At the beginning of the week, I was getting many invitation for Easter meals with people at different times; which was wonderful since I had no idea what I was going to do for me and the girls. In the course of those invitations it came to my attention that the girls were getting out of school early on Thursday and would be out all day Friday. In my business I had failed to be privy to these essential facts. The wheels started turning in more ways then one. I thought, What a great opportunity to break up some of the monotony for Kim by going up to KC and spending Easter with her family. I was a little worried that we would be in the way of the routine that Kim has fine tuned with her Mom, but after discussing it with her, she thought it would be a good change of pace as well.
I had to make sure all my bases were covered at the Church and in ministry. Here’s God as work for ya. I was scheduled to be on the drums for the program this Easter. (Yes, if you didn’t come to Church Wednesday, there is a special Easter program at the Church beginning at 10:30.) So, Pastor Shawn was doing all the speaking parts already. Then, Monday night Shawn has the opportunity to lead a professional drummer to the Lord and he was excited to get to play for the Lord. I don’t know, maybe a “God thing.” I know this the program just improved. This was a green light for us to get packing and get on the road.
I spent Thursday morning in the office tying up some loose ends. One of the rules that I have learned about time management and stress is to always do the tasks in which others are waiting on you first. This gets the monkey off your back and you can breath (That was free). I had been talking to Tim Dunigan about what success looked like in the life of an individual that comes to Celebrate Recovery. From that conversation we mapped out the entire process by which a person comes off the streets of Borger and becomes productive for the Kingdom. I needed to type this up for him. After I finished my piece of that puzzle it was time to start preparing for the trip. I had received a call from one of the Church members telling me that they were bringing food to the house for me and the girls (That’s the kind of family we have at FBC). I though, “What am I going to do with this food,” know that we were leaving in a few hours. When people bring stuff like that it usually can feed an army, but I just couldn’t steal the blessing and say no. The cool thing was that when they brought it over it wasn’t cooked yet and had instructions on how long to bake it in the oven. I was so excited because I could put in in the freezer and save it for next week.
The Yukon had been in the shop all of Monday and Tuesday getting a gas leak fixed (scary) and the front end allied. When I got it back on Wednesday the ride was so smooth I thought I was in a new vehicle. This made the trip to KC very easy and pleasant. We made it in record time. The girls are traveling machines. They very seldom ask to go to the bathroom. They can outlast Mom and Dad any day of the week and twice on Sunday. So, If I can hold it, we can keep going. I had a good day yesterday. We arrived early enough that Kim could come and meet us at the hotel. She was a sight for sore eyes. I know this my life is not complete without my bride by my side.
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