Dear family,
Supporting each other means different things to different
people. I, a hug and kindness go a long
way.
Seth noticed I
was emotional and asked if there was anything he could do for me. I asked for a hug and that was very
nice. He offered kind words. I am glad he has a soft heart and a desire to
be helpful.
Seth pruned the
lamb’s ear. He also cut up a massive
sunflower.
Bobby vacuumed,
fixed the oven bulb, and made dinner Monday.
He has been helpful around the house, and I am blessed that he wants to better
our lives.
Tuesday night
the Junior High group was fabulous. There
was excitement just being together again in the youth room. One person asked after music, “Can I tell a
joke?” Bobby’s quick and emphatic, “No” was met with laughter. The person said, “Well, everyone laughed
anyway.” Later when Bobby mentioned that
we were created for God’s pleasure. He
was saying it’s not like he was lonely and he needed to make us or like
Minecraft with all the building.” A
student said with wonder, “Or, is it?” When
everyone laughs and I feel it burst out of me I just have to write things
down. I am thankful for our vibrant
youth and the joy they bring.
Wednesday night
I enjoyed our high school group. I sat
next to two people and told them I appreciated their words. One said, “Thank you” and I said, “No, thank
you!” This went back and forth a bit
then a person said, “You can thank my mom.
She made me. . . But we don’t
talk about my siblings.”
Bobby was
telling people about prayer etiquette. We
shouldn’t interrupt when people are . . . Ohhh, cool socks!” He interrupted himself to mention someone’s
socks. This made me laugh.
Bobby mentioned
that serving God means we hold back the urge to throw people down the
stairs. He mentioned how it’s OK for
some reason to tease Rich about being old because that doesn’t hurt his
feelings. Throwing him down the stairs
on the other hand would be bad. When I
said, “Yeah, that could kill him.” The
group sobered until someone said, “I have a friend that got paid $200 to do a
backflip down the stairs.” This
generated some interest and talk about hospital bills. His friend did have bruises but got paid and
didn’t need to go to the hospital. Oh to
be made of rubber like the youth are.
Bobby also
folded my laundry and has been a listening ear about my overwhelming
emotions. This week has been a
doozy. Sunday’s sermon stirred up a hornet’s
nest inside me. I was mad about things
that happened a long time ago. We were
all concerned about what was going to come up next. I had a good talk with my friend and
hopefully, my emotions will stay calm regarding the past. We all thought we were doing OK. Goodness!
God is at work. I guess hard
times make us stronger, better, and more able to serve Him.
The women’s retreat was lovely. I have to remember to invite friends and
family. I never think about it until I
am already there. Such a great time and
I loved hiking with old friends. We don’t
get to spend much time through the year but time together at a retreat is a true
and rich blessing.
May you find your time to be rich, full of love, and full
of laughter. Hugs,
Cristy VanKleek
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