Busy

I can relate to the picture - it's been so busy since the beginning of the year; and this weekend in particular was filled with constant activity.  Fortunately, though, most of the "busy-ness" are "good types of busy". 

Friday was the Christian Outreach in Action (COA) volunteer appreciation dessert.   It was nice, and they had plenty of desserts throughout the kitchen and dining room; with drinks outside in a really beautiful patio area.  The home of the board president, where it was held, had a nice layout that allowed good flow of traffic throughout the various rooms.  Little pen gifts and raffled baskets of cupcakes rounded off the event.

Saturday, after the RTB lecture was a 50th Birthday Party for one of the members of my Sunday class.  It was nice to spend time with people outside of class; and to meet the family members of the guest of honor.  They had a buffet of some good food; and the signs they put up around the room with quotes related to aging were humorous.

Sunday, after church, was a lunch get-together with some of my Community group members.   We had good food and conversation, and ended with prayer.

In the midst of all these, I was running around trying to get a hostess gift for the lunch party; and also trying to organize a send-off get-together from a missionary to Mexico from my class.  We collected contributions for a monetary gift for her; and it truly was a display of the generosity of the people in class.

All these activities can help me to develop in the areas of social interaction and communication; and give ideas for hosting get-togethers as well.   At the same time, these can enable developing deeper friendships and relationships.