Has it really been a week since I've put anything on here? Seems like I go in spurts anymore. I rarely get on my computer at home and some mornings here at work after I get my reports done, I get caught up in talking with my boss or someone else and run out of time. After all, I do come into the office to work.
Next week is Employee Appreciation Week. By that it means that the 'Fun Committee', of which I am a part of, plans activites for the 5 work days next week to "appreciate employees". I will probably repeat this in a few postings down the road, but from our meeting the other day, this is what we have on the agenda - and it is free Jeans Day all week.
Monday - Create an employee appreciation wall in which post cards of all colors will be placed along with pens - and people can write appreciation notes to each other (or to themselves!). In the afternoon we will pop popcorn and distribute to the employees.
Tuesday - We plan a scavenger hunt throughout the offices and there will be Diamondback Tickets and $50 gift cards as some of the prizes.
Wednesday - This is also Administrative Professional Day (aka Secretary's Day) so there will be a 'home cooked breakfast in one of the conference rooms - cooked and served by our Executive Staff. Last year some of the waffles got burned so they won't let that person do those this year. It will also be 'Hawaiian Day' - which means we can wear Hawaiian shirts. Which means I borrow from hubby. We usually have bacon, eggs, waffles, biscuits and gravy, juice, coffee, etc.
Thursday - Word Search games with prizes for gift cards. This is where I come in - I'm creating the Word Search games. I've already created one and want to create a couple others so that we can have some challenges. It really isn't as easy as it looks. I created a sentence, put the words in the spaces, then filled up the other spaces with other letters. When I had someone do the puzzle to determine if it was challenging enough - we found one word in the puzzle about 5 times and it should have only been there once. Just the way the letters fell. I need to work out from the words I think, rather than just filling up the spaces. Cake and ice cream will be served in the afternoon.
Friday - Mexican luncheon - which means we order Mexican food - but what they have planned, I think, is get this cart vendor (it's what they did last year) and they do tacos, beans, etc. If I recall correctly, I was not impressed at all with it last year so if they bring them back, I may not participate. I recall the meat just had a taste I didn't care for. But, will see. I may give them another try. After all, it's Mexican food, right?
Appreciation - Employee appreciation. That's all well and good - but what about FAMILY appreciation? When was the last time you told a family member you appreciated them? Or just told them that you loved them? In church yesterday our Pastor asked for two couples to come up front to define what love is. One couple hugged and kiss - the other hugged, but commented, love doesn't mean you have to always have a public display of affection. It's knowing what one's heart is saying to the other.
It's like with God - He doesn't (always) give us a public display of affection showing His love for us (after all, He gave the greatest public display with He allowed His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for our sins - like in, mine and yours) - but He gives us His love in other ways - and most of all, we know we have His love and affection. Sometimes we can actually feel it. It doesn't have to be a material blessing, but sometimes it is just the peace that reigns in your heart that all is well.
Take some time to appreciate someone today - whether family, a co-worker, a friend. They may do the same to you.
Blessings!
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