happy inauguration day!!!

timmy and i accidentally slept through the inauguration ceremony, well the swearing in and the speech...   we are bad americans.  however, we did watch it all later on msnbc.com and then we watched all the rest of the coverage on tv.  all day.  i bet the obamas are tired.  

this is such an exciting day!  i'm pretty glad i got to "see" it on tv and everything.  i also really like it that obama encourages community service so much. 

last week was crazy and i never blogged it, so here's an overview:

wednesday: youth group.  go to mc donalds.  car window gets frozen in down position in mcdonalds drive through.

thursday: leave keokuk at 6 am to drive to peoria, il (timmy was invited to help plan the youth part of national missionary convention 2009), sit in on meetings, tour giant building, dream about hosting conferences.  drive to champaign, il

thursday night: hang out with tyler and margo in champaign.  receive Eclipse from margo.  

friday: sleep in for the first time in... ?.  enjoy lunch with margo and tyler.  shop bargains at Christian book store's going out of business sale (sorry, book store...) drive to quincy, il for marriage retreat.

friday night: stay at SWEET hotel in quincy.  eat papa johns.  drink coke.  r-e-l-a-x with timmy.

saturday: drive back to keokuk, ia.  help with a funeral lunch.  

saturday night: find out cousin is engaged!!!  go to dinner with friends.  watch office.  read eclipse.

sunday morning: set up youth room for "preachers best."  play piano and sing for communion.  be encouraged by jeff snell "God has got the power."

sunday night: enjoy seeing clayton hentzel and ben harris and ben's brother.  be encouraged by clayton's message.  pray for students.

monday: cold all day.  discipleship group with donnie.  parent prayer night, pray for students, pray for ntcc.  boys come over to play video games with timmy, wifey reads eclipse.

tuesday: timmy's day off.  accidentally slept through live inauguration.  timmy fixed the honda window!!!! timmy got me flowers!!!   

also.  i read The Shack and i liked it.

and i found this when i was reading through some of my old blog posts:

"praise God for community. i never realized what a refuge Joplin is. when i grow up and i have a husband and a family, our home is going to be a refuge. especially if we're doing ministry together! life is too crazy. it hurts too much without love from people. no wonder God commands us to love! its really really really hard to live without it. " May 28, 2006

love.