tired

i'm so tired today. for some reason these last two nights i have been exhausted and yet find myself wide awake late at night. last night was no different and i had to get up and going to teach my computer class at the academy. i had a first grader come in and walk right to me with flowers and a card he made with is picture on it to say thank you for being his teacher...made me feel like i was doing something right. came home to two exhausted kids and now they're both napping after some crying, and no's. ben is in columbia today meeting with 6 other pastors and the d.s. at the district office for their monthly "mentoring session". the d.s. picks 7 pastors a year to do this with each year, i'm excited about this for him.

we had our first real church visitor this last sunday. someone here in aiken who came to find out about us through his dad (who lives in a city a couple hrs. away) who heard about us through the district. we were so excited to have him and i really feel like he is one of the reasons we're here. someone who needs our community, an up and down pattern and walk in his life that he is open about and think he's searching for meaning. this excites me and i find myself assured again by God about us being here!

well, i'm off for a nap...its been raining here for a couple days. so i haven't been running since sat. i'm feeling so lazy today i hear choc. icecream calling my name and am fearful i'm about to cave....