I have served on the vestry of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church for the past three years. The Vestry is the lay leadership team in the Episcopal Church. My service came at a time of personal loss and the Covid 19 pandemic. During that time, I was a part of a group of great people who served to keep things going and we did an excellent job.

For my service, I was gifted this chalice at our annual churchwide meeting. It’s nice to be recognized for doing things that help others, but I didn’t do it for that reason. Service is about so much more, it’s about being there when you get the call to help.

This church sign comes courtesy of my former pastor Rev. Amy Cook. This is a reminder to be thankful for what we have and that we don’t need more to be thankful for. It’s all about gratitude and thanksgiving.

Every once in and a while everyone needs to take a mental health day. Resetting one’s mind and body can be beneficial. For me today was that day where I just needed to take a day to do other things than what they get paid for in their daily work. I was productive but I didn’t wear myself out. Having a 3-day weekend is always fun and makes you feel better when you return to your job.

I hope you all have had a good Friday. The weekend is now upon us and I am happy about that. Do something fun before next week’s holiday weekend has us all in a tizzy.