Dear family,
Bobby
spent some time mowing the lawn and cooking this week. He is preparing for camp and excited about a
new game he made up. I was also blessed
when he brought our garbage can out to the curb.
One
of our former youths made my day by asking if I liked his new tattoo and
sending a picture of something quite hideous.
I hedged and was at work, so I didn’t say yay or nay. I did ask clarifying questions. Given enough time, I was happily surprised
with, “APRIL FOOLSSSSSSSSS. I didn’t
actually get that tattoo.” I had a great
laugh and shared the story with coworkers who were also quite
appreciative. Ahhh – to laugh.
I
knew Seth wouldn’t appreciate a story, so when I got home, I bared my ankle and
asked if he liked my tattoo. When he
looked and said, “I can’t see it,” I
said, “It’s very tiny.” As he was
looking closer, I whispered, “April fools.
I love you.” I got a smile out of
him, and that was super fun.
Tuesday
night was a blast with the Middle School Group.
They are so fun. Bobby cut
cardboard into the shape of E’s and put one under each chair for the snack. One
person even took a bite out of the brown E.
He said it wasn’t that bad. Oh
dear.
The quiz of the night included, “What is the best-tasting
baby food?” One of the answers was, “I
hope Bobby isn’t getting any weird ideas.”
I liked that answer the best. One
student said, “They all taste good.”
Ugh. He is the one that liked the
brown E. At that age, some people will
eat anything.
When Bobby said, “Raise
your hand if you had a terrible spring break,”
Some people’s hands went right up. Bobby was like, “Wait a minute, some
of you were with me.” This brought some
laughter and admittance that those days were good, but the others weren’t.
During
lesson time, one of the fill-in-the-blanks had to do with Isaiah 9:6-7. “Jesus is the Everlasting Father: Timeless creator
and P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.” One girl had to mention that Princess fit and would
work. Bobby was not impressed. What do you think it should be?
The
high school group was fun. They have the
coordination and patience to do difficult games well, and it was fun to see
Bobby get out when the middle schoolers didn’t even come close.
Adriel
is a year older as of this week. Bobby,
Seth, and I enjoyed eating dinner with her and going to a Portland Night
market. It was a very hopping place, and
Bobby even found a special treat for the youth group. I enjoyed being with Adriel. She sure is a wonderful, sweet person. I love her and enjoy her company very much.
May
you also love those who are your family.
May you enjoy them and delight in who they are. Please let me know if you had any fun April
Fools jokes played on your or that you played.
I LOVE those stories.
Love and hugs,
Cristy
PS the fill in the blank is
Provider.
