Just a few minutes to write before I get the girls up and start the school day rush. Brian and I were supposed to go running together this morning but I was too sleepy. I'll put it off till later on today.
I made it to Bible study yesterday. I had missed last week because of Hazel's play. We covered 1 Thessalonians 4, the lecture being on sexual purity in the life of the believer. It was very good. After Bible study ended I ran to HEB to get a few things and then rushed home because Trent with Aeromass Glass was coming to replace on of our windows. We love Trent! We were introduced to him when our contractor hired him to replace some windows nearly five years ago when we remodeled. Though he's young, he's very professional and thorough and so quick. He replaced one of the front dining room windows so now our new chandelier looks so much better from the street! He was in and out of here in about twenty minutes. I cleaned house till William texted and asked if I'd come get him. They had ACT so he finished early for the day. The traffic was miraculously light so I was able to get over there and pick him up and then get back in time to walk over and get the girls from school.
The Scholastic Bookfair is happening this week at school and last night LWBE had a free family event at the school and provided pizza and Menchie's to encourage people to come buy books. The girls have been anticipating it for a couple of weeks. After Brian got home we went over. Hazel and Olive used their own money and each bought three books.
I'll be watching Sawyer today. The weather is supposed to be good so I plan to get him out for some long walks.
I'm reading a book called Making the Corps about a book camp platoon at Parris Island back in the 90s. The training sounds almost identical to what Sam went through except for the location. The Marines are very big on tradition, so I doubt much of anything has changed in the last twenty plus years. I've fallen off my reading because I'm trying to stay up with my R.M. M'Cheyne Bible reading plan as well as my ladies' Bible study lesson and my ReEngage lesson. It hasn't left me much time for recreational reading.
One more week till spring break around here. We're doing a stay-cation this year. We might spend a couple of days with my inlaws in New Braunfels, but other than that, we plan to just make some day trips.
Last night as I was scrolling through Instagram I saw a picture on the Marine IG page of machine gunners and after reading the description I realized it was Sam's unit. I didn't recognize him, but it was neat to see his buddies hard at work carrying around the Mark 19 grenade launcher.
Well, it's 6:30 and I've got lunches to make and people to get to school.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Brian and I had the best time last weekend! Seeing Sam was the highlight, but spending time with my husband was nearly as good. California is beautiful and the weather pretty much perfect, but how people swim in the Pacific, I do not know!
Sam is doing well. He talked openly of his trials and how other Marines at SOI have picked on him for being stupid, but as he's gradually progressed, they're stopped saying it as much. He works hard to please his superiors in everything and learn as much as he can to be the best Marine he can be. He sometimes seems lonely, but I think he's learning to reach out and befriend others instead of waiting for someone to fill his emotional cup. He is getting so good at the guitar and singing. Once he goes to his permanent duty station and can have his guitar with him he should get really good! He will probably know his orders next time we talk to him.
I had a day off work yesterday because Sawyer was sick. It was good to rest up, go running, go thrifting, and recover from an emotionally taxing last several days. Brian and I gave our testimony at ReEngage Monday night. He took our previous write up of our testimoney from when we shared last year and tweaked it, refined it, and made it fit better with this week's lesson on commitment. Both of us were so tired since we'd flown in to Austin realy that morning and had only 2 and a half hours of sleep, but God gave us grace and it went well. People seemed blessed by what we shared.
Sam is doing well. He talked openly of his trials and how other Marines at SOI have picked on him for being stupid, but as he's gradually progressed, they're stopped saying it as much. He works hard to please his superiors in everything and learn as much as he can to be the best Marine he can be. He sometimes seems lonely, but I think he's learning to reach out and befriend others instead of waiting for someone to fill his emotional cup. He is getting so good at the guitar and singing. Once he goes to his permanent duty station and can have his guitar with him he should get really good! He will probably know his orders next time we talk to him.
