I'm pretty sure I made a promise to myself to write a blog at least once a week. Suppose I should change that to once a...eh...whenever I feel like it. =) Life has a way of getting all busy and I can't seem to make myself sit down and write. So here goes my attempt at a second blog.
First, I'd like to thank all those wonderful people praying for me get a job. It paid off! Even though it's temporary, for now, it sure feels great to be working again after 9 months of nada. I'm not very good at sitting around the house or coming up with new things to do that won't cost anything. So even though it's pretty much grunt work, I love it and it suits my CDO (this means OCD but now it's in alphabetical order) just perfectly!
On September 8th, my big brother turned the big 4-0! I still can't believe it. I wonder why I feel old...hmmm. The great part is he still thinks of me as around 5 years old and I still picture him as about 12 or so. Although I probably won't find myself getting on his back, riding him around like he's a dog, and calling him 'Travis' ever again. That would just be awkward...and painful. So here's a shout-out to my big bro, I love you and I miss you like crazy! See you at Christmas.
This month I also had the joy of being surrounded by awesome people at Monroe Park. Powhatan Community Church had a birthday party for the homeless. It turned out to be another great event and I'm so blessed to be able to be a part of something that is inspiring. I never thought I would step out from underneath my rock and do something of this nature. God has sure been working hard on me and I can't begin to express how wonderful it feels.
After the afternoon at the park, we bid farewell to Sara's cousin. We had a fabulous feast of Thanksgiving fixins'. Thanksgiving is Patrick's favorite holiday and I suppose they don't celebrate across the pond (England). The only drawback of celebrating this holiday in early September is pumpkin, turns out, is a seasonal item. This would have been nice to know before I agreed to make a Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake. I had to scrap that idea at the last minute and whip up a Swedish Apple Pie...which nobody ate because we were all too full from the main courses and those sinful side dishes. But all turned out well and we got to have some pie the next day along with hanging out with the family.
The weekend packed full of fun stuff also happened to be the 10th anniversary of 9-11-01. Sara and I went to the other campus for church which is held in a movie theater. I thought it was pretty cute that you put your offering in a popcorn bucket. Anyway, we got to witness a fantastic service and I think it helped heal a lot of hearts just a little bit more. It's still very hard to watch those images from that tragic day even though they play in my head when I let myself think about it. However, it's a comfort to know that God is watching us and he will never give us more than we can handle. We will never forget that day but we need to remember the good things that came of it. The heroes, the lives that were saved, the new lives that began, the country that came together as "One nation, under God, indivisible", nobody can take that away from us.
September has been a busy month fo' sho'. So count your blessing, be thankful for the good and the bad, and should you feel as though you're missing out on something, make sure someone wakes you up before they go-go. Have a Happy Week!
