We had an absolutely gorgeous day today in Tennessee. After a somewhat somber morning at church, we needed some pep. As Methodists, we all know that with Methodism comes the itinerant aspect for our ministers. Every 3-5-7 years, our ministers are moved to new locations to grow in their own ministries and help others in theirs. After 12 years of having our dear Pastor Melissa(7 as pastor and the others as youth director), her time to move has come. As much as it hurts my heart to know that four months from now she'll be moving, I am excited for the new opportunities she has ahead of her and am so happy for the people who will be blessed by her ministry. That being said, I came home in a sad mood and was ready for the sun to perk me up. We had one child who had been to a sleepover last night and, as I have stated on numerous occasions, my children don't deal well when lacking in sleep. At all. So, after battling with our dishwasher that decided to flood the kitchen, we picked ourselves up, grabbed the soccer balls and water bottles and headed down to the fields. Soccer season is less than a week away and the kids are severely lacking in the cardio department. The kids and the hub started running around and messing with the ball. I went for a walk and ran into friends and their children out on a bike ride. The kids played together, but when one child was called back into practice, all hell broke loose. At one point, my sweet husnband was running the perimeter of the field while the child was tagging along behind, sobbing uncontrollably. Sunny day joy, all day long. Finally, the sobbing stopped. We got in the car, drove to a playground where we saw other people from school and the kids played the rest of the afternoon. Lesson learned: we will never mix sleepovers and Daylight Saving Time again. Bad idea. Horrible.
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