fun, friends, and fractures

wow.  what a day…

*began with breakfast with my small group of 9th grade guys.  i forgot that they were out of school today, and only my small group leader buddy Brett showed up.  it was a good opportunity for me and brett to chat, tho, and the omelet was splendid as usual.

*school was out because it was parent-teacher conference time.  we met with Sadie’s teacher at 10, then headed back over to the waffle shop (hey, weren’t you just in here?) for the traditional Sublett Family Conference Days brunch.

*Kim and I met with 4 super-sharp PSU students over lunch (not at the waffle shop, fyi) to talk about them getting involved in our student ministry.  2 girls for middle school, 2 guys for high school.  it was good to hear their stories about life and faith.  i continue to be blown away by the quality people God sends our way.

*Lilly’s conference was at 3, so we headed back over to the school.  Levi joined us, so that he could stop in to see his former teachers.  They love that kid!  Our 3 kids were excited to show us the new playground equipment that the school has.

*Lilly was running to join her siblings (that’s a funny word, isn’t it?) when she had a little accident.  She tripped over a stick on the blacktop.  Unfortunately, she landed awkwardly on her left wrist.  She yelled, “I think I broke my wrist!” but she wasn’t crying–yet.  I ran to gather her, and noticed that her left hand was hanging at a weird angle, and there was an odd bump where her forearm bones meet her wrist.  Yikes.  Levi took a picture on his phone, but Lil made him delete it…

*Kim and Lilly had plans to see the musical Hairspray tonight with Kim’s mom.  She was almost to State College, so we met her at the house, got some ice on Lil’s wrist, and called to see if we could get in to see the doc.  The girls all went to the doc; I took Levi to his final football practice of the year.

*Lilly’s left wrist is broken.  She had to be put under anesthesia so they could set the bones.  the doc said that there was no way she was going to a musical tonight, so I grabbed Levi just as the End of the Season pizza party was starting and we headed home.  Lilly was “loopy” and Kim thought she should stay home with me.

*15 minutes later, Lilly is fine!  No loopiness–she rolled out of the hospital bed and announced that she was ready to go to the musical.  So off they went, and I took Levi back to the pizza party.  Kim tells me that Lilly was a trooper today, and only got a little scared when they started to put the IV in her arm.  She’s so strong…and she was walking around the house like “no big deal” late tonight.

*our life group met at our house tonight, and we decided to read and discuss Mark Batterson’s new book Wild Goose Chase for the next few weeks.

*tonight, like most thursday nights, our worship team rehearsed for this weekend’s worship service.  the kicker is that this is the week that we launch our first multi-site venue, at the high school south building.  I am super excited!  I ordered a new drum kit for the site tonight, which was fun.  It’s been a little like Christmas morning around the office, with all the new sound equipment rolling in.  We’re praying and hoping for a hassle-free weekend, but there are lots of details that have to align, and loads of people working their hind-ends off to get things ready.

*so, that was my day.  my achilles heel reared its ugly head tonight when I got home from worship team rehearsal.  it seems like every time Kim’s family is around, i am in a stressed out place (not because of them, but it seems to coincide) and I get snappy/grumpy.  I’ve got to learn to lean into God when I get stressed, and not let the situation affect my mood…