Okay so this weekend was one of the most fantastically exhausting weekends of my life. Being that 25 is as long as it has been, I'm sure there will be more. But I have never felt so useful and loved and needed as this weekend and trust me (quoting Martha) "that is a VERY good thing. We had our Kingdom Hall Build in the fantastically small and dismal town of Clarksville, Texas and I had what other job then the one that no one else wants.... i.e. TRASH DETAIL!! Thought at first nothing of this insanely smelly job just that it needed to be done. So hike up your pants and get to it, right? Well being that my hubbster is the one in our hall who was over trash and he was of course busy doing such things as framing and trusses (sp?) then of course I got the brunt of the work... along with the smell. And no matter how disqustingly filthy and sweaty and pungent I got there was no end to the "Thank You's" and "Your job is very important" 's that were bestowed upon me. ME! A lowly dumpy looking sister who needs no such kudos yet revels in the accalades. On Saturday morning also I was asked along with 2 other, might I mention, way more qualified brothers to give a comment on the text. Thus making me feel even more so that Jehovah is amazing in how he blesses us. So after all the trash and toilet cleanings and dumpster dumping (is that a real phrase?), oh yes, and serving of lunches to all the brothers and sisters (yes i did wash up before each time) I thought my work was complete.

Not so... Monday morning during an early morning watchman duty I was also fulfilling I got a phone call from the best friend I could ever have who needed me dearly. Without a moment of asking or hesitation on my part I flew to Dallas (2 1/2 hrs away) to be there for the sweetest, coolest sister to ever walk the earth. Not only did it boost her ability to cope with a horrific situation I would wish on no one, but I actually felt just how true it is that there is more happiness in giving than in recieving. I was actually so drained while driving home at 9:00 last night that I could have fallen fast asleep, however, I was actually on a high. Like this unearthly heaven sent HIGH. If it hadn't have been for the MASSIVE lack of sleep that I had yet to recieve from the weekend I probably wouldn't have gotten a wink last night, however due to the brevity of winks recieved I slept the sweetest slumber I've had in years.

WOW how Jehovah blesses.

Oh and I'm including a few picts from the hall build just to give ya'll an idea of how it looks!