My First Two Weeks as MIJD!!!!!

Well, it's been a very busy couple of weeks. Well, really it's been a very busy month since I won Pageant. It's quite the whirlwind between all the traveling and the studying for the Miss International Job's Daughter Pageant!

We're off to a running start this year! I've already been to several Bethels attending Schools of Instruction in Plainfield, Knightsville, Greenfield, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville, and Valparaiso. Then there was the All Day School of Instruction. The morning session was interesting. I'm wondering what new category Jamie Hadley has cooked up for the old Story of Job competitors. I'm out for Lynn though. He is so getting pied in the face at Job-A-Rama!!! The meal was great, but I have to tell you that I don't think I have ever seen that many cookies in my life!!! I had a great time playing Candy Land! I'd never played before! I think it was more difficult for me to try to learn the names of all of the girls than it was for me to answer Elecia's trivia questions. I'm getting there though...maybe by the end of the year I'll have everyone's name memorized. No promises!

I've also given my first remarks on behalf of Indiana Job's Daughters on Thursday at Rainbow Grand Assembly. I appointed a Crown Committee while we were there too! I finally figured out how to put one of the Job's Daughter crowns on my head without help, and then I get a new one. I think maybe that's the last test at Pageant-getting the crown on! The drive home was really tiring though. We were so tired from the night before at Valparaiso that we could barely keep our eyes open!

Then on Friday, Anita and I went to Bill Profitt's viewing. My heart goes out to Linda and her family. Please remember to keep them in your prayers. After stopping to eat, we went to Tiffany and George Ingles' Installation as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of Brownsburg Chapter of Eastern Star. Karen acted as the Installing Officer and Bethel 107 did the Bible Ceremony, which made the ceremony even more special. Congratulations to Tiffany and George, and thanks to the members of our Job's Daughters family who came to support them. We were quite a presence on the sidelines.

It's been great to see everyone over the last few weeks, and I look forward to seeing more of all of you throughout my travels this year. Keep up the great work, Indiana!

~Rustie~