Dear family,
Date night at ‘The
Yard’ was especially fun because Bobby and I were able to see one of our former
youth in action. We get to watch people
grow up and it is so fun to keep in touch.
The guy that baptized his friends in the river for fun and scared people
with a gorilla suit has become an entrepreneur actor, comedian, and dad. He cares deeply about his children, and I
love that.
Middle school
group had great conversation and fun times.
One student explained to me what a ‘sneeze dive’ is. Apparently in the halls someone will try to
swing their binder at him, so he sneezes and then dives to the ground which
alerts others. This brings concern and
sympathy. While lying on the ground the
other person who usually gives him a hard time has no chance for smacking. Genius.
I brought a game
of checkers to teach the group how to play with Leng rules. It’s hilarious to see the shock when I jump
my own man. What is this new way to
play?!! I enjoy the chaos and confusion
just as much as the people who put all 15 balls onto the foosball table
again. Such joy!
During lesson
time a student couldn’t figure out how to make the faucet water cold. Another student jumped up and helped. It was fun when Bobby acknowledged how great
the group was and how, “Teamwork makes the dream work.” Later another student collected prayer
requests without being asked to. They
are growing up and it is fun to watch the dynamic shift through the years.
The High
schoolers were in full form on Wednesday.
A new fun fact is that “If you give Bobby your used popsicle stick he
will eat it.” Another student said,
“Ewwww, gross, never bring that up again.”
Later, during the lesson about taming the tongue Bobby mused, “I wonder
if people would lie more or less if their nose grew when they lied.” A student answered with an ‘of course’ tone,
“More! Because they would use their nose
to poke holes in the wall and climb with it.”
Bobby brought
home and baked Pizza for us Thursday night.
It was very sweet of him to wait for me.
He didn’t eat much all day, so he was really hungry. I enjoy his company and that he is purposeful
about reading a couples devotional every other Thursday (when we don’t have
home group). It gives us something to
think about that’s for sure.
Visiting Adriel
in Portland filled my heart. Her
coworkers were delighted to meet me.
They wanted me to know they are taking good care of her. She is well loved, and they want her to
“thrive.” She was surviving that day as
her apartment had no power, but she indeed had a good lunch. My coworker insisted I had to get food from
“Montage”, and it was very good macaroni and cheese. I enjoyed the food cart garbage station. Art can be so fun and whimsical. The Tree farm building I saw on the way to
visit Adriel was amazingly fascinating to behold. Portland has character and a lot of beautiful
art.
Adriel said Seth
touched her heart when he wistfully said, “I didn’t know that when you moved to
Portland it meant you wouldn’t come over to do laundry anymore.”
I did dream she visited. We had a great chat with hugs. We miss her dropping by.
Then she did
visit Saturday. What great fun it was to
see her shortly and find out she didn’t have green hair (which was cute, and I
did like it) like in my dream.
Seth has a lot of
mysterious presents. I looked up
national Custodian Day and that’s in October, so I was confused. His Birthday isn’t till June, so I had to
ask. The answer was, “They are from the
Upwards Basketball program.” How
nice. He is appreciated for what he is
doing when he cleans up after them and for when he lets people in. He does a good job, and I am glad people show
appreciation for it.
May you find that
your good deeds go rewarded. May you
feel God’s love as you worship and enjoy those around you. May your joy be complete when you give out of
His abundance to others.
Hugs, Cristy
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