Dear Family,
I
truly enjoy laughing. Another joy is
putting my head onto my cat’s soft body and hearing a purr. That is amazing. What are some of your favorite things?
I
must admit that I send this blog out to my immediate family for proofing a day
before I send it out. This is why Sunday
school shenanigans don’t normally make it into the blog. But when I share stories several times with
people around me I know they are enjoyable enough to post. So what if it’s a week late. Here is some of last week's Sunday School
fun. We meet early, 6-12th
grade and it’s pleasant. People are
barely awake, there is some game playing and then a lesson. As we were sitting down for the lesson
someone uninvited tried to join. Bobby
whacked the large spider and then killed it.
And yet – one person said, “I would like to put that under a
microscope!” This brought some speculation and then Bobby mentioned he could
have whacked the spider from the ceiling – not to the side of the room but into
the crowd. OH MY! A middle school girl next to me said, “I
would scream!” The young man next to her
said, “But if you did that it could land in your mouth!” Oh dear.
This led to a bit of violence and I was also squealing with
horror. Just the thought! Don’t worry, Bobby would never do that!
During
the lesson, we read about how Peter wept after denying Christ three times. Bobby mentioned how that must have felt awful
because this particular sin was against “Jesus!” I said, all sin is against Jesus and this
brought up a discussion about how, “Yes, all sin is falling short of the glory
of God BUT some sins affect those around us more.” An example Bobby was trying to give is, “So if
Cade steals a soda it’s not that big of a deal but if Rich ran over . . .” As
Bobby paused to think about his next word I was so helpful with, “Cade” And this brought some comments; “Woa, that
was a crazy mad libs moment!” “Ow that would hurt.” Etc.
And so we learned that although all sins do break our relationship with
God, some sins break more relationships on earth than others. And no, Bobby is not advocating for thievery.
Bobby’s
chili is amazingly yummy. I believe he
made that on Monday. I enjoyed it very
much for several days.
Middle
school group was fun and I truly enjoyed it when we clapped for latecomers. They are welcomed and I am glad they come
even though they have been to practice and showered.
(Yeah for showering!)
High
school group had some interesting moments.
Bobby talked about how finding revenge doesn’t satisfy God and how
that’s God’s job. His illustration was
about when he was in fourth grade and his sister pushed him into the street at
a bus stop. Bobby was so mad that he got
revenge by swinging his full backpack at her.
This resulted in a concussion. He
said, “I didn’t want to give her a concussion, I Just wanted revenge.” A student asked, “Are you sure?” Bobby’s reply, “I don’t think so – I didn’t
even know what a concussion was at that time.”
(God’s punishment would have fit the crime better.)
Another
example of someone who wanted revenge was in the movie The Princess Bride. Bobby asked, “Does anyone know who Inigo
Montoya was?” The immediate loud answer,
“Your mom!” was wrong.
I
didn’t really connect the dots on my dinner request for Friday. I just knew we had an ingredient I wanted to get
rid of because we had too much.
Spam. I asked Bobby to use up
some of the spam in our cupboard last week and he said it would be a two-day
project. Thursday he made a LOT of rice,
chicken, and broccoli. Friday he took
much of that rice and made stir fry with spam in it. It was fabulous food. Both dishes.
Only the next day when Bobby mentioned to Adriel that he made spam for
my birthday dinner I was kind of chagrined.
I didn’t think of it that way. I
wouldn’t normally ask for spam ever. But
we did have extra and it tasted good.
Bobby can make anything taste amazing.
He
also mowed the lawn on Thursday and that was very kind and appreciated.
Saturday
I enjoyed lunch with Adriel, Seth, my parents, and Bobby. It was my Birthday party and I enjoyed the
cozy atmosphere of a restaurant called Grassa in Downtown Portland. How fun to just be. I am glad we got together and had some
pleasant conversations and yummy food. I
do wish we had taken pictures. We don’t
remember to memorialize things. It’s OK
but sad.
I
was pretty overwhelmed to see all the happy Birthday greetings on Facebook
Sunday morning. Wow, thank you all 😊.
May
you enjoy your days and may your years be wonderful. Older age is part of being alive. May you be glad for the life God has given
you. Much love,
Cristy
PS the pumpkins are some cute
Mochi squishy toys that people seem to really love. When I walk by and push my finger into it, I
feel a finger hug and that makes me happy.
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