My First Week

It was a busy week! Business as usual for most of it . . . Monday was a meeting of the Casting Bread Food Pantry board, working out lots of details. I also got my first "talking to" about money. Expected but still . . . I have to do better! Tuesday was a food pantry open day, with a church staff meeting, Wednesday was a food pantry day, Thursday an office work day, Friday morning had a Worship Design Team meeting and spent the rest of the day with my dear friend Carol. Saturday had a headache in the bed day. What did I get accomplished?

Not too much I'm afraid! Lots of small details attended to, but nothing major done.

Sunday is my dd's birthday, 27 years old! Hard to believe . . . that was a long day, 27 years ago. I am so very proud of what my daughter has become, and is becoming. I know that her Daddy would be proud, no IS proud of her too! You see, I believe that our loved ones who had passed on can see us, watch over us, and even pray for us. I base my belief on scripture but won't get into the theology right now. Every seven years, her birthday falls on Fathers Day, a bitter-sweet day for both of us. I hope that she has a great time at her party tonight, and that she gets home safely!

I also learned this evening of a death in the church family. Not a member, but a young daughter (15)is a member, and was severely traumatized by her mothers death. Mom died in her arms as she tried to assist her mother during the night. There is also a younger brother, who is also severely wounded. He lost his father less that a year ago. Pastor Marianne has asked me to assist with the funeral. *sigh* The negative aftermath of this death is going to be difficult. This was another MRSA death. She underwent surgery to make her life better, and ended up with an under-treated infection that too her life. I am SO angry! And helpless. I could go on and on . . . but I won't. I have personal experience with MRSA. MRSA took my husband's life fourteen years ago. Only 14 years? Seems like an eternity, a lifetime ago.

This coming week, I need to think about my sermon on July 19th, finish up my book-keeping, be available to Pastor (per the funeral), create a newsletter, distribute boxes for the food pantry, record a video clip for my sermon (on horseback no less!), follow-up on our website (Casting Bread), organize the altar Team for next Sunday, work on updating our online church directory, work in the food pantry every day, run to pick-up food at Second Harvest (a four hour commitment), and clean the church offices. And I have a date to the movies Sunday night! Oh boy. And I'm not even installed as Pastor until July 5th!

I'll keep you posted!

Blessings,
Tracey