Today is my last day before I go off duty...and I am so ready for a break. This shift has dragged. One of the girls in the cottage was suspended on Friday for three days. Then on Saturday, one of the girl's mom said she was missing some stuff from her purse. So my coworker and I had to search every room...thoroughly...as well as the rest of the cottage. Because nothing turned up and no one confessed to stealing anything, the girls aren't able to do anything fun or go anywhere until we figure things out. Which meant they missed out on the bowling Saturday night and going out to lunch on Sunday. I got 4 1/2 hours of sleep Saturday night because I stayed up late to make sure none of the girls snuck out, and one of the girls had a visit Sunday and she was getting picked up at 6:30 in the morning. I feel like I'm getting a cold, and I'm so tired that I keep forgetting things I need to do today.
I've been presented with the opportunity to go to 2 free workshops tomorrow in Lincoln. It has to do with running a non-profit organization...which I would like to do eventually. Lincoln is an hour away, and I would have to be there no later than 8:30 in the morning. I want to go, but I'm so tired I would like to get a good nights rest. I would also be going by myself. I haven't driven to Lincoln by myself, so I'm a little wary of doing it. I'll let you know if I go.
It's still cold here....no snow yet. We had a really good speaker yesterday at church, and I really enjoyed the music. Please keep praying. Pray that we will find the truth behind the stealing (if there really was any stealing) and that God will give me a discerning heart. Pray that I will discipline myself to spend time with God daily. It's hard to do sometimes, but I want to do it. The speaker on Sunday said that he can scientifically prove that when a person spends 4 days in God's Word, there is a noticable change in their attitude/life. That's what I want...but spend more than 4 days. Thanks for the encouragement and prayers!

P.S. Pictures to come soon!