post conference

last week was our conference. our 2nd annual.

can i just say it is a lot of work to put on a conference? and tiring. i spent this week dragging by 9pm each night. and the awful repercussions of that is waking up before i intend to. aka not sleeping in.

jon was sick all of last week and i was pretty amazed that i did not get sick with him. but last night i had that all too familiar tickle in my throat and it is worse today. so i am putting on my cammies and getting into combat mode. i will fight this thing and i will triumph!

so, it is off to the supermarket i go to pick up battle supplies, then i will promptly come home, sit my butt on the couch and watch chick flicks until i'm better.

at least that's the plan i have for now.

the conference went well. we had more people attend than last year, but we still do not have buy-in from the church and it shows in attendance. our pastor's comments this year indicate we will have his backing and we plan to capitalize on that and make it an all-church effort next year.

we really do have the right idea, and so many things will improve with the help/support of the other ministries. and my involvement will decrease. it was officially announced in our department that was someone else would be taking over the major planning piece of this from now on. what a wonderful relief.

i will be praying about my participation and would like to ensure that it is aligned with my job, that it will be an extension of what i already do so that i am not overwhelmed, not doing someone else's work, and not trying to fit myself into a mold i was not made for. what that looks like right now is still a little fuzzy, but will most likely result in me finding volunteers to help staff the conference as well as putting together another 'worship experience'. i will probably also be involved in volunteer appreciation. it's what i do. but much more than that doesn't make sense for me to tackle.