Interesting weekend

I had what many would consider a boring and downer of a weekend. As I look back on it I made some major strides in some important areas.
Friday night our softball game got cancelled(even though it quit raining by 4:00) and that left me with no plans. I was at home with ALexa and P.J. and we watched a lot of Nickelodeon and played some games. It was a great night despite not sticking with the original plans.
Saturday we got up and Alexa went with one of my co-workers to watch dolphins and Tara went to work at 7:00 am. I chose to stay up rather than go back to sleep and I got a lot of reading and praying done. I was able to go into the living room and just sit in complete peace(a rare thing in our house) and read, study and pray. More importantly listen to God and just allow my mind and my body to shut down and listen to God.
I got P.J. up and we were off to a funeral for a lady that lived in the Homeless Coalition while I was there. She had faught with cancer for a long time, and most importantly she had loved the Lord. She was neat, came from a rough background, had lived an extremely rough life and was thankful that God loved her anyway. She was a major part of me actually understanding God's grace to the extent that I do as I talked with her in the mornings and saw her come to grips with God's grace. It was a great funeral and I was glad I attended.
After that we hit the pool, then had Aaron and Megan over for dinner and a movie. It was a great night of just hanging out and getting to know each other a little better. I believe that God has big plans to use them in our church's growth over the next several years and I am thankful God sent them into our lives.
Sunday morning was a morning I must confess that I struggled somewhat. The words of Armando Silverio were the only thing I could hear ringing through my head. He told me when I first started in youth ministry as I struggled with numbers regularly something I will never forget. "If you have 8 children, and only 3 of them show up for dinner, won't you feed them?" I knew this SUnday would be the smallest crowd we have ever had at Freedom, and yet God empowered me and used me to deliver on a message that has been on my heart for a while. I didn't do so wishing this family, or that person was there(which is a major breakthrough for me). Summer time is rough and I man times selfishly, find myself looking forward to school starting back.
Although, I must confess I am thankful for families that spend time together which is becoming less of a trend in today's world.
Have a great day and God Bless!