Blue

Friday has finally arrived!!! I made it through my first week as an intern educator, only 15 more to go!

Today was test day, potluck day, and the day they are on the floor from 1-5 (the educator I'm training with leaves at 1 on Fridays, meaning I was the educator!). I really enjoyed getting to interact with the students and guests, checking haircuts, etc. I got a renewed sense of energy as soon as we got out there. I have to mention that my hands are blue, just call me Smurfette... one of the male students decided he wanted blue tips in his hair today.

I'm overly exhausted and have to do hair in the morning... I realize this is only the first week and my body will acclimate. I'm looking forward to catching up on all my shows, housework, and sleep this weekend! I so don't want to do any reading tonight, but I must...

Thoughts on the day:

PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE
Community required commitment.
It takes both God's power and our effort to produce a loving Christian community.
Cultivating community takes honesty.
You will have to care enough to lovingly speak the truth, even when you would rather gloss over a problem or ignore an issue.
...the tunnel of conflict is the passageway to intimacy in any relationship.
Cultivating community takes humility.
Self-importance, smugness, and stubborn pride destroy fellowship faster than anything else. Pride builds walls between people; humility builds bridges.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.
Cultivating community takes courtesy.
Real community happens when people know it is safe enough to share their doubts and fears without being judged.
Cultivating community takes confidentiality.
Cultivating community takes frequency.

BIBLE IN A YEAR
Today's passages: Genesis 44, 45, 46
Joseph commanded his servant to fill his brothers' sacks with as much food as they could carry and their money on top. He also had his silver cup placed in his youngest brothers sack. As soon as the brothers were to leave the city Joseph would send after them in search of the silver cup. The brothers denied taking the cup and said if searched and found that the brother who owned the sack would become Joseph's slave. The other brothers threw themselves at Joseph's mercy to take Benjamin's place. They assured Joseph that the enslavement of Benjamin would cause the death of their father. (Genesis 44)
Joseph was beside himself and sent everyone but his brothers away. He wept and revealed himself as a brother. He asked they return and bring Jacob and his family back with them to live there. Pharaoh was delighted to hear the news of Joseph's brothers, he commanded that provisions and wagons be provided for the return of Jacob's family. Jacob's spirit was revived upon hearing of Joseph's great fortune, not to mention the fact that he was still alive. (Genesis 45)
God came to Jacob in a dream assuring him that the trip to Egypt was going to be fine. Joseph came to meet them on the journey back to Egypt and wept when he saw his father. Jacob said he could die because he had seen Joseph's face. (Genesis 46)

FLYLADY
This weekend I will be "flying" around my home and getting it back in ship-shape. 

COUCH-TO-5K
I've been trying to get to the gym as best as I could this week. I'm really thinking about doing it in the mornings before school, but I have to get out of bed on time first!