Yes Lord

Man, am I feeling tired tonight. We had a great dinner at Perkins with Margie. She enjoyed listening to the kids talk about school and telling us about her childhood days on the farm. We had a nice visit at the nursing home. The kids played dominos with Sandy, Maybel, and the gang, and Mara and Charlotte had fun playing toss the necklace on each others' head. This morning I woke up early and wrote a long note to Tutugirl on the inside of Chrysanthemum and gave it to her. At lunch she thanked me and said that it gave her confidence. I emailed the principals this morning to let them know that girls were harassing her yesterday and to keep an eye out for it, and I left the cafeteria a few minutes before the bell rang, and I got an email later from an administrator saying that right after I left, they started in, and that the adults were right on the girls and spoke to them about their behavior. I had my friend, Deb, on my heart today and emailed her, and even though we haven't spent a lot of time together, I am glad that she feels comfortable talking to me about personal things. I pray that God grants them the ability to have their own child. John is going to help take some 5th graders to an assembly at Lenihan on Friday morning. I'm so proud of him for saying yes to everything God needs him to do. One of our favorite songs that we sing at church is Yes, Lord, and I pray that we and others continue to see that it is God that is needing these favors and that we say yes with happiness to be able to help. Chloe wanted to cook dinner for my mom last week and invited her over, but my mom said they were already starting to cook dinner. Chloe's eyes filled with tears of disappointment, and I wish that my mom would have said "Yes, Lord". I asked my friend, Craig, if MCS could possibly use their church for the fundraiser dinner and concert, and I was grateful that he said "Yes Lord". I pray that Dixie has a safe drive home from Nashville, that John and Michelle and I work quickly tomorrow to pick up all the Girl Scout cookies and then make it to church, that we listen to what God wants us to do and that we selflessly obey. I got my hair trimmed tonight, and I commented to the hairdresser that I could tell she had lost a lot of weight. She looked great, healthy, and confident. She said that she took Alii diet pills for a couple months and that they helped her learn how to eat because every time she ate much fat, it went right through her. I would like to tell myself that this will happen to me too so that I don't eat fatty foods. I pray for the self control to eat healthy foods and treat my body like a temple. I would like to buy some bird food to put in the feeder outside my grandparents' window and a book about birds so that we can spend time together bird watching. I would like to see the movie, Alice in Wonderland, and I pray that I can be frugal with our money so that we can have a special night at the movies and maybe invite Tutugirl and Patricia. I have enjoyed some collegial dialog with Shannon, the long term sub for Charlotte, and I think she is a very good teacher. A few students are upset that she has such high expectations, but I am proud of her for sticking to her beliefs about education and immersion, and I pray that the students learn that they are capable of meeting the challenge. I was proud of Chloe for asking Marge if she would like to go to church with us sometime. She said she will once the weather gets better. This is understandable since she's 85 years old. She said that our friend, Dean, is not happy with his Lutheran church, and I pray that pastors have the wisdom and compassion to deliver a meaningful sermon that glorifies God and unites the people. I pray that people who want to be involved in the church and sharing their love for God take the initiative to take on a leadership position like Gary, Grant, Kalika, and Chloe.