Meet Deborah...

Well I totally missed yesterday, not that anyone actually reads this anyway, but if you do, just know that I was out past my bedtime. This is exciting to me, I love spending time with friends and making new friends. And I love it even more so when we are getting to listen to Angela Thomas! My women's group did our first Bible Study in September and we did "Brave" by Angela Thomas.

So what has the weekend brought for me? Well Friday started spring break for my son so it is time to stock the house full of food because he will be here to eat it all for ten days straight, haha... That's what 12 year old boys do in case you didn't know, they eat you out of house and home, and I hear it only gets worse. Went to work Friday afternoon, then headed out to listen to Angela Thomas, who spoke on being worn out and how to cope... Wait a minute aren't I trying to get worn out, she's telling me how to cope with being worn out. Well she was talking about a completely different worn out. The worn out we get from running everywhere doing everything, well, I guess it could be the same worn out if this is what God has called you to do. But then she also touched on a lot of the same things I'm working through right now and that is how to get worn out the right way! And the peace and rest God will provide for you soul when you are serving Him. About turning to Him to get the strength to do everything on your list, don't run from serving because you are afraid of being worn out!

Today, got up early went to some soccer games, came home, worked out in the gardens a little (but it was down right hot out for March!) and spent most of the rest of the evening working on stuff for my Ready Group tomorrow. There is so much to share tomorrow, I wanted to make sure I am able to get it all in!

As the Angela Thomas event ended Friday night, Angela did a presentation for World Vision. I have to admit, my first thought was, of course, these things always try to get you to sponsor something. (Shame on me I know, and here I'm suppose to be figuring out how to love more?) Well, thankfully a few of the ladies from my ready group that went with me decided that as a class we should sponsor a child. So we did! We went to the table and began looking over all those faces, how would we ever decide? We had in our hands the cutest little boy, with the chubbiest cheeks I have ever seen, I believe he was two years old. We were pretty ready to say we'd take him, until we heard the lady working the table talking to someone else. She was telling the other lady that children are no longer allowed to be sponsored once they turn 14, so children from (I think) 12-14 are considered last hope children. We decided that's what we were supposed to do. The little boy with the chubby cheeks will most definitely get picked up by someone, he was SOOO cute. We set out on a search through the pictures on the table of the oldest child. We found one about to turn thirteen in a couple of months, but then there was one older. A girl named Deborah from Congo who would be turning 14 in one month. We knew we had to take her. And we were also pretty sure God sent her to us. You see, when we started our Sunday School class (now a ready group) back in September we began meeting in one of the only rooms open in the church. Above the door was the old name of the classroom... And, are you ready for it? We were the Deborah classroom! Can you believe it! So excited to share her with the rest of our group tomorrow.

The other big thing I want to share tomorrow is "Kisses for Katie" and how it has impacted me. I really don't normally feel led to share things of this nature, but I believe God wants me to encourage others to read this book. I feel maybe he is trying to work through others in my group just like He's working in me. How exciting! (I promise to let you know (whoever you may be) how it goes).