Monday Monday...

Life is slowly getting back to normal (if that even exists!). I had a nice, relaxing weekend... I think the after-math of having the team here finally hit - I wanted to be alone all the time! But hey, that's normal for me. =) Saturday night Melissa and I went to a movie "Win a Date with Tad Hammond." That was fun, and a bit normalizing for me! Sunday I went to church at Nancefield. It was once again, my turn to sing on the praise and worship team. I'd only been gone for 2 weeks, but it seemed like I'd been gone forever. After church I stayed to help with the youth musical, and when it turned out that no one had done anything with one song... I got appointed to sing it! It's a cool song, and I really think God wants me to sing it. The words of it are so much a part of my life (past AND present!) I'll share them with you:

"Plain" by ZoeGirl"

It made you feel plain,
when he forgot your name,
Let me tell you something,
I have felt the same.
I know you're in pain,
but there'll be another boy along the way,
God, He made you beautiful and,
There's nothing about you that's plain.

You are a jewel, you are a treasure,
You are one of a kind,
And you shine just as bright as,
The stars in the sky,
You're a rare kind of wonder,
Created just right.
So keep your head up no matter the pain,
There's nothing about you that's plain.

You tell me you're not the type,
The kind of girl that they like,
And you're a little insecure,
About how you look in their eyes,
Well fashion will change,
And trends come and go everyday,
But God only made one of you and,
There's nothing about you that's plain.

You are a jewel, you are a treasure,
You are one of a kind,
And you shine just as bright as,
The stars in the sky,
You're a rare kind of wonder,
Created just right.
So keep your head up no matter the pain,
There's nothing about you that's plain.

See your mind is precious,
Though your heart may be restless,
And your eyes they will see,
All that you're meant to be,
'Cause your spirit is strong,
And your soul carries on,
You'll keep your head up no matter the pain,
There's nothing about you that's plain,

Ya know I have my days when,
I feel out of place, yeah,
I look at how I am, cover what I can,
I wish it all would change but,
Take the make-up away,
You'll see the same girl still remains and,
She may not feel that beautiful but,
There's nothing about her that's plain,

You are a jewel, you are a treasure,
You are one of a kind,
And you shine just as bright as,
The stars in the sky,
You're a rare kind of wonder,
Created just right.
So keep your head up no matter the pain,
And I'll keep my head up no matter the pain,
We'll keep our heads up no matter the pain,
There's nothing about you that's plain,

You may have felt pain,
God, He knows your name,
Let me tell you something, yeah,
There's nothing about you that's plain.

I just love that song. It's almost as if God knew what was going on in my own heart, and is using this song to minister to me first, and then to others. I love the way He works sometimes!!

Today has been nice. I got lost of errands run - Mondays are good for that. *I also finally went back to the gym! Yay! I got someone to teach me how to use the circuit too, which is basically using lots of different weight machines. Now, if I can only KEEP going I'll be in shape. =)

Tomorrow Chris is going with me to Lilydale. It's so weird now, going there without Melissa. It's more stressful!! Tomorrow we're learning the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. The plan is for the kids to act out the story - pray that all goes well. Tomorrow I also must tell the girls who is in the after-school Bible clubs. I actually haven't decided yet who is in the clubs. I've got it narrowed down some, but I need to do some more narrowing! This is NOT the fun part. I just pray that God gives me wisdom to know who should be in the clubs! Please pray that none of the girls will feel hurt that they are not in the clubs. I don't want them to be angry with me!

So, that's Monday for ya... nothing all that interesting, but good stuff. I learn to enjoy the mundane here in South Africa. :)

Until next time...


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