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Day 305 - April 18

I ran a ton of errands today for the party we’re throwing on Sunday, so I made sure to say hi and smile and said “Have a great day” to all of the people I interacted with at the checkout stands. Hopefully it brightened their day to talk to someone in a good mood!

Day 304 - April 17

We went out for dinner for a friend’s birthday tonight and bought his family dinner. It was a really fun night getting to know others a little better and just enjoy some great food. We went to a Japanese steak house and watched the chef do all kinds of fancy tricks with hot oil. It’s amazing that can be so entertaining!

Day 303 - April 16

I shopped for a book for Azriel tonight, the young lady that has befriended me at Switch. I love that she’s asking searching questions and isn’t afraid to admit that she doesn’t really get it. I’m blessed by the challenge and the opportunity to try to help find answers.

Day 302 - April 15

Served at Switch tonight with Ryan. I had another great chat with my new friend, Azriel. We talked through some pretty tough questions for an adult - I’m doing my best to help explain things for her. I am going to look for a book that will help us both.

Day 301 - April 14

I served at the Internet Campus during lunch today - and I didn’t have a single request for prayer. It was odd because I usually have 2 or 3. That’s okay, I know God was using other volunteers today. I prayed for the experience and the people who might get to know Christ for the first time.

Day 300 - April 13 (YAY! 300 DAYS!)

Drove down to Mercy Ministry to deliver a printer toner for the office and to drop off a special surprise for Rosa. I was hoping it would make her day and her week a little easier.

Day 299 - April 12

Happy Easter! Ryan and I spent the day serving in LifeKIDS today. I had 3 consecutive experiences: one in the toddler room, one with the two-year-olds and the last one with the babies. It was a lot of fun. I was exhausted, though, and reminded once again how hard it must be to be a parent. Especially without a bunch of volunteers there to help!

Day 298 - April 11

Called my brother to wish him a happy 36th birthday. Wow, I can’t believe how much our family has changed in the last 30 years! It’s awesome to see God’s goodness among the tragedy and the hardships. I’m so blessed by an amazing and loving family! I also celebrated Easter with Ryan today serving in LifeKIDS at the Edmond Campus of LifeChurch.tv. What an amazing Easter weekend!

Day 297 - April 10

Kicked off the Easter weekend serving with Ryan at the Edmond Campus of LifeChurch.tv. I spent the evening holding little babies. Not a bad way to serve!

Day 296 - April 9

I can’t remember anything else, but I do know that I spotted a Twitter update from a friend about a friend, and visited this site to vote for her non-profit: http://www.matchstic.com/onthehouse/ “Myles Apart”. There is a contest running for one lucky non-profit to have their expenses paid! How sweet is that?

Day 295 - April 8

Ryan and I served together at Switch tonight, our Youth experience at LifeChurch.tv. I’ve been unable to go because of bad allergies and headaches, so it was nice to be able to get back there tonight. I met with a young girl, Azriel, who was asking all kinds of great questions. I was able to help her feel at least a little better about what she is going through, and that felt really good. I hope I’m able to continue to help other kids with the wisdom God has given me - what I’ve learned so far, anyway.

Day 294 - April 7

Celebrated Passover with friends of ours’ in our LifeGroup tonight. What an amazing experience. If you haven’t attended a Seder meal, I highly recommend it to everyone. It is very symbolic and educational about the history of the Bible, the life of Jesus, and the Christian faith. It was Ryan’s first experience and I think it really changed his perspective.

I served at the Internet Campus earlier during lunchtime and was able to pray with and speak with a young woman going through some relationship issues. I hope I was able to offer her some places to look for answers in our messages online: http://www.lifechurch.tv/message-archive. I’m not nearly as good a speaker as Craig Groeschel (haha) and I let them to straight to the source to hear some truth. I hope she gets some direction for her life.

Day 293 - April 6

I spent some time at Mercy Ministry tonight hanging up clothing and sorting through bags of donations. It’s amazing to see what people will bring - and often hilarious. I’ve been trying to straighten the things on the hanging racks and cleaning off empty hangers. I know other people must keep up with it too, but it’s good to make sure the place looks nice before the week begins on Tuesday.

Day 292 - April 5

I’d baked a cake earlier and we can never eat all of it - and we shouldn’t! So I delivered a few pieces to the neighbors and got to see them get excited again. It’s so much fun taking sweets next door. Hopefully I’m not messing up their blood sugar levels or anything!

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