Team Shirey

Team Shirey

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Ladies Nights

It is Tuesday evening, and I am finally relaxing after putting Guy down for the night. Jonathan is at the English Center teaching his classes and will come home about 8 p.m. There have been some awesome things going on at the Center recently. If you don't get our updates via newsletter or email, let me know and we'll add you to the list!

This weekend I had the privilege of being at the Center for a "Women's Party". We've noticed at the Center that the women can be easily overshadowed by the men in class. They are not typically outspoken when sharing or asking questions. So some people who work with the Center have been making special efforts to converse with and bless our female students. The "Women's Party" was the brain-child of my good friend Lisa, who organized the gathering to show the women that we love and appreciate them. It was a great time of talking and eating, and I enjoyed meeting several new people. The group was small, so it was easy to get a good visit in.

I have another women's gathering to look forward to next week. The group includes one of Jonathan's former students that I have been trying to connect with for ages, so I'm really excited about that. Guy was even invited! The only glitch is timing: the meeting runs from 5-7 p.m. and our son has decided that his bedtime is 6 p.m. (Hopefully he'll be a trooper that night.) Some friends have asked me how I managed to make his bedtime so early. Believe me, I had nothing to do with it! In fact, I've tried to push it back, but Guy will have nothing of the sort. That kid is ready to hit the sack at 6. I'm really grateful, though, since it leaves me some time in the evening to relax and do fun things like posting a blog!