 20 pounds of chicken for the chicken salad. Thursday morning I'll go to the church and start putting things together with a small crew of helpers and then Thursday afternoon I'll be teaching at NOVO. Friday morning I'll be back at the church with another crew and we'll finish getting it all ready and stored in the fridges. Friday night and Saturday? PARTY! I can't wait!
I have to go for now because I want to be relaxed before bed and well...thinking about all I have to do this week? - well that just not going to relax me!
Thinking of and praying for you all...and I might hop on tomorrow just to give you a weight loss update - but I'm not sure I'll have time. Sending prayers for blessings and lots of love to you all!
Tomorrow I have to balance homeschooling, Kiddo's shots and preparations for our Women's Ministry Christmas event in which I coordinate and prepare food (with help) for 100 women. Since we are going as a rather large group to the Deeper Still event - SERIOUSLY! Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer and Beth Moore!!! Does it get any better? - we are chartering buses and providing dinner on Friday and breakfast on Saturday. Friday evening's menu: Chicken salad with grapes served with a croissant, pasta salad with veggies, and a Christmas cookie. We'll likely also add a few baby carrots and extra grapes to round out the meal...and I thought about putting a chocolate or two in there as well. (Can a woman actually have a meal that doesn't include chocolate and call it "balanced"? :) Saturday morning we are going to serve muffins (a variety of flavors) and yogurt. We might also offer some fruit if we have enough from Friday night's dinner. Thankfully, lunch will be provided on Saturday by the conference itself...a turkey sandwich and fruit if I remember correctly.
Tuesday I have Bible study and Wednesday I have an appointment with a surgeon - I will be having my gallbladder removed very soon. I had an attack a couple of weeks ago that nearly sent me to the ER. I've had issues off and on for 10 years - since I was pregnant with Kiddo - and fortunately they found gall stones in my ultrasound. If they hadn't the next test would have meant that they induced a gallbladder attack and then measured my reaction...which I can assure you would not have been pretty. Thanks be to God, there is no more testing! Now I just need to get through the next couple of weeks to have it removed and all will be right with the world. (I am looking forward to drinking skim milk again with no extremely painful reactions.)
Wednesday will also be the day I go shopping at Sam's for all of our goods for the food for Deeper Still and Wednesday night I will have to cook about 20 pounds of chicken for the chicken salad. Thursday morning I'll go to the church and start putting things together with a small crew of helpers and then Thursday afternoon I'll be teaching at NOVO. Friday morning I'll be back at the church with another crew and we'll finish getting it all ready and stored in the fridges. Friday night and Saturday? PARTY! I can't wait!
I have to go for now because I want to be relaxed before bed and well...thinking about all I have to do this week? - well that just not going to relax me!
Thinking of and praying for you all...and I might hop on tomorrow just to give you a weight loss update - but I'm not sure I'll have time. Sending prayers for blessings and lots of love to you all!
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Hope you had a great week and I pray that the Lord give you a fabulous one this week!