Here are 13 random facts:
- I wish I had been a better blogger throughout this whole process. I can't believe 7 months have gone by and I have only a handful of posts about this journey. Bad Maggie, Bad.
- People (individuals as well as companies) are STILL donating money or resources. The event is only 13 days away and these people are still giving. They're not getting a lot of advertising in return for their generocity. And yet, they still give. This humbles me.
- I few people have openly said that the 5K event that is only 13 days away now is going to be their very first 5K race EVER. This humbles me to no end. They believe in us, in what we're doing and why we're doing it. THESE are the kinds of people that I want to make most proud.
- There is a core group of volunteers who work their tail feathers off to make this happen. They give and give and give. They make me feel inadequate. They're fearless and relentless, all because they're inspired and moved. This humbles me.
- God is using our non-profit foundation to help change a little piece of this community. I am humbled.
- Somehow, on May 16, a symphony is going to happen. It will look like a three ring circus as we set up at 6am, but will become a symphony at 8am and at 9am it will be tear-down mess that will need sorting later. The symphony will be worth the sorting out mess that lies ahead. I keep telling myself that, hoping it to be true.
- At least two churches here in our small town are "all in" with this event. One has been our main sponsor for a long long time and are doing what they can to ease the workload. Another is actually having worship out at the park to show their support for us and are buying us bagels for the event. God is up to some serious goodness - and I'm a part of it! I'm lucky. And humbled.
- I have the vision, the organization abilities to delegate and schedule things, the ambition to gain information and communicate it well... but, if I'm not getting my hands dirty, making solicitation calls or visiting with folks in person, I feel like I'm failing. Why do I share this with you? Ah, shucks - I dunno - I guess because blogging is cheaper than therapy?
- Phone conversations are hard for me. Emails and texts are old hat, easy peasy. I'm a Gen X kid. Yep.
- The book of Philippians is an amazing source of strength for me when things/conversations/meetings/to-do lists wear me out.
- Julia has swimming lessons in June. :) I'm sooooo looking forward to June! We're going to have a big party, and we're going to wrap things up for the "year" and we're going to dream about next year and we're going to chill on the hammock and we're going to spend lots of QT with our girls and we're gonna go to church together like, almost every week! Yay for June!
- I worry too much about what other people think of me. I've always been this way and I've known that it's wrong, but I still do it anyway! Again - blogging is just cheaper than going to therapy. Who has time for therapy these days anyway?
- I'm making a moderate change in my behavior. I'm being more intentional about my word choices, and have decided that I will TRY to no longer use the word Love for anything besides another person. (No more of OMGOSH I LOVE ICE CREAM!) The word LIKE will suffice.
OMWORD only 13 days left? Really!?!
having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, etc.: In the presence of so many world-famous writers I felt very humble.hum·ble
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