Chris and I left shortly after as we had to be at our church for the two services we were having that morning. We arrived and set things up and had things ready to go for the early birds. We started the first service at 9am and ended around 10am.. then all the people from the last 3 months that had been saved (amen!) had to go change to use the baptism. Let me explain this a little. We just acquired a baptismal and so this past week the men of our church was putting it together making sure there was no leaks or anything of that sort and to see if the water would be warmed up. I was one of the 17 the got baptized. There was two young children.. Sarah (pastors daughter) was first, she is 6 years old. Then Samantha who is 9 went then all the youth from the youth group went.. there was 5 or 6 of them. As the teenagers went into the water they kept saying how cold it was.. then when the first adult went , she also said it was really cold.. but as I stepped in.. expecting it to be as cold as Lake Michigan in the summer, I was surprised at how warm it was. It wasn't cold at all.. silly Texans complaining about warm water. Anyways.. we all headed into the other section to get changed, taking turns in the bathroom... while they started to sing for the next service which started at 10:30.. with all the baptisms.
We had a great turn out.. which was surprising. We had two services for a few reasons. One being that the regular members were going to help serve the second service.. help with parking, work with the kids, nursery, sound system, checking people in.. etc.. helping people to find seats anything that could hinder someone from finding where they were to go.. we had someone to help. Because I was getting baptized, I didn't do some of what I was going to do.... but I helped my husband do the sound system and the PowerPoint.. OK.. so I did the PowerPoint while he did the sound and the recording. Anyways it was great.. we had 2 new families visit us the first service, which was a surprise.. and then we had 4 or 5 families visit us as well during the second service. It was great..and the wonderful thing is that many people enjoyed the music. I heard allot of wonderful things about the music and about how pastor preached.
After everyone left and the clean up had been done, we went out to eat. Mom and dad and Chris and I at a Brazilian cafe. It was really good food, though I didn't eat everything. I wasn't feeling so good. But that was because of the long day.. and the day before.
On Saturday.. the day before... we had a block party for half of McKinney... we had 3 Easter egg hunts each age appropriate... and we had raffles and gifts, and we gave out allot of church information.. we had a cotton candy machine, hot dogs, hot chocolate (because it was a high of 28 that day with cold winds and a few flakes of snow. We had so much fun though that after I lost feeling in my fingers and toes. .I was completely happy. I did go home though at 3pm and fall into a comatose state till morning... at 5am.. where we picked up our story. Yes this weekend was not a very relaxing weekend.. but it was a blessing.
We didn't have evening service yesterday but pastor did invite everyone over to play baseball OUTSIDE.. which me and Chris opted out of. We instead went to do the thing I never thought I would ever do in my life. I still can't believe we are going to do this.. but I have agreed and though somewhat reluctantly, I must say I am getting a small twinge of being alright with it the more we talk about it and research it out.. oh you want to know what I'm talking about. Well Chris has decided.. OK.. we have decided to get a kitten. I know.. i know.. its a c...a...t... but since i can train it to not be stupid(aka jump on the counter and eat butter or pee on the floor.. or scratch furniture).. i have agreed to get one. I must hang my head in shame to all the dog lovers of the world. I never thought that I would sink so low as to actually have a c... in my house... let alone own one. If you had asked me before now... I would have said that I would never have one.. but would have allot of dogs. But I confess.. I don't have a dog yet. Sad.. I know.
Anyways.. today after work we are going to go get some supplies so that when we do actually purchase a kitten we have the stuff of it.. like food, and a litter box and dishes to feed the thing out of and a scratching post and toys and stuff.. whatever cats like.. I hope it kills spiders though.. i really do. I have seen my share of spiders and I would be the happiest person alive if the kitten would eat them all, as well as mice.
Well this Wednesday is my birthday and I shall be 27.. so I have only a couple days left before I age yet again. I don't' mind my birthday.. .not like most people do... but I will say that the closer it comes the more I am getting homesick for my family in Michigan. I miss them, and don't get me wrong.. I love being married and in TEXAS.. but I miss my family. I even miss the snow.. which when it was snowing down here i was the giddy one, the one jumping around with glee... that would have been me. Not the others who were sad and shocked.. no.. no.. I was the happy joyous one calling my best Friend (waking her up) Just to tell her it was snowing in Texas. I hope she is still my friend. :D
I shall leave you with this...
On Thursday I am going to the doctors because I am weeks past my cycle and so i shall find out if I'm pregnant. I have had false alarms before and so I am not hopeful that I may be. And its not like I am trying to be.. but if I am.. then God has this in his perfect timing... and that is perfect for me.
Happy Resurrection!
~Joy~
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