This past week, we didn't have many plans that were out of the ordinary. Now that I have a job, it seems like the weeks have taken on much more of a routine. We still enjoy our church community group on Tuesday nights (only two more babies on the way...) and I still go to youth group on Wednesday nights. Now, the weekdays are more regular too, with school all day (at EA or EA2 or both) and picking up Kayle from work afterward.
On Friday, Eastside Academy cooked a meal (pasta, bread, fruit, cookies) and brought it to two different homeless shelters in Seattle. The girls went to one place and the guys to another. The girls also got lost for two hours, since no one specified the exact location where we'd be serving among the many programs under the same organization. When we finally made it there, the high-schoolers were complaining of hunger and very cranky. They stopped whining immediately upon seeing the more difficult position of the people they would be serving that day. It seems they suddenly realized that a late lunch and warm car ride is still much better than not knowing when your next meal would be and spending all day out in the cold. It was a learning experience for them to meet and serve the homeless of Seattle, many for the first time.
After returning from Seattle, I tutored a teen at EA2 before picking up Kayle and going to a Halloween party. Michelle and Tony Martin from Eastside Academy hosted it at their home in Issaquah, and Kayle came along to meet them and some more of the students I work with. About 10-12 students came with some of their kids and cousins in tow, and we enjoyed pizza, popcorn, and candy while playing some games and watching a scary movie. It was a pretty relaxed time, and we enjoyed it a lot.
On Sunday, Kayle and I served in Children's ministry in the toddler 1 room. With the time change and a long sermon, the kids just were not happy campers and we had a few more "criers" than usual. In particular, I had two one-year-old boys that kept alternating between playing and crying and would come sit on my lap during the crying phase, usually both at the same time! We also had a full room with over 20 toddlers, so, even with 6-7 volunteers, we were kept really busy. I'm glad nap time doesn't usually fall right in the middle of the morning service! The sermon was also very good, especially the last part about the recent creation of a stage called adolescence. Pastor Mark had the women laughing so hard about boys who refuse to grow up! Well, you should just watch for yourself and be entertained:
http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/luke/the-birth-of-john-the-baptizer
(Skip forward to the 38 min. mark)
After church, I was very excited to be productive around the house. We cleaned the kitchen and bathrooms, did several loads of laundry, cooked a new meal, cleaned/vacuumed out the car, and prepared lessons for EA2. Kayle also finished getting the new computer hooked up with remote desktop connections to our laptops and a wireless connection to the printer. We even read 10-12 chapters in Isaiah together! Yippee!
This week, I'm looking forward to a game night with Caleb and Laura on Thursday as well as a dessert night with the girls on Friday. It's a busy social week for us, but a pretty slow week for school, since the quarter is ending at Eastside Academy and we have no school on Friday.
We love and miss you and are ever more excited for December...
Angie and Kayle
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