Sunday Notes

Today started off emotionally messy for no apparent reason. Then I looked at a calendar, and figured out the reason. Sigh. One day this will be all over and my emotions will stop jumping all over once a month.

The rest of the day was better. I was able to make a couple Sunday School teachers happy with a new whiteboard and easel for their class. The whiteboard will also be used for other groups meeting in the library, so a lot of people get to be happy. I was made happy with a new computer for the library. The one we have works, we just need to turn it on before the service and it's all good to go after the service. The new one turns on quickly. We just need to get the program moved over, and we're good to go (and by "we" I mean "someone else" since none of the librarians can do it; however, one of the husbands will do it for us).

James preached about serving, and being willing to be a slave for the best good of others, and how freedom is being willing to give up our rights for other people. I need to think about it more and about how it applies to my life.

I had friends over this afternoon. We had ate, talked, and laughed. It was good.

So the day started rough, but went really well. I really wanted to hide somewhere and indulge my emotions, but being with others was so much better. It really does help on the bad days.

For your enjoyment, a song that I enjoy:

Sunday Notes

I was hanging out in various Sunday School classes again today. There seemed to be a number of students absent this week, so the classes were quieter. The little guys were sweet, and their teacher gave me a star for showing up, so they're currently my favourite class! The classes as a whole seem to be going well; there are just a few notes for them to help make things better. I like that I get to spend time training teachers this year, rather than assigning them classes and then mostly leaving them on their own. I think things will go more smoothly for everyone.

I'm incredibly tired today. My downstairs neighbours were in a party mood last night. They did move inside, but every time I started to fall asleep properly, they came back outside for a smoke, and they were loud. I don't think people realize how well voices travel at night, nor do they realize how loud they are when they're talking and laughing. Eventually they decided to stay inside, or I just fell asleep deeply enough to not notice.
The funny part was that I overheard a conversation where the guy said that he never hears his upstairs neighbours. It made me feel better about the amount of noise we were making Friday evening when I had a family from the church over. They have 9 children, and although they're fairly well behaved, having 9 children playing in my small apartment does make it noisy. And of course it's usually quite quiet in my apartment since I live alone.

One of the fish died at work. When I got to work on Wednesday, I knew it was sick (it was tilting while swimming). It died on Friday; I got to work Saturday morning to find 2 notes. Note one said, "Pebbles died. I didn't know what to do with her." Note two said, "Fish died. Fed it to the porcelain coffin." The students don't seem to be concerned; they are more interested in the pregnant fish.

Here is your song for the week:

Sunday Stuff

I spent some time observing Sunday School classes today. The little guys were obsessed with cheese, so that was interesting, and rather silly. The others were a bit more normal. It looks like my teachers and their helpers are doing a good job. I'll spend some time next week with them as well, just keeping an eye on things. Then I'll go back to being a regular student in the adult class. It's a good life.

I had a few days off this week. I haven't done much of anything exciting: lunch with a friend, supper with other friends, a bit of shopping (books and shoes), and some relaxing (watching movies and reading). It's been nice, and I'm feeling pretty unstressed now. I have a couple more days before I go back to work. I'm hoping I can hold the unstressed feeling even when life gets crazy again. It's not about what's happening, but about how I respond to the craziness of life; that's what I've been learning in the past few months.

Sleep is still hit-and-miss. I have more good nights than bad nights, so that's nice. I usually fall asleep fairly quickly; it's just staying asleep that's a challenge.

Overall, life is good.

Sunday Notes

I'm pretty tired today, and there's not a lot to say. Church was good. The only problem is that Pastor James preached a "part 1" sermon, and now he's off for a couple weeks, so Pastor Mike is preaching. I like Mike and his preaching, but really...to leave us with a cliff hanger for a few weeks? That's just mean!

I can share my friend's son's joke with you. He send it to me for my birthday:

What do you do when you can't find any socks?
You run around with stinky feet all day!

He's six.

My birthday was nice. There was cake, and friends to share the cake with, so it was very good.

Here's a song for you....

Sunday Notes

Today in Sunday School, Pastor Mike taught about the parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22:1-14). I'm pretty sure we were supposed to learn about how the Israelites (and especially their leaders) rejected Christ and refused to repent, and so the kingdom of God went to the others (that would be us), and maybe about evangelism. What I learned is that it's very bad manners to kill someone who invites you for dinner. I think this will be useful information.

That's pretty much all I have for you today. Work was crazy this week, and there were some very long days. I'm feeling better now, and next week will be more regular. The following week is better: Monday is Thanksgiving, Tuesday I work, and Wednesday I start vacation days. I have a week off, and I'm considering spending it doing nothing important (except the few things that I should do). I may explore parts of Edmonton that I don't know yet, and I'll probably read a lot. I also have the entire series of The Sarah Jane Adventures from the library, and I plan to watch them that week.

Enjoy a song....