Dear Family,
Because
Adriel is texting us daily to let us know she is still alive I feel much better
about her moving sooo far away to Portland.
My praise in youth group was that, “Adriel has moved to Portland and it
is in a safe neighborhood.” This brought
pause as the youth was praying for her. He
even said, “Sounds hard to believe about Portland,” In the prayer. It’s a jungle up there.
Adriel
did stop by Wednesday to bring back our tubs from her move. We are blessed to have them from Mom
Webb. Go Adriel go!
Our
middle school group is full of delightful people who are kind and don’t want to
leave even when Bobby is shouting that their parents are ready across the gym. It’s cute how much they enjoy being together. Before games, Bobby said, “We are going to
play Ultimate Bump in the gym.” A student asked, “What’s that?” Bobby, “I’ll teach you.” A chorus of “Yay!” Was interjected with, “Do
we get to throw people around?”
The High
School group has more subdued joy.
Later
during the lesson, Bobby made a slight groaner joke with his, “Jesus loves you
this much” as he raised his arms like on a cross. Then a student added, “I think you nailed the
point well.” To make it a full groaner.
When
the point was, “Encountering Jesus and Receiving him changes lives.” There was a picture of a leopard with spots
on the ground as though he had changed his spots. This is in reference to Jeremiah 13:23 which
states a leopard doesn’t change its spots.
This was an unknown verse to the youth so one mentioned, “Jesus healed
the leper?”
Bobby
cooked Friday and it was amazing. I am
so glad I don’t have to think about meal planning. I am blessed by this repeatedly.
Seth
is back in school. This just means he’s
on his computer more than on VR. I know
I shouldn’t talk with him while he is doing schoolwork, so I refrain but it’s
still nice to have him around.
Giving
blood may be draining but it is worth it.
Hearing a story from Dr. Amit Bhatia about someone who died because they
did not receive enough blood during surgery rallied my resolve. You too can give blood every 8 weeks. The only change I had to make is that I eat
an iron-rich breakfast every day. Anyway,
I gave blood again on Wednesday and it doesn’t take that much out of me. But it gave a whole bunch to those in need.
May
you make time in your schedule to give what you can. May you enjoy time with loved ones as though
it was the blessing that it is. May your
joy be tremendous and may your focus be on God and all the abundance He gives. Love and hugs,
Cristy
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