yesterday and today

i was worn out and a smidge grumpy last night so i didn't post about my day so i'm doubling up today!

wednesday was a short work day.  that morning, i put together more sewing kits.  i really enjoyed this more than i thought i would.  after lunch, we headed off to an adventure!  our group went to avery island to the tabasco bottling company.  i bought spicy mayonaise that i can't wait to try on a turkey sandwich.  from there we attempted to find a movie theatre to go see blindside (which was fantastic!!) and to find somewhere to eat.  needless to say, the GPS lead us astray and we ended up in lafayette, la.  all i need to say is that i was glad i wasn't driving!

this morning, i worked again at the depot putting together sewing kits.  i think we almost finished two pallets this week!  then after lunch, i headed to chez hope - the women's shelter.  we worked again in the clothes closet but this time, we made a serious dent in all the donations.  it looked much better after we finished.  that place touched my heart this week.  they do offer hope in so many ways to people who really need it. 

i'm still trying to figure out why the Lord wanted me to come on this trip.  i feel a little more at peace with myself and God though. 

one of my favorite moments of today comes from mrs. jewell.  she is hard of hearing and during the singing at the service this evening, she was singing as only she can.  her husband told her she was singing too loud.  so she sang louder!  i couldn't help the giggling after that!

today's distraction...sewing kits (day 2)

today was a great day at sager brown!  we rose nice and early and had several orientations of what kind of work we would be doing this week.  then we headed over to the depot warehouse.  this place is impressive.  everything that comes into sager brown is sorted and all kinds of stuff get ready to head out to whomever needs it.

i worked at the sewing kit table.  at this table, we had to make sure that each bag had 3 yards of fabric, a matching spool of thread, a pack of needles, a pair of scissors, and at least 5-8 matching buttons.  i had a great time putting these together.  it was fun matching everything up and digging through massive amounts of thread and buttons.  many of the kits were already packed by the folks who sent them to sager brown but they all have to be checked.  i couldn't help thinking of who is going to receive each kit and what they were going to make with it.  i pray it blesses their life!  other kits that were being put together were school kits, layette kits, birthing kits, and health kits.

tomorrow, i am headed to the head start program in baldwin.  i believe i will be working with 3 and 4 year olds.  right up my alley!

today was also mary's birthday (68, i believe).  mac surprised her with a cake and candles and she clapped and grinned like a little girl.  pure joy!

quote of today...skip - (talking about planning the communion service on thursday) - well they argued about who was going to bless the condiments.  (he meant elements, as in communion elements)

today's distraction...travel

this morning i left with a group of 17 older folks on a mission trip.  we headed to baldwin, louisiana to the UMCOR sager brown depot.  it was a loooooong bus ride from psj to baldwin.  i think we stopped 5 times!  i sat in the back with the luggage so they wouldn't have to.  have i mentioned that i am the youngest person here by at least 30 years or more??  it's definitely going to be an experience!!

quote of the evening...mrs jewell - anybody got any scotch tape?  no?  well, i'll just find some chewing gum! (she was trying to hang up a small poster of some sort)