I had a day off work yesterday because Sawyer was sick. It was good to rest up, go running, go thrifting, and recover from an emotionally taxing last several days. Brian and I gave our testimony at ReEngage Monday night. He took our previous write up of our testimoney from when we shared last year and tweaked it, refined it, and made it fit better with this week's lesson on commitment. Both of us were so tired since we'd flown in to Austin realy that morning and had only 2 and a half hours of sleep, but God gave us grace and it went well. People seemed blessed by what we shared.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Brian and I have been out in California visiting Sam this weekend. We left early Friday morning and he and I had all that day together to sight see and enjoy each other's company since we couldn't see Sam till Saturday. We drove around San Diego a bit. I'm feeling a lot more familiar with it after our trip here in December and all the driving we did that week as well as the running and walking Brian and I did. That trip we stayed in Ocean Breach but this time we're staying up north in Solana Beach, a quiet little town on the coast with lots of art galleries and expensive boutiques. We're in a small, older hotel on the main street through town.
Friday night we walked on the beach and then went to dinner at an Italian restaurant and shared a pizza and wine. We got up early Saturday morning and decided to go for a walk instead of running before heading down to Oceanside to meet up with Sam.
We got to Oceanside a little before he did and looked around a few shops. The Camp Pendelton shuttle drops the boys off in front of a movie theater in the middle of town. We saw a guy sitting out front wearing an army green t shirt, Raybans, and black cowboy boots and thought it must be him. When he greeted us with a loud Evans family "How y'all doin'?" there was no doubt in our mind. We walked out to the pier and then got some lunch at a fish stand on the beach. Sam was hobbling around because of blisters from his 20K hike during the week so we kept our walking to a minimum. We decided to drive up the coast to L.A. He wanted to meet a friend at a guitar store in Forest Lake to play and sing a bit, so we did that. After that we made our way back down the coast at a leisurely pace and were mesmerized by the natural beauty as well as the lovely towns all up and down the Pacific. We stopped in Carlsbad and explored the town a bit before having dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Sam didn't have to check back in until 10 pm., but he said he should probably get back by 9. We made the drove back up to Camp Pedelton North and actually got to go on base which was pretty neat. We took him to the School of Infantry area and sat in the car visiting for a while longer. The base is huge and seems so dark at night because it doesn't have highway lights and it's in the mountains. Sam seemed sad to leave but he's also so good natured that he doesn't let his circumstances weight him down for too long. He knows he's committed to the Marines and will give it his all until the day he is discharged.
Brian and I came back to the hotel in Solana Beach and enjoyed some drinks while reading about the towns we had traveled through that day. We fell asleep in our clothes with the light, still exhausted from the previous day, which was very long.
We're going to pick up Sam again today and spend some time with him before we have to leave. We don't know when we'll see him next. He'll find out his orders this week. Hawaii, Japan, California, or deployment? He is sort of hoping for deployment because of the excitement of it all and the rise in status that accompanies it though he knows it will mean he won't get to join us on any of our summer trips we have planned.
Margaret says that William borrow the car again the other night and went somewhere. What will we do about that boy?!
Friday night we walked on the beach and then went to dinner at an Italian restaurant and shared a pizza and wine. We got up early Saturday morning and decided to go for a walk instead of running before heading down to Oceanside to meet up with Sam.
We got to Oceanside a little before he did and looked around a few shops. The Camp Pendelton shuttle drops the boys off in front of a movie theater in the middle of town. We saw a guy sitting out front wearing an army green t shirt, Raybans, and black cowboy boots and thought it must be him. When he greeted us with a loud Evans family "How y'all doin'?" there was no doubt in our mind. We walked out to the pier and then got some lunch at a fish stand on the beach. Sam was hobbling around because of blisters from his 20K hike during the week so we kept our walking to a minimum. We decided to drive up the coast to L.A. He wanted to meet a friend at a guitar store in Forest Lake to play and sing a bit, so we did that. After that we made our way back down the coast at a leisurely pace and were mesmerized by the natural beauty as well as the lovely towns all up and down the Pacific. We stopped in Carlsbad and explored the town a bit before having dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Sam didn't have to check back in until 10 pm., but he said he should probably get back by 9. We made the drove back up to Camp Pedelton North and actually got to go on base which was pretty neat. We took him to the School of Infantry area and sat in the car visiting for a while longer. The base is huge and seems so dark at night because it doesn't have highway lights and it's in the mountains. Sam seemed sad to leave but he's also so good natured that he doesn't let his circumstances weight him down for too long. He knows he's committed to the Marines and will give it his all until the day he is discharged.
