Nashville News II

It’s Friday night in Nashville.  I just returned to my hotel room with Penny and her sister, Rachael, after a wonderful evening at the home of a very special host named Connie, who happens to be the sister of associate superintendent in California.  The vegie-burgers were delicious and the potato salad was exquisite.  A group of friends spent some time welcoming in the Sabbath and learning more about each other.  We were all ready to head home at the end of our time together.  It is quite a group!

We had already spent the better part of the day getting ready for influx of teachers that begins in earnest on Sunday morning.  Penny and I finished our shopping for the gift bags we were putting together for our teachers and special guests.  We finally received the keys to our booth after 2:00 p.m. and almost immediately set out to bring our supplies to the booth.  After a couple of hours we had finished the lion’s share of the work on the gift bags.  We still have considerable work left for Saturday night.

We were called into action to help the Southeastern California Conference Office of Education on their gift bags.  That took most of the remainder of the afternoon.  We were pretty tired after putting together over 300 gifts bags between the two conferences.  It was worth it when you think that the teachers will feel a bit more appreciated.  They work harder than most people realize. 

Tomorrow will be a full day of meetings and outings which we have yet to totally grasp.  Worship in the morning.  A lunch following for all those gathered.  The afternoon appears to be open, but we may get invited to join another group.  We’ll see.  Happy Sabbath!