Everyday with Jesus

Hey

I wanted to blog last night but I figured I could remember it in the morning. And i vaguely do =)
Last night was our first official cell group night that we planned and it went...amazingly =)
We started off with some cooking and it actually took like an hour more than we expected it too =P because you know, we're just bad at timing like that but it was alright and i found out that one pack of pasta feeds ALOT of people. also i forgot to stir it. poor Hailey. she doesn't like the sound of my nails against the bottom of a pot. And it was fun. Everyone seemed to have something to do. Cept for some people. That went to play ball. And wander a little. Which i guess is the problem with having cooking nights and having people who've already eaten. But otherwise I think...it was awesome =) sadly didn't get pictures. But who needs them when they're embedded firmly into your head? =P

Afterwards we had our little mini worship in the children worship hall. Well one of the classrooms. And it was kind of funny =P it was really chill. And it was alright if people didn't sing because I know there are people in my group who aren't christian. But it was really great hearing other people sing. Like C. haha funny boys. =) and then was discussion. I guess in discussion it was a lot of me, nat and suprisingly R. He's actually like the most amazing boy in the cell group =P well i'm not favoring but i mean like he suprises me like every week. Praying for me, sharing, answering. And he's super helpful! He like asked us if he could wash dishes and i'm like WOOT! =) Love him.

And so the night went pretty well. We had some new people. I think a lot of the fun and the memorable stuff for most would be in the cooking but it was just....amazing altogether =) And i think i'm beginning to understand the progression from quietness to openness and i'm so glad that 2 people shared yesterday. Just small prayer requests. But it's the kinds of things that hint at their openness and I really love that. =)

And last night i practiced for my days of washing dishes in residence =P
wrinkly hands.
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Something else I think God's really changing in me is my relationships with my family. For the past week or so my days have been relatively relaxed and I don't have like MOUNDS of homework. More like one or two things that I don't look at too hard and I just get it done. I think. Not sure if that's the best thing =P. But I'm trying to sleep earlier. And I find myself a lot more willing to do chores. And it's good. Because it's like i've been feeling lately before that I've been such a....not a burden but i'm not doing my part in the family. And slowly I think I'm beginning to value my family a lot more. Because I think one of the problems I have is that I'm always doing things in OTHER places. I'm washing dishes at church, doing av at church, helping out at school, and not so much at home. And I know the homefront can sometimes be the place we overlook the most. But with some recent events I hope I continue to see my family more.

And that might just be the conclusion of this blog post =)

p.requests:
- not to get too busy to pray
- to keep in touch with my cell group
- to be open to what God's doing in my life
- to throw myself out there

thanks friends =)