Labor Day

First Labor Day off in since 2005. Private school life, you go to school on Federal Holidays. But, we always have a spring break and an Easter break. For two breaks within 2 months, I will go to school on Labor Day. The day started like any other day off. I relax, stay in bed a little longer, and enjoy the nice weather outside. At 12:30 I was to meet people from NewLife Community Church and then drive down to Gary, Indiana. Yes, I now have been to the hometown of the late Michael Jackson. I will have to write that down in my journal as a life accomplishment. So I arrived early and found that the parking lot's gate was closed. What do I do now? I went and drove back and forth until I saw people leaving the parking lot from an ally way. So my next objective was to find how to get to the ally way. After about 15 minutes I found an entrance and was there waiting for people to arrive.
So there was six of us which is an unlucky number because all of our cars only fit 5 people. So I drove with my friend Jessica and Mary in the car with me. With the help of my GPS and the Skyway we arrived in about an hour. It was great driving in downtown Gary.....not really. You walk in to Nick's house and his mom is so welcoming and loving. It was like being back in North Carolina and Southern Hospitality. It was great. the day was filled with laughter, some awkward pauses, we celebrated 4 birthdays with 2 cakes, and Jessica and I went swimming in Lake Michigan. It has been 14 years since I have been in a Great Lake. It was cold and I will not do that again until next summer. But, it was still nice sitting on the beach talking to Molly's (Nick's mom) friends. I was able to talk about the kids, and then Christian living after that. I miss having these conversations, and encouragement from a body of believers.
Praise God for this opportunity, and the support I received from the trip. At the end of the night I was invited to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas I found out I will be in NC but Thanksgiving I have a place to go.
Thank you God for providing support and encouragement at the point that I needed it most. You know exactly what I need before I do.

P.S. Pictures will be up later

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