Brian and I came back to the hotel in Solana Beach and enjoyed some drinks while reading about the towns we had traveled through that day. We fell asleep in our clothes with the light, still exhausted from the previous day, which was very long.
We're going to pick up Sam again today and spend some time with him before we have to leave. We don't know when we'll see him next. He'll find out his orders this week. Hawaii, Japan, California, or deployment? He is sort of hoping for deployment because of the excitement of it all and the rise in status that accompanies it though he knows it will mean he won't get to join us on any of our summer trips we have planned.
Margaret says that William borrow the car again the other night and went somewhere. What will we do about that boy?!
Thursday, February 27, 2020
I'm waiting on the girls to finish eating their oatmeal and brush their teeth before we head out the door for school. Brian left a bit ago to take John to cross country practice at the high school. He plans to stop in at a job site out in this area then he'll come home and work from here. I love when he works from home. even after 23 years together we still never run out of things to talk about and our time together always feels like a date. Maybe it's because we've spent so much of our marriage surrounded by little ones that times alone still feel like a treat.
I'm waiting on the girls to finish eating their oatmeal and brush their teeth before we head out the door for school. Brian left a bit ago to take John to cross country practice at the high school. He plans to stop in at a job site out in this area then he'll come home and work from here. I love when he works from home. even after 23 years together we still never run out of things to talk about and our time together always feels like a date. Maybe it's because we've spent so much of our marriage surrounded by little ones that times alone still feel like a treat.
William is still here. He rides the bus still because he doesn't have a license or car yet. He was on the verge of getting his license earlier this month when he decided to "borrow" our my car in the middle of the night and go meet someone to fight. I don't know what teenage boys fight about, but the fight went sour and two boys stole his wallet and Airpods in the process. The Airpods were eventually returned but the wallet wasn't, so William has to get a new permit before he can take his driving test. Raising teenage boys isn't for the faint of heart.
Brian and William spent last weekend building a slide for the girls' tree house as a gift for Olive for her birthday. Brian couldn't find one to buy that was long enough to go off the tallest side of the tree house, so I joked that I was surprised he wasn't going to build one. I guess he took that as a challenge and designed and built it!
Hazel has a play at school today with one line - "The bad cat?!" Brian is working from home so we can both go watch it.
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
I recently found my collection of old blogposts from back when I was on xanga and was inspired to get back to blogging. How sweet it is to go back and read about our day to day activities. Those days were long and exhausting but I would go back in a heartbeat to taste them one more time.
I'm sitting here in the kitchen with Olive while she does her weekly homework packet. Hazel went to after school Bible study with friends and the boys aren't home from the high school yet. Margaret still lives here about half the time. The rest of the time she's either staying over with Claire who lives with her grandfather, or with our friends the Koplins who have a ranch on the other side of town. We don't see her much these days with all the stuff she does: college classes, nannying, Bible study, church, and friends.
Brian and I fly out to see Sam on Friday. It will be about two months since we last saw him, which by military standards is a very short time, but we want to visit him before he gets sent to his permanent duty station which should be next week when he graduates from School of Infantry. There's a strong possibility that he'll stay stateside, but there is still a chance he could be sent to a base outside the US for the next year or three. We want to be prepared. He sounds like he's doing well. We get to talk to him every weekend, usually for several hours. He's happy enough. He goes over to the music stores near base every Saturday and Sunday and spends hours playing guitar with other Marines.
I watched Sawyer all day today. He's the 10 month old that I've been watching a few days a week since August. He's a cute little fella and his parents are super chill for first timers which makes my job a lot easier. The weather was pleasant so we spent a good amount of time outside today.
