Author: Judy Webb

Love and Care!

 
Wow what a week. I served at Love and Care Ministries on this last week of my sabbatical and man has it been an experience. I admire all the people that work and volunteer for this amazing organization.

 
My first day, on Monday was a little crazy! The leader of the kitchen (Janet) was on conference Monday and Tuesday but, the awesome volunteers and employees helped me get started and every person got their meals and everything turned out great.

 
Those of you that know me even a little a bit know that I am a little inquisitive. So, I think to shut me up one awesome lady (Lacey) said hey “Let me just show you around and show you all that goes on here” and so she did. It is an amazing place that helps cloth the homeless, gives them a place to shower, a meal, and prayers. They also give meals and clothes to poor families in this area.

They also have a chaplain that is an awesome sweet man (Sammy).

 
It has been such a blessing. The people that went through the food line or the people on street feeds were so appreciative and most of them had such a great attitude and so many had a great sense of humor which I love:) What a blessing to meet these people.

 
Friday was my last day and it was a lunch/street feed. We were preparing to leave when the Director (Mark Hewitt) came over and he went through the history of what was 23 years ago and where it is now and how God has led this ministry. His testimony was awesome! He then gathered everybody together and prayed for us.

 
And then the best thing happened on this street feed today when we stopped at a house and Janet went and sat with this lady and gentleman that were sitting on the porch. After a while, I was wondering if we were ever going to leave:) A little bit later Janet called us all over and we held hands as Sammy lead the prayer and both of these wonderful people accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior! It was awesome!

 
There is so much I will remember and cherish about this experience. Every person that I came in contact with during this time was such a huge blessing to me.

 
I would like to say Thank you to Val, Larry, Lacey, Sammy, Joe, and Paul. A special thank you to Janet for letting me be a small part of your team for a short time and experience a fraction of what ya’ll do and with the people you serve daily! I am blessed to have met all of you.

 
I have a couple of days to rest my feet (my friends at Love and Care wore me out for real:) . I am thankful!

 
Prayers for all of the Houston area!

Hi All,

Wow, I am half way through my sabbatical!

I traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas for some family time with my daughter and granddaughter. My son and his family made it there a couple of days before me and we had a great time. The grandkids love each other so much and it makes a Mimi’s heart happy to see her kids and grandkids have so much fun together.

After a week in Fayetteville I was planning on heading home on Monday when everybody left for work/school but, my granddaughter wanted to stay behind and help me while I finished packing up. So I had the pleasure of taking her to preschool on my way out of town. It was bittersweet! She was so happy to be back at school where she had not been for a week in order to spend time with her family from Texas. She was extremely happy to see her teacher and her classmates. She did manage to give me a hug goodbye in between accepting all the welcoming back hugs from her peeps. By the way, I expect the same reception when I return to work:) lol.

I cherish that time with my kids and grandkids!

I had a couple of things to complete this week with my mom and her appointments. It has been so nice and truly funny and frustrating at times with my mom. We are truly alike in so many ways and I just smile and Thank God for her every day!

I also meet with Terry from Love and Care Ministries on Wednesday and he got me lined out on where to report on Monday. I will be serving in the kitchen and I am looking forward to that.

I have had plenty of rest with no alarm clocks (except for grandkids lol) and my reading has been great!

Peace and Blessings

Hi All,

 
I left work on Friday (July 28,) to embark on my sabbatical. This first week I have rested a lot and thoroughly enjoyed my time. It’s hard to believe it has been a week and let me tell you it has flown by but as I write this I don’t think things could have gone any better. I have started my days with Jesus Calling and I am about to start The Confident Woman.

 
I did want to make sure I spent time with my mom this week and we have had some nice talks as well as started the process of getting her some much needed in home care. My mom (Bessie) is 88 years old. She has heart disease and has had for years but, in the last few years Parkinson’s disease has been her biggest obstacle. It is truly heartbreaking but, her spirit is not broken and she is trying to stay as independent as she possibly can (almost to a fault). She seems to coming around to the fact that she needs help with basic daily things.  Please keep her in your prayers she is truly a blessing, a bit feisty at times (wonder where I get it from ha!) and a very special lady.

 
This week I also spent several days with my grandsons (Jacob & Jason) I am sure they thought it was Saturday every day for about 3 days ha! We went to the park and Wal-Mart, where they have soooo many hot wheels according to them:).  Needless to say they can never have too many cars.  We also visited the library in which, they were a little too loud but we made it out of there with our books and no judgement! Lol

 
Tuesday I head out to Fayetteville Arkansas where my daughter and granddaughter (Aubree) live. My son and his family arrived there on Saturday. We have some fun things planned and I truly anticipate the grandkids will all have a blast. It means so much to me for us to have this time and to all be together.

 
When I return I will be working with Love and Care Ministries and I am looking forward to that. I also have another book on my list.

 
One week in and this again is truly a blessing and I could not be more thankful. This experience in 2010 was such a huge blessing and an incredible experience and 2017 has already proven to be the same except, I have a few additional people in my life that I can share this awesome sabbatical experience with.

 
Peace and Blessings:)