Dear Family,
Bobby
made stir fry out of brisket. It was
sooo yummy! And now the brisket is
gone. Yay! I am very glad when things don’t stay in the
fridge too long. Now Bobby has pastrami
and I am glad he and Seth are enjoying food they like. He also made spicy mac and cheese. The reason he cooked things I don’t like is
actually quite kind. I was fasting for
my first colonoscopy. That went well and
it was the first time I remember ever going under. Actually, I don’t remember a thing. That was the point, and I am glad for
it. Yay for not having to do that for
another 10 years.
Tuesday
night youth group was filled with giggles.
One young man was very excited to have bought five sodas. He lined them up near him and was ecstatic. Bobby was concerned that this person’s
parents didn’t allow soda consumption at home and the young man assured Bobby
that “My dad let’s me”. (Let’s not talk
about mom.) Later he showed a shaking
hand to a friend, “I’m shaking! I’m not
addicted.” Oh dear. This brought about a new rule. You are only allowed to buy one soda at a
time.
The
lesson focused on parental wisdom. Bobby
mentioned that if we wanted to hear ‘wisdom’ that we liked we could talk with
peers but he said, “You guys don’t know much.”
This was met with consternation.
“We do!” So Bobby asked, “How do
I change the oil on my car?” On answer
was, “You Pour the oil in the oil changer.”
Another answer was, "Go to that fast place on Wallace and it’s only,
like, $15.” Ohhh they realllllly do not
know about that. This brought up a video
that is NOT instructional showing a lady pouring oil all over her car
engine. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oktQAndwOig OH my!
That is a very bad idea.
Another
question Bobby asked, “If you have something very valuable what do you do with
it?” One immediate answer was, “You eat
it!” No, Bobby said, “You protect it.” This brought up a ring bought at the AWANA
store that ended up being real and was sold for over $100. One young man has a ring he found. The ring is still at home. The suggestion that he give it to a girl and
ask her to a dance was so repulsive to him his yuck face lasted a full minute
and a half. He might be saving it for
that (who knows) but he’s definitely NOT ready to even think of the prospect. Young sixth graders sure are fun.
Wednesday
night had such a lovely calm group. The
high schooler’s are delightful in a more sophisticated way. I enjoy chatting with the young women who are
sweet, kind to all and give hugs at the end of our time.
Lesson
time did have some fun moments. A person
flicked the lights and another young man said, “Don’t turn off the lights! I’ll cry like a baby. It is my greatest fear.” This of course brought some darkness for a
little bit. No tears. “You didn’t cry?” And the of course response was, “I was crying
inside.” Nice.
Our
lesson about wisdom continued with how Proverbs 1:9 says G_ _ _ (G_ _ _ _) wisdom is valuable. Can you guess what that one was? My favorite guess was, “Good Golly, wisdom is
valuable.
Thursday
I had prep and Friday I had the procedure.
Seth was kind enough to be home and watch me Thursday. Bobby was kind enough to be home with me
Friday. I was a bit loopy and couldn’t
walk very straight afterwards. That was
odd. But by Saturday I felt good enough
to volunteer, work out, garden and resume normal activity. Yay!
I
am so glad for Adriel, she is thinking about her assignments, continues to live,
breathe and be kind to those she meets.
She has new room mates that are sisters.
She met them in the elevator while they were having crisis. They were moving into a room that had a messy
room mate. Adriel intervened and said
they could stay in her place. They
looked it over, looked at another one and chose her. Yay – Adriel’s kindness and compassion made a
good first impression.
May
you feel motivated to do the tasks God has for you. May you feel joy when you accomplish delayed
gratification. May your heart sing when you
pet fuzzy animals and may you enjoy the beauty we are surrounded with! Much love,
Cristy
PS
the fill in the blanks was Good (Godly).
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