New Week

Here we go again... My week often starts on Tuesday. Due to the amount of energy poured out over the weekend, Mondays have become my Sabbath. I take Mondays off to recover from the business of weekends and to prepare for another week.
This past weekend was a great weekend. I spent Saturday at the WPAFB marathon. Courtney, and our friend, Dave, ran the half-marathon. We were up early and spent all morning on base. Both of them ran very well and finished with strong results. From a personal note, I was very proud of them. They had great times!! I have to admit, it was tough watching all the runners finish. This marathon running was my idea, but I'm injured and couldn't run. That was hard. I had spend months training, only to see it not happen right now. It was disappointing, but there will be other races to run. I just have to focus on getting my knee better.
Saturday afternoon, we took a nap. Being up at 4:30 was not easy, so our sleep was much needed. Courtney's parents had come in for the marathon, so it was good to be with family. Because of the business of the morning, I took Saturday evening off. At Fairhaven, we have a Saturday evening service. Because of that, I am tied up most of the afternoon and evening every Saturday. This time it was nice being able to stay home and spend time with family. I think this was the first time I stayed home when the in-laws were in town. Aside from being tired, it was a good time together.
Sunday was a long day. This day always starts early. Generally, I am at the church by 7:15 every Sunday morning. This week was no different. Two services and a rehearsal make for long morning of worship, but it was good. Accountability was the theme from David's message as we spent time in the book of Hebrews. It was a great reminder that we need each other to make it through this life. We can't just depend on our own personal time with God or in the Bible. We will find the strength through each other. It's when we are connected that we are able to grow. Great message!!
Sunday afternoons become very rushed. I usually get out of the church by 1:00. After the service, we had a quick lunch together as a family. I changed my clothes, said good-bye to Courtney's parents (and Courtney for that matter) and headed back to the church at 2:30. OUr Sunday night deal is the high school time. We call it Uprising. We just added the high school band to this thing and it's awesome. In order to make this happen, it takes a lot of work. We do a complete platform changeover from 2:30-3:30, sound check from 3:30-4:00, rehearse from 4:00-6:00 and do our thing at 6:30. It was a great night. We have a lot of growing we need to do as a band, but we are only going ot get better. The theme for the night was on authenticity... learning how to live from the inside out. We all struggle with showing what's really on the inside, but this is a great focus for our students. Don, our youth pastor, hit the nail on the head this weekend. Our students will get it. They are great kids. By 9:00, I made it home to my wife. Exhausted, we were in bed by 10:00.
So, Monday came and went. I relaxed. I didn't do too much. I ran some errands, did a little around the house, had an early dinner with Courtney when she got home from school. This was a much needed restful day. I am thankful for my Mondays. I love alone time. This is how I recharge. I love sitting down and being with my thoughts. But now, Tuesday is here and there is much to do. Today is going to be a good day. God is good!!