Wowsers

Who ever said working is fun--is lying.

Oh wait. No one said working was fun.

Don't get me wrong, I love what I am doing and absolutely love the people I am working with, but it was the exhaustion that got to me this weekend.

Today, was the last day of my Food Service Hostess rotation for this month. I think things will get much easier once I get adjusted. But I had a few hiccups during my role as Hostess this weekend. For example, I accidentally put all the wrong linens on the tables, and I realized it once all the tables were set. I was too embarrassed to say anything to my Work Crew and just waited for them to leave so that I could just change it all myself. But there were two guys that were lingering around the dining hall, and I knew if I waited until they left I would never finish before dinner. So I started and they just laughed at me and helped me change the table linens. Thank God for them.

I was so lucky to have a wonderful Work Crew. They did their job--and they did it great.

There was a young, 18 year-old girl, Lily, that was on my Work Crew, and she just proved to me once again that I am supposed to work with high school kids. They hold part of my heart--especially young kids that come from bad neighborhoods, low-income families, and minorites.

Well, Lily was telling me about how her parents split up a year and a half ago and how it has been so hard. She moves back and forth between her mom and dad, and she is the oldest sibling. She has moved around all her life and hasn't had a close group of friends. I just wanted to squeeze her and reassure her that life goes on but to know God is good.

But besides my little hiccups and first time jitters, I enjoyed taking a leadership role. Sort of.

I have been having good conversation lately. Well, I wouldn't exactly call it good-- it is more of conflict conversation. But you all know I like a good argument.

I am standing firm. I am expressing what I believe. And I am going to stick to it.

God loves me no matter what I believe and what I ultimately believe in is love. God's commandment is love me above all us and love your neighbors--and that is what I will do.