I'm trying to get back in the saddle with running since the Austin marathon a week or so ago. After walking the girls to school I ran five miles. I'm not sure how often I'll plan to run now that marathon season is past. I pretty much ran all year round after last year's marathon, but I'm not sure if I want to do that or not.
Brian and I are leading a group in the ReEngage marriage class at church again this year. This is our third time through it. We joined about two years ago when our church did a pilot program for those who might be interested in leading a group the next time around. Brian and I needed some marriage help so we jumped in thinking maybe we could get help and in turn help other couples. We have been so encouraged and challenged each time we've gone through it. One of the most difficult parts is that Brian and I have had to share our testimony each semester. It's hard to share a testimony when your story isn't finished and you're still in the thick of things. We are scheduled to share on Monday. There are about 70-80 in this semester's group and I don't LOVE public speaking. I'm glad Brian and I will have our weekend together in Cali to practice.
Well, William just got dropped off by a friend and John's bus just drove by, so I'm going to wrap up so I can get dinner made. Hopefully I'll be more diligent to keep up with this blogging thing this time.
I'm sitting here in the kitchen with Olive while she does her weekly homework packet. Hazel went to after school Bible study with friends and the boys aren't home from the high school yet. Margaret still lives here about half the time. The rest of the time she's either staying over with Claire who lives with her grandfather, or with our friends the Koplins who have a ranch on the other side of town. We don't see her much these days with all the stuff she does: college classes, nannying, Bible study, church, and friends.
Brian and I fly out to see Sam on Friday. It will be about two months since we last saw him, which by military standards is a very short time, but we want to visit him before he gets sent to his permanent duty station which should be next week when he graduates from School of Infantry. There's a strong possibility that he'll stay stateside, but there is still a chance he could be sent to a base outside the US for the next year or three. We want to be prepared. He sounds like he's doing well. We get to talk to him every weekend, usually for several hours. He's happy enough. He goes over to the music stores near base every Saturday and Sunday and spends hours playing guitar with other Marines.
I watched Sawyer all day today. He's the 10 month old that I've been watching a few days a week since August. He's a cute little fella and his parents are super chill for first timers which makes my job a lot easier. The weather was pleasant so we spent a good amount of time outside today.
I'm trying to get back in the saddle with running since the Austin marathon a week or so ago. After walking the girls to school I ran five miles. I'm not sure how often I'll plan to run now that marathon season is past. I pretty much ran all year round after last year's marathon, but I'm not sure if I want to do that or not.
Brian and I are leading a group in the ReEngage marriage class at church again this year. This is our third time through it. We joined about two years ago when our church did a pilot program for those who might be interested in leading a group the next time around. Brian and I needed some marriage help so we jumped in thinking maybe we could get help and in turn help other couples. We have been so encouraged and challenged each time we've gone through it. One of the most difficult parts is that Brian and I have had to share our testimony each semester. It's hard to share a testimony when your story isn't finished and you're still in the thick of things. We are scheduled to share on Monday. There are about 70-80 in this semester's group and I don't LOVE public speaking. I'm glad Brian and I will have our weekend together in Cali to practice.
Well, William just got dropped off by a friend and John's bus just drove by, so I'm going to wrap up so I can get dinner made. Hopefully I'll be more diligent to keep up with this blogging thing this time.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
It's Saturday morning and Brian is lying next to me trying to get a little more snoozing in. He and I had planned to go to Georgetown to run the Vern's 5K this morning, but we backed out. It's been a full week and it feels good to lie around.
I just finished my third week of school. I'm enjoying this semester so much more than the previous. My classes are interesting and I'm not taking any math - Yay! Margaret is home two days a week since two of her classes are online, so we spread out our school work and study together on Mondays and Wednesdays. She is gone to class all day Tuesdays and Thursdays, and is home all day on Friday when I go in for classes. She watches Olive for me and gets Hazel to and from school. I wish every semester could work out just like this one is, but I know it just can't and won't.
Margaret has taken on several regular nannying jobs in the neighborhood. These have turned out to be much better than her restaurant job as the pay is better, they're closer, and she's able to study while she works. The downside is that she no longer takes or picks up Sam from work as they no longer work together.
