{"id":442,"date":"2008-08-09T11:53:52","date_gmt":"2008-08-09T15:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=442"},"modified":"2008-08-09T20:02:10","modified_gmt":"2008-08-10T00:02:10","slug":"me-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"Me Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every month or so I have a “me day.”\u00a0 That’s where I get to do the stuff that I like to do.<\/p>\n

Yesterday Ashley and I worked on her web site.\u00a0 I think we’ve got most of the bugs out and are ready to publish to the web.\u00a0 We still have a couple of small issues to work out, but soon it’ll be up and running!\u00a0 Check out ashleycummins.org!<\/p>\n

I had a good talk with my partner Terry Earl yesterday.\u00a0 She and her partner Cathy Palmer are doing a great job in Clarkston.\u00a0 Looks like the Palmers are moving out of Huntington Ridge and over to the Clarkston area to live.\u00a0 Makes sense with the gas prices like they are.\u00a0 The Ridge was having real security issues lately.\u00a0 I’m glad they’re moving into a place where they can feel safe.<\/p>\n

Most people think that the really hard areas to serve in missions are all overseas.\u00a0 When you go overseas, do you know where most people think is the most dangerous place to live?\u00a0 The USA!\u00a0 they think everyone has a gun and that it’s like the wild west over here!\u00a0 Perhaps you think, “That’s crazy, it’s not like that.”\u00a0 I can take you to areas in Atlanta where the residents hear gun shots every night!\u00a0 So keep praying for your missionaries right here!<\/p>\n

My favorite thing to do on a Me Day is to go to the bookstore.\u00a0 Currently, I’m studying orchids so I bought a couple of books about them.\u00a0 Also got a book on folding dollar bills into the shapes of animals.\u00a0 Origami is another area of interest of mine.\u00a0 Yesterday I learned out to make an elephant out of a dollar bill!\u00a0 Looks cool.\u00a0 It’ll take me a while to memorize how to do it.<\/p>\n

I also bought a book called the “Job Almanac.”\u00a0 It has over 500 jobs you can start yourself.\u00a0 I got it for Jesse to look through.\u00a0 I thought it might help him get an idea of what direction his interests lie.\u00a0 We had a good talk yesterday.\u00a0 He really does seem to be in better spirits and clearer every day.\u00a0 He still likes to be alone in his room most of the day.\u00a0 He says that helps him feel “safe.”\u00a0 Please keep praying for him.<\/p>\n

Jesse, Miles and Ashley had fun playing cards last night.
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Bill and Miles are working on the house. They’re repairing some bad boards and replacing three sections of gutter.\u00a0 They come in white so Miles spent the afternoon painting them white.\u00a0 I hope they’ll be able to hang them today.
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\n They were able to get most of them hung. Not easy since it’s pretty high up.<\/p>\n

Most of the boxes around the house are unpacked.\u00a0 I spent this morning hanging pictures in the hallway.\u00a0
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\nThey are family pictures and things my mom sent me of my grandparents and great grandparents.\u00a0 It really does look more like a home with pictures like that up.<\/p>\n

Another thing I like to do on a Me Day is go to the gardening sections of Lowes.\u00a0 I like wandering around and looking at all the beautiful plants, especially after they’ve just been watered.\u00a0 It’s like being in a tropical rainforest.\u00a0 Really beautiful.\u00a0 Yesterday I also bought a new hibiscus plant and a hanging begonia plant.
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I usually spend some time every day sitting on my back step looking at the birds and plants and thinking about work and praying for partners and people that have needs.\u00a0 It’s a time of recharging and peace.<\/p>\n

I’m watching the second season of Lost on DVD.\u00a0 Sure have enjoyed that!<\/p>\n

Love you guys!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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