Preparation for church tonight was stressful. We were trying to ensure all four check-in laptops were up and running, slides were ready and our video chat with some church members whom are in Cambodia was set to go. A lot of little pieces had to come together just so, in order for the night to come off without a hitch.
All went according to plan, mostly.
Three of four laptops were online, but I had to work on a printing issue with one of the functional computers. Once this was done, a colleague and I ironed out the technical plans for the set order for the evening and ran through as much as we could, leaving only the internet chat as an unrehearsed element. Needless to say, the chat never ended up working out tonight in production. The Cambodia feed was never formally announced and our pastor was never cued up for the the chat due to technical difficulties on our end. He promptly said a prayer and moved into his sermon, so the church body was unaware of what they'd missed. However, we were left scrambling in the sound booth. By the end of the evening, the glitches were overcome and we were cleared for another attempt on Skype during tomorrow's services.
Date night was fun; my wife and I enjoyed a fine dinner from Quizno's and watched Who Do You Think You Are? on our DVR, as well as some other sitcoms. It was time well spent. Tomorrow is a new day. I'm thankful that although I started out as one stressed out puppy, my evening is ending on a calm and peaceful note.
Thank you, Jesus for life. Thank you for the life that's sometimes stressful, nutty, fast-paced and spontaneous. Even when it's bad, with you in control, it's all good.
Good Night
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