A lot of catching up to do

Brace yourselves for several blog posts. I can't believe I haven't posted since Camp Happy V happened. This is possibly indicative of just how busy things have been lately. In amongst all this busyness, I am still aiming for my year of "less is more" and trying to be very thoughtful about how I use my time and who I give it to. Time is something we never get back once it is gone, so it's important to use every moment to glorify God and help others to know him better.

Anyway. I digress.

Let's talk about weekends now. What have I been up to?

10th, 11th and 12th of October

Friday: I was meant to be heading down to Goulburn to meet up with Weasel today but I got sick so I called the weekend off. Cancelled all my plans and just made sure I had the energy to be at youth group and church. Youth group started back this week, which is always wonderful. I love being part of the youth leadership team and every week I get to teach teenagers the bible is a wonderful privilege. I need to remember that God could take this away from me at any point and he is well within my right to do so - serving at youth group does not make me worthy before God. But, it's just really fun and I love it, so every moment I am at youth group I'm going to enjoy it! We looked at Isaiah and the need for evangelism as an introduction to our term focusing on learning stories from the Gospel Beads.

Saturday: This Saturday ended up being busier than I expected it to be, considering that I was sick and had cancelled all my plans. Soong spontaneously decided to go out for brunch together. Due to the lack of cafes in the south west, and Soong deciding he really wanted savory food, we headed out to Campbelltown Pancakes on the Rocks. Steph came with us which was really fun. Then after eating breakfast, I rushed out to lunch with Helen and another girl Liz, who we were taking to Iraqi's. It was awesome food and just good fun to hang out with them. Then I went home and spent the evening in pajamas being unwell. I had a visit from my family who were happy to come to me, and were happy to risk infection just to visit and see how I was handling my cold. They ended up staying and making brinner, and then we played card games before they left so I could have an early night.

Sunday: Today was the Sunday that Pete announced he was leaving St Barnabas. There were many tears. I brought an extra box of tissues to church just in case. Afterwards, Christine decided we should all go on a picnic together and so we bought rolls and meat from the deli and headed out to Lizard Log. We played Ultimate Frisbee and enjoyed the amazing weather.