Today was a rough start, haha. There was so much drama with the elementary students!!! I found it humorous as the children were throwing threats (and dirt) at each other and I was sitting there looking at them. Dazed. Thinking. Thinking... I should probably do something about this and potentially stop it..and...I don't really care how bad these classes go, I am just so incredibly happy I am here with all of these amazing people. I don't know if I have ever been so many welcoming and accepting people :)
Besides the lucrative and sometimes disrespectful behavior of most of the students today, I believe the best part of the day was after classes. It started out picking blueberries for the Farmers Market tomorrow. It was nice to have some good friends come down on their free time and help out! Then it was time for dinner and this I know......was going to be good. Today was Homeowners Night. Every week we have a different service camp that comes in to fix homeowners houses in the community. So every week different homeowners are invited to The Project with their campers for dinner and CLUB afterwards. Dinner was good!!! Delicious mashed potatoes, turkey with gravy, beans, salad, rice pilaf! Then of course, there was CLUB where we sang some amazing worship songs and had a good time!
After CLUB, my friend Becca had asked if I wanted to go to the Elks Lodge with her. Hesitant at first, I said yes, in hopes it would be a great first experience! Nevertheless, we got there and went it. It was nothing more than what you would expect to see at Banjo Night at the local Elks Lodge. Old men, some of their wives and/or children/grandchildren, their coffee buddies, and what else.... a dozen or so old men on stage playing their hearts out on the banjos. We decided to take a seat by the bar when a gentlemen asks us for our IDs. After some explanation, it came to our knowledge that you must be at least 21 to be in the whole Elks Lodge building. Soo... after being kicked out of the Elks Lodge (and crossing that off my bucket list) we decided to check out some neighborhoods around the area. Finally, we decided to go to the Best Dessert in Pittsburgh. The place is called Gullifty's. They have notably the best desserts around! And... we were able to testify and verify the truth about this dessert phenom. We were also curious enough to see just how amazingly delicious the Hoummus and Baba Ghannoj--it was so good!
I'm going to leave you with a great song I loved today. Hope you enjoy!
Blessed be Your name
in the land that is plentiful
Where your streams of abundance flow
blessed be Your name
and blessed be Your name
when I'm found in the desert place
though i walk through the wilderness
blessed be Your name
every blesssing You pour out I'll turn back to praise
an when the darkness closes in Lord still i will say:
blessed be the name of the Lord
blessed be Your name
bleseed be the name of the Lord
blessed be Your glorious name
and blessed be your name
when the sun's shining down on me
when the world's "all as it should be"
blessed be your name
and blessed be your name
on the road marked with suffering
though there's pain in the offering
blessed be your name
every blesssing you pour out i'll turn back to praise
when the darkness closes in Lord still i will say:
blessed be the name of the Lord
blessed be your name
bleseed be the name of the Lord
blessed be your glorious name
you give and take away
you give and take away
my heart wil chose to say:
blessed be your name (blessed be your name lord)
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