315

So, what in the world does 315 mean? That would be the number of blog posts I have written. Craziness.

Really though, for the life of me I could not come up with a good title, so 315 seemed to work so that my brain didn't have to work! Random much?

Since my brain isn't working properly at the moment, and since it is also scattered all over the US of A, we are going to stick to a random, scattered post.

-This past Tuesday was our last night of Bible Study: The Inheritance. I am so sad it is already over! Talk about a quick semester. However, I don't want this to be just another bible study completed that I can check off my list, I want it to keep sinking in and change me. Truly. I want to be more intentional about engaging my mind and heart long after bible study is over and meditating and wrestling with what I've learned this semester. There are some meaty, deep things we learned and things that I don't even fully understand that I can chew on, and chew on I will. Speaking of Tuesday night, we had a sweet little visitor, a future heiress, Miss Annabeth! She was wearing the cutest little pink outfit with socks on that said "Future Heiress" on the bottom. Absolutely darling! It was a fun surprise and a perfect way to end the series.

-Last night I was looking at these pictures and was thinking about how badly I want to be here with all of you in October. I am seriously praying about it! I just think it would be so fun. And I don't think Abby or Shelly would object to me coming to Nashville prior to the event and hitching a ride with them. ;) We shall see, "imaginary" friends!

-I am not a math person. Not at all. Me and numbers have never been, nor will we ever be BFF. However, I spent all day Wednesday with my co-workers working on our budget. Y'all, it was exhausting. I am so thankful that we have an administration assistant who knows exactly what she's doing when it comes to budget. Yes, I am learning, but it is certainly not my gift. At all. But, while we were discussing our upcoming events and budget and whatnot, I got really excited about girls ministry. I mean, I always have been excited about it, but talking about it and preparing for it gets my heart so ready for a successful 2009 - 2010 year. In two months I will have a year of ministry under my feet, and I feel like next year I'll have a better understanding of what "my" girls ministry is supposed to look like. So, despite the number exhaustion after our all day meeting, I had a new outlook for my ministry come this fall. However, my main goal in ministry is that that girls would fall more in love with Jesus, know Him better, learn how to walk with Him and have an intimate relationship with Him on their own! That would be idea of a "successful" ministry. After all, is that not what ministry is all about? All in all, I am excited.

-This week, me and the girls started exchanging emails about "Girls Weeked '09!" Get excited. Whatever we do, or wherever we go, I know it will be wonderful. I am so ready to be with them for a good, long weekend! I just can't believe this will be our fourth one! That seems crazy to me.(And yes, weeked is spelled right!)

-Last night I was supposed to have my second Jr. High Girl's bible study, however, I figured it would be low in attendance because Spring Break officially started yesterday, so instead I took two of the girls to dinner. They chose Chilli's, so off we went! We had fun, and interestingly enough, our waiter was a guy who I went to elementary school with. At first, before we discussed we knew each other, the girls kept telling me that he was being so flirty. I told them that wasn't the case, but that we most likely knew each other. Sure enough, we did, but the girls still thought he was being way flirty. And that, my friends, is what I love about Jr. High girls, they think everyone has a love language of flirting and they can spot it at any moment. At one point during the dinner, they told me I did not know what I was talking about, that I was being naive to the fact that he was flirting. I just laughed! I will hold tight to the advice I get from the minds of two eighth grade girls forever and ever. (And just for the record, before you think I was being naive, homedude has a girlfriend. He was just being nice and totally scored brownie points with them when he gave them each a free chocolate shake as we were leaving!)

-I did not got to Jazzercise once this week. Nope! Not once. I am such a bad girl. Or maybe it just had to do with the fact that I had something every night of the week. I did miss it, though!

-You'll be happy to know that come Monday morning, me and the fam are packing up up and heading to San Antonio for a few days. I am so excited and so ready to do nothing! My goal is to lay by the pool as much as I can, and of course, get a little shopping in. The one thing I miss about being a teacher is the breaks, so I am so grateful for the few days that I am getting to take off next week. It's like a mini spring break, and we all know that is better than nothing. Plus, I have this really cute top I just got at Ann Taylor Loft for $9 and it is the perfect "River Walk" top, so I am really hoping I get to wear it for a night out on the town! And by that I mean eating dinner at a cute restaurant with the peeps. Either way, I am thrilled to be getting away for a few days! (And, don't think for one minute I won't be thinking about all of you Siestas!)

I know there are ten million other things I could bore you with, but I will refrain because it is late and I have to be up early!

Happy Spring Break, folks!