Wow...it has been a long time since I have written anything here. I guess things have been pretty busy these past few weeks...
Our area visit was 2 weeks ago. Marybeth, the area director for Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit came to stay with us for 5 days, it was really a good time. During her visit she observes our community, visits each of our placements has one on one time with each of us she also does some recruitment and has meetings during the week. We also have our regular community stuff going on, community night, spirituality night and "fun night" plus our regular day schedules. Needless to say, it was an extremely busy week. My one on one with Marybeth was really good. I told her about how community was going and about some of the struggles I was having personally withthings and we talked about my job and spirituality and what my plans are for next year. It was great converstation and I really learned a lot from it. I learned a lot, mostly about our community, during her stay. She also facilitated out community night which was on one of the last nights she was here. She had a chance to speak with all of us one on one and to observe our community pretty well by this time and she told us some good things and some things we needed to work on. She told us that we all really have the same ideas as to the direction we want our community to go in, we all want depth. We have been surfacing things for a while now and we are all ready to get to know eachother more deeply and to establish deeper spiritual identity as a community and to be in deeper relationship in all aspets really. It was really great to hear some of the things that she had to say. Stacey and I were told that we have to speak up, this is strange ecause hrdly ever am I told that I don't speak up, this is something new I discpovered and am trying to understand.
During the agency visit I had the chance to sit down with Marybeth and my supervisor, Carrie. I was able to tell how I was feeling about things at work and what I wanted differently. I only had one things to say and it was that I wanted more client one on one time Carrie was really responsive to my request and so was the rest of the staff so now I will be assisiting our director of client services, Jason, with the clients. There is a doctor that comes to the pantry every Monday and sees the clients free of charge and writes referrals and gives prescriptions free of charge, it is a great program, well i get to meet with the clients first and fill out all of the paperwork that is requiered before they see the doctor and eventuall I will be able to meet with clients and writr referals and meet with them one on one. It is going to be great! The home delivery program is still going really well. These past weeks have been busy beacuse I have two delivery weeks in a row because of Thanksgiving but the volunteers have been great and for the most part things have been very smooth. This weekend is home delivery and then I don't have it again utnil December so that will be interesting, it seems like a long time to me. The holiday drives have started. I believe that after I had talked to about 2o people about holding them there are about 11 new ones which is pretty good! That was a huge accomplishment so that was exciting! It will be hectic when I have to go and pick up from all these places but it is great!
2 weekend ago we went Milwaukee to visit the JV's there. It was a blast. We hung out and ate ALOT of food but it was just what we needed. We all piled on their couches and watched love actually, great movie by the way, and talked and were just there being present to each other which was fabulous. WE had one of my fav meals when we got there, tomato soup and grilled cheese, it was amazing. We had great food and company, I could go on and on but it was just awesome! I miss those guys already. This past weekend it was Stacey's b-day so on Fri night we had her fav, peperoni pizza w. xtra cheese, mountain dew and cookie dough and we watch I am Sam, her fav movie. Shannon, and JV from Pontiac, Michigan came down with her friend Mike, who is interested in JVC so on Sat we went to the Art institute. They came into the pantry and helped out a bit with home delivery which was nice and then they went down town and i met them there and then we went to the art institute. We had a picnic in the 40 degree weather, it was cold but fun! The art institute was pretty cool. I am not a big museum person but it was cool. We walked through the impressionist exhibit and they had this minature art section, that part was my favorite. It was a good time. These week have been so so busy though. I have not had time for me, no time to reflect or spend time to myself so this weekend i have scheduled that time. I am going to go to coffee shop and borders or barnes and noble and just sit and read and think and pray and write letters/cards. it is going to be fabulous!
I have a Spiritual Director now and I met with him this morning. It was a bit akward, I think because it was our first meeting but he is a sweet man and I look forward to meeting with him once a month. I am not entirely sure what I would like to get out of Spiritual Direction but when I know I'll let you know!
