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My friend Kelly and I are on a learning journey. We are working together through a DVD correspondence course on Biblical Studies. Last night's classes, though, were a little bit rough. The speaker was unbelievably dramatic, droned on and on, and sang entire lines of his messages. Kelly and I were literally doubled over with laughter through most of the 5 sessions.
While I'm not sure I learned much on the topic of praise and worship, I definitely enjoyed a good dose of laughter!
I've heard the observation that we all have the same number of hours in a day. And while I know it, sometimes I don't believe it. This week went by so fast, there's no way each day had 24 hours! Yet I know they did, and many of them just escaped me...
Then there's Jack Bauer's day. It never ceases to amaze me how jam-packed each of his 24 hours is. How does he accomplish so much in such short amounts of time?
Forget getting better at multi-tasking or increasing my time management skills. What I really need is some lessons in Jack Bauer-ing!
We spent a few days in Johannesburg this week to attend a leadership conference. I love learning and developing, so I really enjoyed the event. (But talk about information overload! My brain has been working overtime ever since, trying to figure out how to apply all I learned!) It was also great to drive our new car to the city for the first time, spend that time with Niel, and get to eat out anywhere other than our handful of local restaurants.
One of my rules when we're in a city is that we're not allowed to eat at a restaurant we have in our town. I figure, if I'm all the way up in Joburg, I want to be eating some place I don't often have access to. One of my all-time favorite city eateries is Primi Piatti. It's got a casual, fun atmosphere and some of the best Italian food I've eaten in Africa.
I'm a pretty boring orderer -- anywhere I go, I tend to always order the same meal. (At Primi, it's Pollo Giorgio...mmm-mmm!) I guess I'm not very adventurous. I'd rather stick with what I know .
In the spirit of full disclosure, let me just share that I even do this in public bathrooms. If it's a restroom that I've visited before, I will inevitably use the same stall I did the first time. I don't even plan it; it usually just happens. And it always makes me smile to myself as I'm closing the stall door...
Do you have any rules or idiosyncrasies to share?
Yesterday was a great day.
It all began when Niel came into my office and handed me a Snapple Peach Iced Tea! Apparently, our newly-expanded grocery store is now carrying Snapple...and now our fridge looks like this:
Just a few hours later, something even more amazing happened. We bought a personal car! Since we've been married, we've been trusting the Lord for our own car. We've always only had ministry vehicles, and while we've never been without transportation, there have been times that it's been challenging because of a shortage of cars. We are now the proud humble owners of a new-to-us car!
Then, as we climbed into bed last night, Niel leaned over and said, "Thanks for being my wife."
Yesterday really was a great day!
On Monday we asked our staff and interns to stand in faith with us for something specific. This morning, at our weekly prayer meeting, I was able to share with them how God has already begun to answer our prayers. It was so neat to see their faces light up and hear their expressions of praise to God. It was as though you could physically see their faith being strengthened by hearing of God's faithfulness.
I love getting to help lead a team of people not just in ministry, but also in the journey of discipleship as we all grow in faith and Christ-likeness.
