Last year before Adam’s jaw surgery, Adam or I won a spa package at Barton Creek Spa from the Majella Society for hosting a table at their 2008 Benefit Gala. (Yes, last year!) Well, I finally took advantage of it today!
I’ve never done the whole spa thing before. And for the record and future note to family, you’re welcome to get me one anytime–especially the facial. It was so lovely. I had eye and lip treatment, facial, massage, pedicure and manicure. My fav was definitely the facial. Although I not a big fan of pedicure/manicure, a special blessing came from my appointment today.
I think I waited so long to do this because I see it as shear vanity. And I’m not willing to spend money on vanity! But this experience really allowed me to evangalize. I really enjoyed talking to the people who were serving me. Considering who would typically go to Barton Creek spa and resort, I’m probably one of the most chatty people they gotten in a while. Since it was my first spa visit, and I won the package, I got to tell them all about the Majella Society. They genuinely sounded interested and they all had at least heard of it or seen the ads! They of course were all surprised that this was my 4th pregnancy and one lady was nice enough to say that I didn’t look old enough to have 4 kids!
The massage therapist and I talked a lot about religion and religious books. She goes to Austin Christian Fellowship and opening the Word of God and group book studies have really allowed the Holy Spririt to work in her. I appreciate that about ACF and her conversion. The woman who did my pedicure and manicure wasn’t so chatty to begin with, but I opened her up. It turns out she’s Vietnamese and Catholic. Her uncle is a Bishop in Vietnam and she has another couple of cousins who are a nun and priest. Unfortunatley, she was married outside the Church and divorced. She was genuinely saddend that she can’t receive communion because of her divorce. I told her she could apply for an annulment and it was the first she had ever heard of annulments. She is too ashamed to tell her uncle about her situation because she anticpates his disappointment that she was married outside the Church. So I offered my help and gave her my contact information. She isn’t even attending Sunday Mass because she works on Sunday. I encouraged her to go to St. John Neumann down the street and even visit Fr. Bud to see if he can direct her in how to apply for the annulment.
I hope and pray she calls because I know Jesus would love to see her back at Mass and receiving Him in the Blessed Sacrament. Please keep Kimberly in your prayers too.