i hope all is well with everyone out there! I have recieved some really nice gifts from people lately. My aunt sent me a scarf, hat, mitten, ear warmer set, so cute :) My sister sent me a care package which was full of fun stuff and I have received a few cards :) I love it!! Thank you to everyone for the support I truly appreciate it and thank you for thinking of me. I think about all of you very often. I am excited about Thanksgiving, although I will not be home, I will spend it in Detroit with the JV's thereand I will get to see Gaile. I am so excited about that! Gaile is one of my Campus Ministry coordinators from MSMC so that will be fabulous. Whatever you plans are I pray that you are safe and have a great Thanksgiving with the ones you love. Thank you for all your prayers and happy thoughts. Much love, blessings, hugs and kisses
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Shelley
Our area visit was 2 weeks ago. Marybeth, the area director for Chicago, Milwaukee and Detroit came to stay with us for 5 days, it was really a good time. During her visit she observes our community, visits each of our placements has one on one time with each of us she also does some recruitment and has meetings during the week. We also have our regular community stuff going on, community night, spirituality night and "fun night" plus our regular day schedules. Needless to say, it was an extremely busy week. My one on one with Marybeth was really good. I told her about how community was going and about some of the struggles I was having personally withthings and we talked about my job and spirituality and what my plans are for next year. It was great converstation and I really learned a lot from it. I learned a lot, mostly about our community, during her stay. She also facilitated out community night which was on one of the last nights she was here. She had a chance to speak with all of us one on one and to observe our community pretty well by this time and she told us some good things and some things we needed to work on. She told us that we all really have the same ideas as to the direction we want our community to go in, we all want depth. We have been surfacing things for a while now and we are all ready to get to know eachother more deeply and to establish deeper spiritual identity as a community and to be in deeper relationship in all aspets really. It was really great to hear some of the things that she had to say. Stacey and I were told that we have to speak up, this is strange ecause hrdly ever am I told that I don't speak up, this is something new I discpovered and am trying to understand.
During the agency visit I had the chance to sit down with Marybeth and my supervisor, Carrie. I was able to tell how I was feeling about things at work and what I wanted differently. I only had one things to say and it was that I wanted more client one on one time Carrie was really responsive to my request and so was the rest of the staff so now I will be assisiting our director of client services, Jason, with the clients. There is a doctor that comes to the pantry every Monday and sees the clients free of charge and writes referrals and gives prescriptions free of charge, it is a great program, well i get to meet with the clients first and fill out all of the paperwork that is requiered before they see the doctor and eventuall I will be able to meet with clients and writr referals and meet with them one on one. It is going to be great! The home delivery program is still going really well. These past weeks have been busy beacuse I have two delivery weeks in a row because of Thanksgiving but the volunteers have been great and for the most part things have been very smooth. This weekend is home delivery and then I don't have it again utnil December so that will be interesting, it seems like a long time to me. The holiday drives have started. I believe that after I had talked to about 2o people about holding them there are about 11 new ones which is pretty good! That was a huge accomplishment so that was exciting! It will be hectic when I have to go and pick up from all these places but it is great!
2 weekend ago we went Milwaukee to visit the JV's there. It was a blast. We hung out and ate ALOT of food but it was just what we needed. We all piled on their couches and watched love actually, great movie by the way, and talked and were just there being present to each other which was fabulous. WE had one of my fav meals when we got there, tomato soup and grilled cheese, it was amazing. We had great food and company, I could go on and on but it was just awesome! I miss those guys already. This past weekend it was Stacey's b-day so on Fri night we had her fav, peperoni pizza w. xtra cheese, mountain dew and cookie dough and we watch I am Sam, her fav movie. Shannon, and JV from Pontiac, Michigan came down with her friend Mike, who is interested in JVC so on Sat we went to the Art institute. They came into the pantry and helped out a bit with home delivery which was nice and then they went down town and i met them there and then we went to the art institute. We had a picnic in the 40 degree weather, it was cold but fun! The art institute was pretty cool. I am not a big museum person but it was cool. We walked through the impressionist exhibit and they had this minature art section, that part was my favorite. It was a good time. These week have been so so busy though. I have not had time for me, no time to reflect or spend time to myself so this weekend i have scheduled that time. I am going to go to coffee shop and borders or barnes and noble and just sit and read and think and pray and write letters/cards. it is going to be fabulous!
I have a Spiritual Director now and I met with him this morning. It was a bit akward, I think because it was our first meeting but he is a sweet man and I look forward to meeting with him once a month. I am not entirely sure what I would like to get out of Spiritual Direction but when I know I'll let you know!
i hope all is well with everyone out there! I have recieved some really nice gifts from people lately. My aunt sent me a scarf, hat, mitten, ear warmer set, so cute :) My sister sent me a care package which was full of fun stuff and I have received a few cards :) I love it!! Thank you to everyone for the support I truly appreciate it and thank you for thinking of me. I think about all of you very often. I am excited about Thanksgiving, although I will not be home, I will spend it in Detroit with the JV's thereand I will get to see Gaile. I am so excited about that! Gaile is one of my Campus Ministry coordinators from MSMC so that will be fabulous. Whatever you plans are I pray that you are safe and have a great Thanksgiving with the ones you love. Thank you for all your prayers and happy thoughts. Much love, blessings, hugs and kisses
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Shelley
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