To prepare for working with Discovery Club to be a mentor and help teach children at Leeds Elementary School about Jesus, I had to attend a training session yesterday. The session was way across town in a section I was not familiar with. I had to be at club headquarters at 9:00 and decided I needed to leave at 8:00 in order to find the place.
I printed out instructions from MapQuest, and off I went. Shortly after turning off the interstate, I was lead into very unfamiliar territory. There were lots of twists and turns, and streets that looked more like ill-kept driveways through dilapidated neighborhoods sporting deserted and decaying houses, but finally I arrived at my destination, realized where I was, and knew immediately that the trip would have been a lot easier, more straightforward, less stress producing, and possibly quicker if I had followed the interstate to the Tallapoosa exit and turned on to the very road on which the Discovery Club headquarters is located. One turn off the interstate, instead of 15 or 20. No more Mapquest for me.
With my chronic health issues, I had already been stressing about whether or not I had done the right thing when I signed up to work with this program. By the time I got to the training session, I was even more worried. But, as often happens, God provided me with assurance. I sat in the same seat, getting up only once for a 10-minute-break, and listened to the inspiring leaders explain the program and instruct us in our jobs. When it was all over and I was on my way home (straight down the road to the interstate this time), I realized that I had been comfortable all morning. I had never once thought about pain or fatigue. I was amazed and happy.
I baked a big sour-cream pound cake to take to this weekend's Walk to Emmaus. I won't be working at the retreat. The cake is my work.
Actually, I made it through the rest of the day, even got a cake baked to donate to this weekend's Walk to Emmaus retreat that my Emmaus group is conducting. In the late afternoon, the dogs and I went for a good walk. Halfway through, we were caught by rain and were thoroughly soaked when we got home. But none of us seemed to mind, not even Sophie, who hates getting wet.
Back inside, we dried off, had a treat, and waited for the season premieres of "Criminal Minds" and "CSI." Both shows were exciting and interesting, but "CSI" was sad and "Criminal Minds" had me worried all through the episode that Morgan and J.J. were ending their tenure on the show. It was almost the end of the episode before I learned that it had been a trick to keep viewers mesmerized. J.J. and Morgan were safe.
After all the t.v. watching, I let the dogs into the backyard one last time, picked up the new book, Dr. Sleep by Stephen King, that came in the mail yesterday, and went to bed to read. Skipper immediately hopped up onto the bed and threw up. I put my book away, changed the bed linens, and snuggled back in for a good read. I think I was able to keep my eyes open for about 10 minutes and 25 or so pages before I was nodding off. But from what I've read, It's going to be a good one. It's a story about Danny Torrance, the son of Wendy and Jack Torrance or The Shining fame. I hope to get back to it tonight. But today, I have a cake to deliver and a hair cutting appointment to keep.
Still feeling pretty good too.
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On 09/26/2013, Dolores Tanner said ...
can't imagine going to bed to read "King" would give me nightmares!!!
On 09/27/2013, Barbara Anne said ...
So glad you got thru the class in comfort! Are the classes with the children going to be held in a building separate from the public school building(s)? Hope so!
Your cake looks so yummy! Will you go to the retreat?
No Stephen King for me, day or night. Decades ago I got "The Shining" as a book club book because I failed to send in that @*&*(#@ post card back to them in time. I may have already mentioned that I read it straight thru, will all of the lights in the house on and making DH stay up, too. I finished it at 3am and was wide eyed for the rest of the night. No, thank you. Once was enough! :) More power to you!
Hope Skipper is okay today.
Hugs!
On 09/27/2013, mariesews said ...
So glad you are feeling good. Pain free days are a joy to be cherished.
And I agree with Dolores... I canNOT read Stephen King and especially not before bed. I'd never get to sleep!
Take care.
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