5/18/25

 

Dear Family,

 

               Are you glad God put you on this earth?  Many days I am, others I have asked Him to take me home.  So far he has me here.  Then I must find purpose for why He has me here.  So far, I believe mine is to support my husband and children the best I know how.  May you also find your purpose.

               Mothers day was fabulous.  I enjoyed that the family did whatever I wanted which was go to the Good Will bins in Portland.  No one balked and Seth bought all of the stuff everyone wanted for less than $11.00.  not bad.

               Then we went out to a Baba Mediterranean Grill where I was sad to find out that I wouldn’t be getting Boba.  I picked it out so I had to live with my consequences.  BUT the hummus was amazing and I enjoyed it that night and later as left overs.  Yay for fun times with family.

               Middle school group had some great times.  Bobby was trying to get participation for youth Sunday when someone said, “I thought youth Sunday was on Monday.”  I’m pretty sure they were joking but the next question was AM or PM when Bobby asked people to come at 9:30 on Sunday morning. 

Later Bobby was talking about how he wanted to make healthy food for the upcoming BBQ.  A youth offered their mom’s service with, “My mom makes really good Mack and peas.”  This was surprising to Bobby.  What?  Yes, they really did say, ‘Mac and peas.’

One of the fill in the blanks from Daniel 1:9-10 had a silly answer when Bobby gave a hint.  Here is what it should be: “We make e _ _ _ _ _ _ for our circumstances.”  The hint was, “What do we make that starts with an e.  Like if someone hit and you hit back?  Someone shouted out, “Revenge”.  That does not start with an e.

               I am glad Bobby has the 5^th graders come early so they can start getting the feel of what youth group is like and receive the calendar for the upcoming summer events.  They are so sweet.  We had prayer requests ranging from “I would like to see my dad this year” to “I would like to get a massage.”  Quite a range.

               Handing out verses is supposed to make things easier.  Sometimes people forget by the time it’s their turn.  It’s funny when there is a long pause.  “Oh, I have that verse!” And then the rebuttal from another student, “Kids these days.” 

               Daniel 1 talks about people eating only vegetables and looking healthier than other people.  Bobby (who likes to live off meat and candy) thinks this is a miraculous act of God.  Another student disagrees.  When the fill in blank for Daniel 1:11-17 was: We can find s _ _ _ _ _ _ when we stick to a plan.  People had some various answers.  One was “Soap opera” the other was “That vegans have a point.”  I tried to bring up the belief that there won’t be meat in heaven as we were going to game time but the focus was on games.  What do you think?  Is there Biblical evidence for meat in heaven or will we be vegetarians? 

               Adriel remains sweet on the phone, I am glad we choose to have several conversations during the week.  Seth seems to be still doing very well in school. 

               Thank you for your concern, love and prayers this month.  They mean a lot.

 

Warmly, Cristy

 

The answers are We make excuses for our circumstances.

We can find solutions when we stick to a plan.