Monday... the start of a brand new week. With my husband away in Germany on a course, I have the responsibility of driving everyone everywhere on top of all the other things that I am involved in. But somehow last week I scheduled way to much in and everything was overlapping. Actually I didn't end up making it to everything I was committed to. I felt bad but there was absolutely nothing I could do. I thought I had learned to say this small two letter word "no". But somehow I think I had forgotten. Monday was a meeting in the city to make a Go Missions presentation. But at the same time I had a scheduled worship practise for our upcoming Women's Conference. I thought I could attend one and just be late to the other. But the first ran late and I completely did not make the other. Story of my life!!!. Tuesday I attended a public submission evening for our city school board. That was a long hard evening hearing the pleas of a hundred parents to save their schools. I really felt for them but I was there hoping that our own school would be saved from the clutches of budget cuts and politics. But after listening to the next mornings news, I found out that our school did make the review list to be reconfigured from a P-9 school to a P-6 school. Now the fight really begins. Wednesday I had to meet with a young lady regarding the dance that was taking place at the conference. Somehow I did not receive any emails regarding our practises so I missed out totally on a practise at the same time I was at the board meeting. Thursday I was busy running around completing last minute preps for the Amazing race I was organizing for the conference and then a prayer meeting in the chapel. And Friday of course the SOON women's conference began. We had an amazing weekend with Yanna Conway and Nancy Miller speaking to us regarding The Bride of Christ. Both ladies are such gifted speakers. The weekend left me at the altar reevaluating some things in my life. Sunday morning I was singing a special number for our service. It was a beautiful song called "You Gave your Life Away" by Kathryn Scott. I am sure the devil did not want me to sing it or at least get me flustered because when I showed up for the sound check they did not realize I was singing. Then worship practise ran late and prayer started immediately. In the back of my mind I am frantic as to how I am going to get back home in time to bring my own kids to church. So the sound check began shortly after 10. I quickly drove home and picked up the kids after seeing their texts saying "Where are you?". The song went beautifully during the service. So all my worrying about it did not take away from the Holy Spirit moving through it. At the moment I finished singing I felt this extreme sense of gratefulness to the Lord for helping me through one of the busiest weeks I have faced in a long time. Even when I came home I went to my room and just continued to say Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to the Lord for never leaving my side. I realized that He gave me the strength that was needed to get through. It was certainly nothing I had done. I once again was in awe of the Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil 4:13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
