Thankful Thursday

Again, not Thursday. This time it's actually Saturday. Again, forgive me! 

It's a little shocking (and yet actually completely exciting) to think that next time I make this post, it will be Thanksgiving day! I am so incredibly excited to be with my family and share food, laughs, and simply have a grand old time with them. 

But, before that happens, I gotta get through this posting. (And school and all that, but one thing at a time.)

This week, I am thankful for the St. Paul's Community at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I honestly can't put to words what it means to me and how the people I've met through it have impacted my life, but I can without a doubt say they've changed me for the better and I cannot imagine where I would be if it weren't for this wonderful support group on my campus. 

One thing that I'm involved with at St. Paul's is the Hospitality Team. Our main duty as a team is to plan and cook a meal weekly before our Large Group event called Alpha-Omega, although we also have Hospitality Sundays once a month where we hand out little goodies to people after all the masses. 

At this week's dinner we had a "Friendsgiving" and it was wonderful to say the least. From the get go I was incredibly excited and that only grew as we set-up tables, prepared food, and decorated for the night. Once everyone was seated and passing plates, I just couldn't help but smile. I looked around at everyone and my heart wanted to burst from the joy I felt. 

As all my readers likely know, I love food. Not just in an "I love to eat it" way, but I have a large appreciation for it and all the ways it can be used, specifically, how it can be used to serve others and make a difference that way. To serve my peers through food, literally providing them with nourishment, brings me such happiness - Especially when they really enjoy it! This is probably why I love Hospitality Team so much from all my activities through St. Paul's. Every Thursday I get to work with a group of beautiful souls to prepare a meal for 120 of our closest friends and that's just plain awesome. 

For St. Paul's and Hospitality Team, I am thankful. 

Before everyone arrived

And after! Ahhhhhh, so much joy!