Mocha Monday - Taxi Edition

Lately, I'm mostly drinking my coffee while I drive. We leave about 6 a.m. (sometimes earlier) to take Bill to work. Problem is, my body does NOT wake up that early. He is gracious to wake me in enough time for me to scoot to the car for the ride. He makes my coffee and hands it to me. What a guy! I have 35 minutes to sip my coffee, snooze a little, sip some more coffee, and prepare myself for the drive back...the one where I will actually be driving in a somewhat sedated state. I have to admit, I've had a couple of close calls this past week due to my inability to stay awake at the wheel, and am extremely grateful for God's protection.
I've learned that I stay awake better with conversation, so I listen to talk radio rather than music to engage my mind. Sometimes I call a friend on the east coast or my early-bird dad to keep me talking.

Life continues to be extremely full and tiring, but very rewarding at the same time. This week I picked up a big packet from a specialist's office that we've been waiting on for months, to help us work better with one of our kids. The very same day, I got the initial packet in the mail from another office to fill out for another child, so that we can assess his needs. I felt a little overwhelmed staring at the two packets. One packet represented 10 years of waiting for some answers. The other signifies the beginning of a journey that I'm not sure I have the energy to begin. But God knows.

I spent this last weekend with our women's ministry core team on a working retreat. We played a little and went for some good walk-n-talks, but the majority of our time was literally spent discussing the discipleship process. We asked questions like: How do we identify growth? How do we know we are coaching well? What is the difference between a small group and a class? How do we know we are moving people through the discipleship process?  I love these ladies. Truly I do. I'm humbled that I get to serve with them.

It was also brother #1's birthday this weekend. I love family get-togethers and could just about eat my little niece up . Here is a picture of her helping daddy blow out the candles on his cake.

I realize this picture may creep some of you out a bit. But I just have to share my fondness for this little guy. Who knew lizards could have a personality?...but boy does he. Pedro's become my little work buddy and often sits on my shoulder while I'm at the computer. This week he climbed down and discovered how warm the keyboard felt. I may have a little trouble keeping him off now.

I didn't get my book loaded on Kindle last week. So that is a goal again this week...along with us making a decision about Bill's surgery, seeing if we can qualify to maybe buy a home, and delivering our van to the junk yard....oh, ya..and taxes! woot. woot.

What do you have planned this week?