“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk.”  Doug Larson

To kick off a new week, last night for reflection we did the traditional “New and Good” sharing.  We were also challenged to each day think of a new and good as a way to focus our thoughts.

Today we were challenged with rain on and off during the day.  Some parts of the county had heavy downpours while the others stayed for the most part dry.  Work began on a new roof in Mullens, a porch in Glen Fork and a house painting project in Jesse and we also continued work on the two flood sites in Hanover. The second day of soccer camp moved outside, however we were rained on for more than hour.  At least soccer in the rain in kind of fun!

Looking forward to dinner tonight; Meatloaf, 3 Bean Salad, potatoes and soda bread.  Yummy, yummy!

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”  Nelson Mandela

We were awoken in the morning to a tremendous storm…heavy rains and thunder.  Ironically it was the first day that we haven’t had all indoor sites all summer.  After a little adjusting of people and sites we were ready for the day.  We ended up having to cancel a porch and a roof site, but plan on starting those on Tuesday now.  We sent people back to the two flood sites to continue work.  From all accounts, I haven’t been up there in awhile,  it is looking amazing.  We also sent a small crew back to Lilydale to finish up with the steps from last week.  The other site for the day was Glen Fork Soccer Camp.  Because we had so many cancellations at other sites, there ended up being about 15 volunteers at camp.  It was great to have all the extra bodies to interact with the kids and have a lot of fun. Even though we had to run the camp in the gym because of the weather, the kids all seems to enjoy themselves.

When people came back to the school after the sites, the electricity went out for a few seconds, but when it came back on, only half the school had power.  Luckily since it was dinner prep time, for the most part the kitchen power was on.  We were treated to a yummy dinner of veggie chili, rice and cornbread.  And then, during reflection we lost all the power again, only this time for close to two hours, hence the late blog post.

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”  Nelson Mandela

We were awoken in the morning to a tremendous storm…heavy rains and thunder.  Ironically it was the first day that we haven’t had all indoor sites all summer.  After a little adjusting of people and sites we were ready for the day.  We ended up having to cancel a porch and a roof site, but plan on starting those on Tuesday now.  We sent people back to the two flood sites to continue work.  From all accounts, I haven’t been up there in awhile,  it is looking amazing.  We also sent a small crew back to Lilydale to finish up with the steps from last week.  The other site for the day was Glen Fork Soccer Camp.  Because we had so many cancellations at other sites, there ended up being about 15 volunteers at camp.  It was great to have all the extra bodies to interact with the kids and have a lot of fun. Even though we had to run the camp in the gym because of the weather, the kids all seems to enjoy themselves.

When people came back to the school after the sites, the electricity went out for a few seconds, but when it came back on, only half the school had power.  Luckily since it was dinner prep time, for the most part the kitchen power was on.  We were treated to a yummy dinner of veggie chili, rice and cornbread.  And then, during reflection we lost all the power again, only this time for close to two hours, hence the late blog post.

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”  Nelson Mandela

We were awoken in the morning to a tremendous storm…heavy rains and thunder.  Ironically it was the first day that we haven’t had all indoor sites all summer.  After a little adjusting of people and sites we were ready for the day.  We ended up having to cancel a porch and a roof site, but plan on starting those on Tuesday now.  We sent people back to the two flood sites to continue work.  From all accounts, I haven’t been up there in awhile,  it is looking amazing.  We also sent a small crew back to Lilydale to finish up with the steps from last week.  The other site for the day was Glen Fork Soccer Camp.  Because we had so many cancellations at other sites, there ended up being about 15 volunteers at camp.  It was great to have all the extra bodies to interact with the kids and have a lot of fun. Even though we had to run the camp in the gym because of the weather, the kids all seems to enjoy themselves.

When people came back to the school after the sites, the electricity went out for a few seconds, but when it came back on, only half the school had power.  Luckily since it was dinner prep time, for the most part the kitchen power was on.  We were treated to a yummy dinner of veggie chili, rice and cornbread.  And then, during reflection we lost all the power again, only this time for close to two hours, hence the late blog post.

Another wonderful PV Community Day….after attending Mass in Pineville, volunteers grabbed a quick lunch and then met in the gym for some community bonding time.  With a group as large as we have, 42, we knew it would be important to learn everyone’s name so we did a few name games and then wrapped up with a game of whiffleball.  After that, some folks watched the world cup final between the Netherlands and Spain others headed up to Twin Falls for some hiking.

Before dinner we gathered everyone who came in yesterday for a reorientation and review of what to expect.  Dinner was what has become our tradition Sunday meal, hamburgers/veggie burgers, beans, slaw and this time a special treat of potato salad made with potatoes from Raymond’s garden.  Talk about fresh, the potatoes when from the dirt to the oven in less than two hours. Yum, yum.

The day closed with the traditional PV Commissioning Service and selection of job sites for tomorrow.  We are looking forward to a great week.

Another wonderful PV Community Day….after attending Mass in Pineville, volunteers grabbed a quick lunch and then met in the gym for some community bonding time.  With a group as large as we have, 42, we knew it would be important to learn everyone’s name so we did a few name games and then wrapped up with a game of whiffleball.  After that, some folks watched the world cup final between the Netherlands and Spain others headed up to Twin Falls for some hiking.

Before dinner we gathered everyone who came in yesterday for a reorientation and review of what to expect.  Dinner was what has become our tradition Sunday meal, hamburgers/veggie burgers, beans, slaw and this time a special treat of potato salad made with potatoes from Raymond’s garden.  Talk about fresh, the potatoes when from the dirt to the oven in less than two hours. Yum, yum.

The day closed with the traditional PV Commissioning Service and selection of job sites for tomorrow.  We are looking forward to a great week.

Another wonderful PV Community Day….after attending Mass in Pineville, volunteers grabbed a quick lunch and then met in the gym for some community bonding time.  With a group as large as we have, 42, we knew it would be important to learn everyone’s name so we did a few name games and then wrapped up with a game of whiffleball.  After that, some folks watched the world cup final between the Netherlands and Spain others headed up to Twin Falls for some hiking.

Before dinner we gathered everyone who came in yesterday for a reorientation and review of what to expect.  Dinner was what has become our tradition Sunday meal, hamburgers/veggie burgers, beans, slaw and this time a special treat of potato salad made with potatoes from Raymond’s garden.  Talk about fresh, the potatoes when from the dirt to the oven in less than two hours. Yum, yum.

The day closed with the traditional PV Commissioning Service and selection of job sites for tomorrow.  We are looking forward to a great week.