Dear Family,
Having
a day off to spend time with Adriel was so pleasant! She is fun to be around and I enjoyed meeting
her roommates. As she continues to work
hard and do her best, I am glad to be part of that for a snippet of life. It’s incredible how much we can love another
person. I enjoy seeing her, conversing,
and her hugs. She was so sweet when she picked
my favorite restaurant for us to eat and then even bought me something on our
shopping trip. I feel like she is
growing up and maturing every day. I enjoyed
some of her outrageous in-city stories and how, “This is just normal,” there. Goodness.
Middle
school group had definite excitement about a donated duck egg. It was black under the shell! Blegh!
That sounded very yucky, which meant much excitement and
trepidation. Bobby promised a free soda
to anyone who could down a fourth of the egg.
More excitement. He was going to
do this at the end of youth group just in case it made the whole room
stink. Bobby had concerns. Prayer time had several requests for the
health of those who would later consume the egg. It went off well, no huge smell, lots of
excitement, and fun.
As
part of the middle school lesson, Bobby used people from the crowd for his
illustration. Let’s say Rich is beaten
up and lying on the side of the Road. So
and so is a Pharisee and sees Rich. He
chooses to cross on the other side of the road.
He doesn’t even want to look at Rich.
Later another youth also sees Rich.
He too doesn’t want to watch a man die.
He crosses on the other side to pass by.
Then Lucas, who is a hated enemy sees Rich. He is concerned and Rich might die and he
magically has a donkey! So, Lucas, he
uses his superhuman strength to lift Rich onto the donkey, bring him to a hotel,
and give the hotel person money. Then he
says, “I’ll be back to pay more if this man needs it”. That is the story of the good Samaritan. After this delightful rendition the person
next to me asked. “Rich, do you remember
that?”
High
school group has an interesting weekly ritual for some. They sit on the cold hard ground. I do not know why. Anyway, that group sat and Bobby said, “We do
stand for the songs.” They said, “We
know, we always do.” For some reason,
Bobby mentioned, “But so and so is very tall.”
This made me laugh. Is it harder
for tall people to stand up?
Several
things have been endearing with Seth. I
do have a perpetual popcorn bowl that I like to keep full. One day Seth texted with, “I think I ruined
the popcorn.” This interested me and he
responded that he had added butter. I
immediately thought of how popcorn sometimes melts when you pour butter on it
and assured him he was fine. I just
thought it was sweet of him to be concerned.
Another
incident was his concern about fraud on his card with an Amazon purchase. “Mom, did you use my card on Amazon
yesterday?” I had not so I thought he
should report the fraud. Later that day,
“False alarm – it was a return.” There
are so many firsts in life. It’s
interesting to be part of Seth’s as he is a young adult.
May you also delight in being part of your
family’s life. May you enjoy your interactions,
keep lines of communication open, and do God’s will in all things. Love and hugs,
Cristy
PS The picture is of Wallace
Marine Park Bridge. Part of my commute
that I delight in.
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