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Nothing
Is Impossible with God: I was
thinking about that truth from the Bible a lot last weekend. My sister Mary was installed as a deacon at
Christ Presbyterian Church. I’m not
surprised that my sister has been chosen as a ministry leader in her church,
especially since she and her husband, Jordan, have long been doing the prayer
in outreach in their church and neighborhood that would be customary of people
in such a role. What’s amazing and truly
miraculous is that my sister has done more than survived, she’s thrived since
she joined the church’s youth group back in high school. She’s been through an awful lot in her life,
and God’s turned it all into good, as only He can. Thank, You, Lord Jesus!
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Who are you today? Since I substitute regularly at school
both for academic teachers from the toddler class up through middle school as
well as work in Montessori Enrichment, it’s not unusual for people to ask me, “Who
are you today?” I know that they mean who are you subbing for today, but that’s
not what they say. I’ve gotten in the
habit of introducing myself, “I’m Trisha,” though most people know me there,
then I add, “and today I’m subbing for so-and-so.” It catches people off-guard which can be fun.
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The Waiting Game Lately the combination
of different substituting, babysitting, nannying, afterschool club teacher mix
I juggle has kind of been up in the air.
I’m doing my best to roll with it and not worry about what’s next. As of yet, I don’t have enough kids signed up
to run either of my afterschool clubs, so I’m postponing the start date for one
more week to give parents more time to get their forms and fees in. I know it will all work out one way or
another, and I’m grateful to have work to do even if I’m not certain what the
combination will look like over the next few months.
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Respect Life Sunday This
weekend is Respect Life Sunday at our parish.
Kevin and I have had so much going on with work, family, ministry
things, that we decided that it would be better for us right now if we didn’t
commit to one more thing. I thought I
might feel tremendously guilty not helping set everything up and man the tables
as I have in previous years, but then I recalled some of the more day-to-day
things Kevin and I have done in recent months that most definitely fall under
the category of respect life, and I felt better realizing it’s become a way of
life for us, not just an occasional Sunday.
