Dear Family,
I am so excited that I will be able
to see my family in Seattle for Thanksgiving.
I imagined that Holidays would become a sad time of loneliness now that
I work retail. Not so! My coworker said Thanksgiving day has been
slow in past years for online ordering (grocery) and will only require 4 out of
the 15 workers we have. Yay!!!!
Adriel was thrown for a loop as I
had told her, “I don’t know” so many times about Thanksgiving that she was
starting to make other plans. This
changed to, “I’m going to Seattle” in one phone call. How exciting.
We get to see Adriel!! She did
visit to drop off and pick up laundry this week but that only lasts about 10
minutes. I mentioned to Bobby that I was
happy to have seen her and he said, “Well, I’m glad you had an Adriel sighting.”
Bobby cooked several amazing dishes
this week. He even brought some Salmon
Bisque to his mom as she recovers from her surgery. He is a wonderful son and I hope Seth follows
his example in future years.
Bobby had a great lesson about trust
for the youth group this week. A
question was, “What is the biggest way we show trust in God at church?” One answer made me chuckle. “Sitting on chairs?” At another time we were waiting for a student
to find a verse in the Bible. Someone
said, “I’m going to grow old and die before they find the passage.”
I like how Seth eats carrots. He was concerned about the baby carrots I had
because one end was black and then green in the middle. He told me to switch away from baby
carrots. He then asked if he had to peel
a carrot before eating it. (I did teach
him how to peel carrots). I was reminded
of my roommate in college. When we
visited her farm (after marriage and kids) she dug up carrots from the ground,
washed them off started eating one, and offered some to each of us. It was a good memory of farm life so I told
him that carrots don’t need to be peeled.
I then find Seth eating a whole carrot, just like a farm boy. When I mentioned it he said, “Well it’s
better than eating those chemical pebbles they call baby carrots.”
Sunday morning I went out into the
garden for the first time in a couple of days.
Raspberries were ripe and overripe.
I picked a bowl for breakfast and was reminded of Luke 10:2. God let me know that he is doing his
part. God is at work all around us. I ignored the raspberries but they grew
without my help. God also let me know I
can do my part to notice what he is doing and pick the fruit.
May we all notice God’s
handiwork. May we be prepared with an
answer to questions that are asked. May
we not let the opportunities He presents spoil.
Much Love,
Cristy
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