Dear Family,
How exciting to experience our yearly Youth Sunday! The youth were bursting with joy and energy,
waiting with great anticipation for church people to come. I’ll have to mention Bobby asked them to come
an hour and fifteen minutes early and gave them doughnuts. Many a, “Shhhhhh”
was uttered as they stood at their posts and chatted together while Sunday
school was going on. Hopefully you
enjoyed the enthusiastic welcome if you live in Salem and went to our
church. For my Canadian relatives (and
anyone who wants to watch the livestream) the link is https://fb.watch/sctVVBqbw9/.
I did feel a little nervous as Bobby didn’t come in till
the last song. He was helping people get
ready to usher, not having a panic attack so, that was good. He did have a lot of people to manage. After the service he promptly left the
sanctuary and I found out later it was because he was also managing the kids
and getting them ready to hand out magnets.
He had a lot to do.
Monday Bobby was excited to take me out to the Cozy
Taverna. It was very yummy food! I enjoyed his company and was very glad to
thank Paul and Lucille who gave us the gift certificate for Pastors
appreciation a while back.
Tuesday night before middle school group Bobby was
mentioning that we would have less youth because there are concerts, and he
named a couple of people that wouldn’t be present. This was sad but we still had a full
house. Oh boy! And they were excited to be present. Bobby had a mini game and before saying the
rules, he grabbed two full size candy bars.
This is when someone piped up with, “Now this is serious!” I enjoy how engaged the group is. After only one person won (by remembering
themes from weeks before) Bobby mentioned he could give out a doughnut. This brought the excitement level up again. Then he said a “Hurts donit.” This kind of doughnut is a slug in the arm
and statement. One youth was
undeterred. “I know what it is! I can
take it!” Bobby isn’t going to slug
people in the arm, but he will joke about it.
Wednesday
the high schoolers were fun and vibrant.
At first it was only males which was concerning because I didn’t want to
feel alone. Then several females came,
and I rejoiced. Several instances were
interesting. Bobby said, “I won’t ask
you to declare your latest sin.” Yet,
someone had to announce theirs, “I punched Troy.” Punch, “I did it again.” This made me laugh. That could have been a very serious and
introspective moment. I didn’t mind the
comic relief. Another thing Bobby said,
“Let’s say I go rob a bank.” This was
immediately met with, “I’ll join you!”
How humbling to know that influence can be used for the bad. Of course, Bobby won’t do this but, Yikes!
I
did have a health scare and went to Urgent care on Friday. Adriel was very attentive and texted me back
and forth enough that it alleviated some anxiety I felt. Bobby let me borrow his book so that also helped
pass the time. I want
to give a shout out to Kaiser Permanente. Their urgent care was fabulous. Imaging,
blood draw, everything was in the same building, and we ruled out heart attack
and anemia. My chest pain was just repetitive motion which is definitely my way
of doing things. All in all, 5 stars. I am thankful for good healthcare. I had to chuckle a little about the
difference between my kids. I popped my
head in a bedroom to tell Seth I would be going to urgent care. His response, “You better hurry and go now.” He’s not one for chatting or, “There, there.”
May
you find that wherever you go, whatever you do, you feel God’s presence and
peace with you. May your joy and hope be
in Him. Much love,
Cristy
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