Wow. Now here is a step back in time! So many of you know that I just turned 35. Good TIMES!!

I also had the pleasure of spending time with family the weekend before the BIG day. Here are a couple of OLD pictures of Smitty & I probably ages 3 and 5. The next is my aunt Julie back in the day.

What else have I been up to? Good Question! I have been to NH for my last round of Six Sigma green belt training. And what a relief! I just don't love traveling alone. Is that terrible? I guess that I was meant to be married, because I just don't enjoy ALONE time. Love quiet time, but I'll read a book for hours as long as Glen Keefer is snoozing next to me. There is something that feels really safe in that. I have also been filling in for my dad while he and mom were in PA for a week's rest. He is the adult Sunday School teacher, so being the big, brave girl that I am, I rose to the challenge.

I actually enjoyed the teaching his class, but I am grateful for someone who is #1 committed to it, & #2 does a great job. Those were some big shoes to fill, so I am grateful that he is back and ready to take over once again.

I also had the pleasure of volunteering for a local organization called "Special Blessings" This is a local group in Raleigh who ministers to handicapped kids of all ages and with varying degree of ability. Cowboys for Christ provided horse rides, a couple of our church ladies, Bonnie and Joyce, were the back up for lots of tasks...and yours truly painted faces. It was a great day with nice weather and a good way to give back to the community! LOVE a fun opportunity to minister like that!

October will be a busy month for the Keefer family as well as the Calvary Faith family. We have an "event" every weekend of this month. I like being busy for church, I just wish that work was not as demanding so I could dedicate more to doing the meaningful things in life.

Now, I realize how important a few days away are. So I am looking forward to the end of this month for a week in Williamsburg, VA! 1st half with my family, 2nd with the scrap book girls. A group of women that I consider my friends! You know what I mean, the kind of friends that don't point fingers and you can let your hair down with. These are the ladies that I can do that with. So many look at me, and assume that as the pastor's wife, I have it all together. (Little do they know) These women allow me to be the "real" Jodi without analyzing every word or intention. We all need a group like that!!!

Work is calling, so back I go. Hope your day is BLESSED!!