Dear family,
Anticipation gives joy even before an event has
begun. We are shopping, planning, and
getting ready for Thanksgiving. The
stores are experiencing so much activity and I enjoy the hours I get even when
not scheduled. Thankfulness is a skill
to be practiced year-round. I enjoy the
focus now though – we are so blessed.
Tuesday night I enjoyed the joking during lesson
time. Bobby asked what people are most
thankful for when getting together for dinner. Some people said family, “I get to see my
grandparents.” That was super
sweet! I also enjoyed it when someone said,
“I like the turkey”. Bobby’s retort, “So
---- is visiting!” Wa, wa, funny.
One question was about the word conform. Bobby asked someone, “What does the word
conform mean?” They were at a loss for words,
so Bobby said, “You know playdough?”
Rich retorted, “Yeah, I know Plato, he was an interesting guy.” Bobby, “Yeah, you were alive when he was.”
Bobby rested and cooked ham and bean soup on Thursday. It was super yummy, and I enjoyed the meal
after a full shift at work. How blessed
we are with food, shelter, and love.
Because pastor Lon said he enjoys reading our library
book, “God’s Answers to Prayer” I have enjoyed delving into the last couple
years of prayer requests to find out if our church members are willing to go on
record about their requests. I enjoy seeing
God at work.
Bringing my cat to the vet reminds me of God and the
hardships we endure. Our cat is not
comfortable when the car drives. She is
scared, meows a lot of questions, and wants to hide under my feet. She doesn’t enjoy the view at all. I believe this is just like when we go
through hardships. I feel so out of
control, want to hide, and feel uncomfortable.
I don’t enjoy the view even though nature cries out a testimony of God’s
grace, beauty, and joy. Our cat also
doesn’t like the vaccine shot. It hurts,
they poke and prod her – so much discomfort.
Sometimes we wonder why God has us go through hardships. He is clear, James 1:2”Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, a whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith produces
perseverance. 4Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature
and complete, not lacking anything.”
His ways are not our ways, we have no clue what is going on – but it’s
for our good, maturity, and God’s plan.
Adriel visited on Friday, and chatting with her and her longtime friend Zander was fun. They were sweet and then off they went to a
concert. How fun.
Seth agreed to accompany us on our
yearly Seattle visit. Yay for doing
homework ahead of time. He also drove
Adriel to the bus station. I am glad he
is willing to go out of his way to help his sister, He even asked her, “Do you
want me to wait with you?”. Because I
was on my way to work, I thanked him, “I would have just had her get out and, “Go,
go now.” He was like, “She’s your
daughter!”
May you find joy in the view even
when there are difficulties in your life.
May you be kind to those around you who also have their own
difficulties. May we be kind as we go
through this testing ground which we call life.
Love
and hugs,
Cristy
PS, the picture is of the massive amount of birds in the sky 11/19/23. Anyone have an explanation for that? It was creepy!
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