Wow…I blink and nearly three months have passed by! Three months since my last post when I was finishing up my detox. OK…I’m recommitting to the blog thing. Going to give another try to being more consistent with it. For those of you following this regularly – I’m sorry that I’ve been so flaky! Here’s a quick update on what’s been going on. I’ll elaborate more on these items in the weeks to come.
The Diet Thing. I completed the 14-day detox diet and gradually went back to “normal” foods. Even though I didn’t lose any significant weight, I did learn a few things. Apparently, I am sensitive to lactose. Ever since that experience, I get queasy after eating a bowl of cereal or a cup of yogurt or anything with a lot of dairy products in it. Small quantities don’t bother me, but anything with concentrated amounts, does. That’s probably going to curb my Lucky Charms addiction. I know that I could go to soy milk or almond milk or something like that, but I’m choosing to just limit my dairy intake – and hopefully my fat intake as well. The other thing I learned is that I do have the willpower to change what I eat, at least in the short term.
Summer. As you can probably tell by my absence, summer was a whirlwind. This is the first summer that I have been back at work since my children were born. It was a blur of day camps, “grandma-camps”, swimming pools, and family trips. There was no routine to speak of, but we had a lot of fun. School just started last week and I, for one, am grateful for the return of a semi-regular schedule!
Sudan. Yes, Sudan. I went on my first missions trip in early August to Nagishot, Sudan. Four of us went to minister to the ladies there,to teach them some Bible stories and share the gospel and just love on them. Seven women came to Christ, which was absolutely amazing. The country is very poor and very beautiful, as are the people. I’d do it again in a heartbeat. More on that later, too.
Ministry life. Fall ministry is gearing up already, and I’m up to my eyeballs in new opportunities to teach and minister to the women of FEFC. I’m teaching the REAL Women’s Bible study this season, and hosting a new ministry for moms called “Moms’ Connection.” We’ve got the FEFC Women’s Conference coming up in October, too. As crazy as it all sounds, God is raising up the women to lead and to help me with all of these ministries and more. It’s a cool thing to watch. But, I’m noticing that I’m getting a bit callous to the little miracles He does every day; I’m growing more accustomed to them, I guess. I really don’t want to ever lose the wonder that I’ve had during this first year of ministry. How I hang on to it, I’m not sure. That’s something I’ll be praying about.
OK, then. I’ll be sharing more details about all of these things and more in the weeks to come. My brain and heart seem to be very full, so I’m sure it will take some time to unpack it all. I hope you’ll hang in there with me for it all.
