Work then church. Monday nights are my ministry nights at Mosaic working with the Restoration & Recovery team. Tonight was our first night so there were a lot of things to do ~ but it went great. We have a great R&R Team this year and I feel blessed to be a part of it this year.
Did you learn anything new about yourself?
I noticed today that it is hard for me to switch from "work mode" to "ministry mode". With work it is mostly about being professional, keeping on task, being efficient, getting things done. With ministry it is all of those things, but with relationships being the overarching goal. It is more about the person and less about the work that is produced. Maybe on my drives over to church I should take that 5 mins to pray and ask God to help me re-center myself.
How do you feel about your relationship with God today?
I feel pretty good. Work was overwhelming today and my list kept growing ... but I am thankful for encouraging & prayerful people in my life that reflect Jesus back to me.
How do you feel about your relationships with people today?
I feel very good. For R&R we met together in a big group for instruction and then broke into smaller groups for the process time. I am already feeling like this group of woman is the perfect fit for the book we are reading and the life transitions we are all going through. I am praying for the Lord's blessing for all of us woman as we walk down the road of healing.
Other thoughts or feelings?
Counseling/Recovery/Healing/Process groups really excite me. Coming home from R&R I totally felt like I was high on life. I have taken these past 5 months off from doing any counseling work because I was so burnt out from my graduate program - but tonight reminded me why I love the field of counseling so much. I know that the Lord has gifted me ~ but I'm still praying about where I should use those gifts. For now it'll be in R&R.
MORE thoughts?
One last thing. A coupled weeks ago my friend asked me to join a "gal pal mug swap" where we signed up and got matched with another girl. We learned what they liked and would buy them a mug & other goodies as well as pray for them during the weeks. I sent mine out last Friday. When I got home tonight I found a package waiting for me! I opened it up and found the most amazing & thoughtful card, mug, tea towels and earrings a girl could ever want. Feeling very loved and blessed by my gifts!
