The Weekend in Review

"And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove.  Then a voice came from heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." - Mark 1:10-11

It's been a good weekend.  Friday night I went and hung out at the teacher apartment.  It was a relaxing end to a busy week.  Saturday I drove the preschool teacher to the airport to meet up with this week's medical brigade.  We try to have all of our teachers experience the other side of the ministry, so she will be spending the week at our Mission House and doing community outreach all week.  While at the airport, I ran into a group from another ministry with which I am friends.  It was great to see them, as I haven't seen them since Christmas.  I got back to the ranch early enough to read for awhile, and then sit in the rain to watch the guys play soccer.  It was a fun game to watch.

Saturday evening, some of the teenage girls hosted a special dinner for all the house parent couples at the ranch.  I hear it was very lovely.  I babysat a house of boys so the parents in that house could attend.  They didn't get home until almost 10pm, so I was pretty tired.  However, I had a lot of fun with the kids.  One of the boys is the same one in my profile pic on Facebook.

Today was a typical day in the city.  The sermon in church was on the importance of having discernment.  Afterwards, we went to Chili's for lunch.  We hadn't been in a while, and decided it would be a fun treat.  We got our shopping done and were back at the ranch by 3:30pm.  Again, I had time to read some more.  I am currently reading the Baxter series by Karen Kingsbury.  It's not actually called that.  There are several different series that follow the Baxter family.  All the female teachers at the ranch have been reading it, and I got sucked in too.  The books are really excellent, if you are looking for something good to read.  WARNING:  They are DEFINITELY chick books.  

I am looking forward to a short week this week.  We are taking Thursday and Friday off for a mini spring break.  I decided that since Easter is not until April, we would have a spring break.  The schools in the city are taking the whole week off, but we find the kids at the ranch get bored very quickly if they are out of school too long.  I would rather give a break and yet keep them busy.  :)