Hello, friends!
I cannot believe I have already been on sabbatical for over two weeks! I also can’t believe that I’m just now blogging! And that just means I have lots to talk about. 🙂
I spent my first few days just completely relaxing and taking it all in. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect, and I spent time each day on my porch swing with The Purpose Driven Life in hand. I am enjoying reading this book so much. It is really helping put some things into perspective for me.
On Friday, May 5th I helped deliver for Meals on Wheels with Emily. It barely took us an hour to pick up and deliver the meals, yet the people who received the meals were so incredibly grateful. If you are ever on the fence about volunteering with Meals on Wheels, DO IT! It takes such a small piece of your time, and makes a pretty significant difference to others.
Last week I spent most of my afternoons and evenings at Camp Able. I had the pleasure of sitting down one afternoon with Renee, their founder. I could listen to her talk for HOURS. Seriously, y’all. This woman is amazing and easily one of the most passionate people I have ever met. She has, without a doubt, found her purpose in life and has changed so many lives in doing so. We had quite a few children come out to ride last week, and I was privileged with leading some of them on rides. I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous leading horses around while small children were riding them, but I quickly overcame my anxiety! You can instantly see the children perk up and positively change their attitudes when they ride these horses. Equine therapy is a pretty magical and fascinating to experience. It was honestly even therapeutic for me! I even got to make some new [furry] friends. 🙂
This past weekend was all about celebrating my husband, Joe. He graduated with his MBA (hooray!) and also turned 30! We hosted some out-of-town friends and had a fantastic time attending Western Heritage, sharing memories, and just being thankful for Joe. We were also able to spend some great time with Joe’s mom for Mother’s Day. I didn’t get to see my mom, unfortunately, but I will get to see her this weekend! I’ll be flying down to Houston to spend some much-needed, quality time with my mom and sister. I cannot wait!
I have had such an amazing last couple of weeks. So much has been going on, and I am so thankful to say that I am still feeling rested!