What a crazy week!

Wow, to sum it up, God's timing is amazing!! This week was crazy, because I was fighting congestion and a cough all week. On top of that, my oldest was back to running a fever, and diagnosed on Tuesday with a mild ear infection and strep throat. So it was a week of physical downness in my house.

But what amazing things happened ministry-wise! On Monday, I shared with my Praise Team the idea encouraged to me by others to get together and eat. So, on the first Sunday of each month, for anyone on the team who is able, we're meeting for lunch right after church. On Tuesday, I decided to follow up with the Salvation Army with the idea of having my handbell group play at a kettle in winter. This is not my idea, I am borrowing it from my Handbell Musicians of America magazine from last December. But the response I got was fantastic! They're excited and want to find more ways to get churches and more specifically, musical groups involved with their outreach at Christmastime! Then, I heard back from Ci-Ci's pizza about a fundraising opportunity that we can have there. My idea was to have some musicians from our music ministry come and share music while people eat! The manager said that many groups have done that, and it's been successful! Finally, I got a flyer from Sea World San Antonio about the opportunity at Christmastime to have 30 minutes on stage sharing music at their Christmas events. There's lots of great opportunities on the horizon!

Which leads to where I'm at right now. I feel like a corner has been turned and things are moving forward. For about the past 3 years, I honestly felt like I was spinning my wheels and not really getting anywhere. A lot of it was me trying to do things by myself, not involving others, and not communicating well. A lot of it was me allowing myself to fall into a trap of mediocrity a long time ago and not expect more of myself and the groups I'm working with. But, now, things have changed in me, in my life, and in the music ministry of King of Kings.

I am looking forward to this next week, because I am taking a break. I really wrestled with whether I should or shouldn't, for a whole lot of reasons, but now, I realize that I need to. I broke down in tears during the opening worship last week at the Alleluia conference because the focus was on rest. And I do very much need it. I haven't made the time for myself and my family. And in re-evaluating what I am doing and how I am ministering to others, if I'm not taking care of myself and my family, I'm a failure, no matter how hard I work. So, this coming week will be used to spend time with my girls, work on some projects around the house, write music, and rest. And then, after that, it's back to work. And there's lots of good and exciting things awaiting!