Sanctity of Life Sunday is approaching later this month. In a previous post, I mentioned that the churches in my area had raised a million dollars in cash to purchase a new building for the Pregnancy Center and cover expenses for the first year.
My husband is currently volunteering at the center, so yesterday he went in to help with construction, which involved tearing down some walls to create larger rooms and removing old carpet. After the work was done, each volunteer was given a scarf as a thank-you gift.
Do you see what I see? 💓
The building used to be a doctor's practice, so they had to tear out the lead-lined walls from the former X-ray room.
Sometime after May, I plan to join up and volunteer as well. I am not sure in what capacity I would be serving.
I believe they will work diligently to have it open as soon as humanly possible.
They had over 40 workers there.
I wanted to get this Sunday-afternoon post out as I approach the start of the Winter Semester at BSF. Our class is this Wednesday, and it's time for me to dive in and prepare. So I most likely won't be posting/commenting until later this week. While I cherished the time off, there’s still work ahead. Thankfully, I have a solid understanding of the book of Esther, but as we all know, the more you study the Bible, the more you get out of it and find new things.
I picked this up at the store to try; it tastes similar to my peach cobbler, but much sweeter. I won't be buying it again, because I can make it myself, but it did inspire me to make my own. My favorite part is when the biscuit part caramelizes the sugar, and there is that crunchy top. Yum.
UPDATE on BRENDA's House
Today at church, I talked with Brenda and her husband about their house. They had a construction crew come in to remove the drywall and insulation and to apply a mold-preventive spray. They had heaters and fans to dry out the house. Since then, she has become very anxious when it rains hard and the wind blows. It's hard for her to sleep, especially since the flash flood intruded into her bedroom while they were asleep. It will take some time to get over this. But they count themselves blessed knowing it could have been worse.
Enjoy the week ahead! It's the first full work week of 2026, and while I don't have a traditional paying job,
I do have commitments. It is one of the best things about retirement. I can finally do the things I always wanted to do, but didn't have time for.
Until Next Time,
Debby
