home is where the heart is

I missed a lot of things about home this week: family, friends, mexican(always), sanctuary, church, school, you name it, the list goes on and on... Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not sitting at home pouting all day, but at various times, I'm reminded of where I've come from and how many people love and support me while I'm away. And it always humbles me. So thank you, thank you for taking the time to read my blog and still stay connected with me while I'm gone. I'm a firm believer in the saying: "you don't realize how good you've got it, until it's gone".

This past week has been a really good one, though. I was able to get a lot of work done for church and still have some time for myself. I never thought creating your own schedule or being your own boss, would be such a difficult thing; believe me I've only just started being half way successful at it. Wednesday was a work day, I spent most of the day in front of the computer and then went to Cath's house to have dinner with her and a couple of her friends. Thursday was a calm day; me and Amy went and saw a movie and then I had a leader's meeting for church that evening. It was a really encouraging meeting, we talked about the possibility of going to India in Jan. of 2007. I would love to see Westchurch take that opportunity. Friday I went for a run with my friend Sian, then me and Helen had our weekly prayer time, and spend the rest of the day planning a 50th Birthday party for a lady at church. Friday night there was about 15 of us that went to Floreat Beach and had a barbque and played some volleyball. It was so encouraging; several of the youth brought some of their friends along for the first time. Afterwards, I took some of the younger girls out for some coffee at a posh coffee place in Subi. Then, as if that wasn't enough, I drove out to the airport with the Nevill's to pick up Sam, who had been in the states for about 3 months. I don't think I got home til 2:30am. Saturday was a busy day as well; spent the morning running errands for the party, then went to Anna and Brenton's wedding, and the rest of the night, I organized LeeLee's 50th birthday. I really think I should go into event planning or something. So far since I've been here, I've helped do a fundraiser, a wedding reception, and now a birthday party. I think I've found my next calling...I'll just hang onto that one for a while. And today was church, we went and ate at King's Park for lunch and then I went into Subi to the markets to buy some fresh fruit and veg for the week. It's like a mad house in there; seriously, you can get a black eye over a good piece of produce if you're not careful!