Dear Family,
Bobby’s
desire to make a brisket has turned into several amazing
meals. First – sandwiches and then burritos. I enjoy his
cooking.
Tuesday
night was in the 80’s, that’s summer weather for the fall! Going
down to the Youth Room basement was much cooler and wonderful. I
mentioned this and Bobby said, “It will get warm, just wait, and Rich is going
to comment. Then there was a conversation I missed about
that. I believe Bobby made a bet with several people involved on how
long it would take for Rich to comment.
Game
time was fun, with many people enjoying gutter ball. I was
invited to play foosball and enjoyed my time with a new student who made great
eye contact and had a fun endearing personality. I enjoy getting to
know our students. Games is one way to do that.
Lesson
time was full of wisdom. It was entitled “Learning to make wise
decisions.” I thought it was fun when on fill in the blank was,
“Wisdom is calling out to whoever will l _ _ _ _ _!” A student said,
“Sorry, I didn’t hear the last blank. Could you please tell me what
it was?” Aaaand that was when Rich had to point out, “How
ironic!” Can you tell what the blank is? It’s from
Proverbs 1:20-23.
There
was a game that involved bananas. Bobby had to mention he used them
because they were the bad prize – he hates bananas. Meanwhile, he was
wearing a yellow shirt the color of a banana. The person next to me
had to say, “Bobby is a complicated person.” They could not wrap
their mind around his enjoyment of the banana yellow shirt while simultaneously
hating bananas.
Bobby
supplied each middle schooler with a cold water bottle on their
chair. Rich was putting it on his neck and looked a little odd with
his head tilted over. Bobby had to question the weird
positioning. When Rich said, “It’s hot in here” there were
cheers. Some people won the bet.
During
the lesson, Bobby talked about learning from other people's mistakes instead of
our own. This brought up many, many mistakes. One person
accidentally stepped on their cat. They also didn’t tie their
shoelaces and broke both wrists! They make sure to keep their laces
tied now. Bobby mentioned, “Do you know how many quarters I put in
video games? Enough to buy a nice car I’m sure!” This was
met with, “Bruh” from someone sitting next to me. It was funny how
Bobby said, “We could talk about my bad choices all night.” I had to
mention, “We don’t have time.”
High
school group was delightful. The youth sat and talked for the first
fifteen minutes instead of playing gutter ball. I enjoyed that and
the camaraderie we had. During lesson time we talked about
good choices and where we go for wisdom. Bobby did mention that
parents are a great source but asked, why don’t we go to them
sometimes. Someone said, “Arrogance.” When I mentioned I
thought they meant their parents were arrogant this brought a
stir. Noooo, we sometimes don’t go to our parents because we are too
pretentious.
Seth
asked if I could give directions on thawing some lasagna I made this
summer. It was nice to hear an unprompted, “I love you,” from him
because I responded favorably to his request. He also cleaned a
bathroom for me and fed the cat while I was gone. I am very thankful
for Seth.
Adriel
continues to work and will be glad to graduate. I believe she has
lost the excitement about living in Portland. I enjoy talking with
her and am very glad whenever she answers a text or the phone. She
is so precious 😊. I am so
happy to hear her voice.
Women’s
retreats are always so wholesome! I enjoy chatting with people I
normally don’t have time to greet. We have amazing conversations,
great fun, amazing food, enjoyable games, and wonderful singing. I
truly enjoy being with my fellow church ladies. They are a fabulous
bunch of people.
May
you also enjoy being with your family; church, birth, or
adoption. May you find God’s grace guides and protects
you. Much love,
Cristy
PS the fill in the blanks was, “Listen”.
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