In between Kingdom Hall remodels, Regional Building Committee work, working in my home office, meetings, service, bridal showers, congregation gatherings and assembly hall cleanings we have also been making time for our family. We had some quiet time with Korey & Summuer in San Diego last weekend. Although it was just overnight it sure was nice to relax and visit with them. They both have very busy lives as well so any time we get to spend with them is precious! We also spend much of our spare time with our grandbabies who keep us busy in their lives as well.
We have been remodeling our new Kingdom Hall in Sun City that is just around the corner from my mom's house. We are now finished with the remodel and we actually had our first meeting in the newly remodeled Kingdom Hall last Tuesday!!!!
We had a congregation luau that was so fun! It was so nice to get together with friends and family and just enjoy each others company. This was bitter sweet though because many of our friends will be going to a new congregation that was formed as part of the growth that is going on in our area. But we will see them at the conventions and I'm sure out in the ministry every once in a while.
I also went to my niece Chelsea's bridal shower on the same day as the luau. I can't believe Chelsea is grown up now! It seems like it was just the other day when I was carrying her in her infant seat into a fast food restaurant while babysitting her!!! The shower was a blast and they had great food and it was so nice to see Chelsea and her cousins all grown up.
We had the privilege of going to the Mira Loma Assembly hall and cleaning it with several other brother's and sister's in our area. This is something I have never done in all of the years of serving Jehovah, and what a privilege it was! We are use to going to the assembly hall and never putting much thought as to how this huge facility gets cleaned and maintained. But now I know that this is done on a weekly basis by volunteers who come out and scrub toilets, mop floors, clean windows, repair electrical fixtures, change bulbs, pick weeds, etc. This is all done voluntarily! I had the privilege of doing windows with some of the friends in groups of three. Do you know how many windows are at this facility?!!!!! Well after cleaning these windows I was hurting from head to toe for a few days, but it was so worth it! I would do it again, over and over again just for the experience of being there with my brothers and sisters.
We also had the privilege of going on a tour of some sections of the assembly hall. I had no idea that there are classrooms going on for pioneer couples and elders and that there is a library there that is used for study by the students. There is also utility rooms that house cleaning supplies and washers and dryers. There are also apartments there and a full kitchen out in the parking area! All of this was so new to me and I wouldn't have even known these things had I not volunteered to come down and work there for the day!
We were all given a great lunch that was prepared by the local brothers and sisters there. It felt like we were at one of the Bethel branches having lunch in the cafeteria.
So here are some of the pictures that highlight what has been going on in my life......Enjoy!
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| Many volunteers young and old came to remodel our new beautiful Kingdom Hall on Del Monte. |
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| The many faces of volunteers for the Kingdom Hall remodel 2013 |
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| Nice to enjoy the company of friends and family at the congregation luau. |
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| Cae Cae's two favorite guys are working on her playhouse. They moved it to the other side of the yard. Daddy made the holes for her new flowers...... |
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| San Diego with Korey & Summuer... |
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| My grand kids are growing up!!!! NO!!!! Can't they stay small!!!!! |
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| Highlights of Chelsea's Bridal Shower. |
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| This is the library that I never knew existed at the assembly hall. The signs that are being held up by our tour guide are original signs that the brothers found that were used by the early pioneers in the ministry. How cool is that!!! And the library holds many of the old books and yearbooks. I remember many of these books from when I first learned the bible. I first studied in the old "Paradise Lost" book. |
