to finish the story...

The last place that we looked at was the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. This is going to be a place that you have to visit when it is finished. Oh yeah, it is still under construction. This meant that I had to wear a bright red construction hat, safety glasses that kept sliding down my nose, and a neon orange construction vest. We were also instructed to wear long pants and riding boots so that we would not get hurt. This picture is quite hilarious already, but the funny or not so funny part of it was that it was 4 in the afternoon and about 100 degrees at least. After we got inside though, it was so fascinating. We even got to see where they were putting a T-Rex together in the dinosaur room. I think it is going to a fabulous place to go when it opens in January.

This is a drawing of what the finished product should be. The attachment on the side is a glass escalator... freaky, I know.

In the past two weeks I have learned a whole lot. I have definitely learned about the event planning business, but God has also been teaching me. You see, with all of this new commotion in my life, I quickly got swept away in it all. I did not stop going until I got sick and was forced to. I think God may have been telling me to make time for Him. Every time I neglect to spend much time with the Lord, I immediately become overwhelmed and I never function very well. I truly need the Lord in every aspect of my life and I continue to be amazed at how good God is. Even when He got my attention by letting me get "under the weather," he gave me my Mom to take care of me. He provides for me even when I am unfaithful. I can not comprehend His love and grace.

oh, how he loves us! 

In Ephesians 5:14-15 it says, "for it is the light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said, '"Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."' Be very careful then, how you live-not as unwise, but as wise."
I believe that when I stray just a tiny bit away from the Lord, my spirit in a sense deadens. I can only be truly "alive" when I am awake and focused on the Lord. This will be my challenge for the week ahead of me. I am so thankful for all that I am learning.