WOW! What a feeling...Today Kelsey and I joined a few fellow women to read story books provided to the headstart children by local banks. Apparentley they recieve these materials for free, but the school also gets "Credit" for how many volunteer hours they log, so we gladly came to help. We went to 4 different classrooms and I read 3 books in 1 room and 1 in the others. Kelsey had a great time, she was pretty excited to see what all went on at "real school"...and I have to admit I got pretty excited also. The possibility that she might be happy in public school opened my eyes, after all...just because my children ( might) go to public school doesnt mean I cant volunteer several times a week there right?! Apparently volunteers are what the school is desperate for, with all the budget cuts and etc happening, its hard to get enough help at this great little school.
I realized as I was talking to one of the teacher aides about the lunchroom, that there is a REAL need now for extra help and Im sure it will have only grown by the time my children are attending school if something doesnt happen to the economy therefore reflecting budget issues for education...
Anyways, the point for this rambling is because I was surprised to hear that theres a real need for simple help in the lunchroom. Theres just not enough people to help the little ones get their tray and open milk cartons, and etc. So I hope to contact my friend Burda to find out if she already has some kind of organizing for this and if not I can only soliciate the help of my UMW girls, and myself :)
My heart was warmed up to the idea of public school today..maybe it was an opening provided by God in response to my hearts prayers of longing for more opportunites for worship, service, and interaction...
We had been visiting other churches, just because I wasnt feeling full filled at our home church. I just longed for more opportunities to worship and fellowship with my fellow like minded friends....and we prayed and visited and I realized that I didnt have that "home" feeling like I do at my home church, First United Methodist Church, at other churches..... So I decided to take on a new attitude rather than a new Church. I decided that just because there weren't advertised opportunites for fellowship doesnt mean that there arent any. I have a made a promise to myself to attend and fully re-commit to my UMW circle, join Berda in any way that I can if she needs me, and leave my heart open to any opportunity that presents itself with Julie, our childrens ministry director, which so far has been a blast! Brian and I hosted childrens church on Sunday and then did Kelseys Sunday school lesson, we had a great time!
So for now thats all my thoughts in my head out on "paper". So Ill continue to keep my heart open and my mouth shut so I can hear where God is leading me!
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