Sam has been on crutches or in a boot for the past month recovering from a stress fracture. He ran the first XC meet of the season and was the fastest finisher of all the runners there. The next day he started hobbling. By the next weekend he was in so much pain he struggled to even finish the race. He's been off of running this month and has been going to a therapist. He's continued to work out aggressively every day to stay in shape so that he'll be reading when he gets the go ahead to run again. He rides 20-30 miles every morning on the bike, aqua jogs in the pool every night for 45 minutes to an hour, and stretches and foam rolls for an hour. It may sound over-the-top, but he really wants to stay in shape so he doesn't lose anything he's worked so hard for over the past year. He still has his eye on a running scholarship, and this is the year schools will start talking.
I've had a colitis flare up this year and finally scheduled a much needed colonoscopy. Not looking forward to that two day prep, but it will be good to know if I've got anything going on in there. The worst part for me is not getting to eat. I don't like to not eat.
Brian's sister and husband's home was flooded in Hurricane Harvey last month. They're living with friends for now until they can get the house livable again. They had to throw out almost everything that was in their downstairs. We went down to help that over Labor Day weekend. It was both very sad, but very encouraging - so many people loving their neighbor as themselves.
Well, I have two little ladies wanting me to fix breakfast - I've promised biscuits and sausage - so I must cut this short.
I just finished my third week of school. I'm enjoying this semester so much more than the previous. My classes are interesting and I'm not taking any math - Yay! Margaret is home two days a week since two of her classes are online, so we spread out our school work and study together on Mondays and Wednesdays. She is gone to class all day Tuesdays and Thursdays, and is home all day on Friday when I go in for classes. She watches Olive for me and gets Hazel to and from school. I wish every semester could work out just like this one is, but I know it just can't and won't.
Margaret has taken on several regular nannying jobs in the neighborhood. These have turned out to be much better than her restaurant job as the pay is better, they're closer, and she's able to study while she works. The downside is that she no longer takes or picks up Sam from work as they no longer work together.
Sam has been on crutches or in a boot for the past month recovering from a stress fracture. He ran the first XC meet of the season and was the fastest finisher of all the runners there. The next day he started hobbling. By the next weekend he was in so much pain he struggled to even finish the race. He's been off of running this month and has been going to a therapist. He's continued to work out aggressively every day to stay in shape so that he'll be reading when he gets the go ahead to run again. He rides 20-30 miles every morning on the bike, aqua jogs in the pool every night for 45 minutes to an hour, and stretches and foam rolls for an hour. It may sound over-the-top, but he really wants to stay in shape so he doesn't lose anything he's worked so hard for over the past year. He still has his eye on a running scholarship, and this is the year schools will start talking.
I've had a colitis flare up this year and finally scheduled a much needed colonoscopy. Not looking forward to that two day prep, but it will be good to know if I've got anything going on in there. The worst part for me is not getting to eat. I don't like to not eat.
Brian's sister and husband's home was flooded in Hurricane Harvey last month. They're living with friends for now until they can get the house livable again. They had to throw out almost everything that was in their downstairs. We went down to help that over Labor Day weekend. It was both very sad, but very encouraging - so many people loving their neighbor as themselves.
Well, I have two little ladies wanting me to fix breakfast - I've promised biscuits and sausage - so I must cut this short.
August 2017
I just got back from taking the little girls and Sam to Menchie's for frozen yogurt. Too bad, so sad for the others who happened to be out of the house at the time and missed out. Our house is like Grand Central. I never know who will be around at what time on what day. The other night it was John, Hazel, Olive, and me sitting down together for dinner. Last night it was everyone but John and William. That should change some after school starts and people stop working as much or gallivanting the neighborhood all hours of the summer days.
I'm all done with school for the summer. I have a week and a half to enjoy the break before the new semester starts. I'm taking three classes: US history, psychology, and english comp. Two of the classes are online, and the classroom one is just once a week, so I should be available for Olive and not miss many chances to be up at Hazel's school as needed.
We went to Port Aransas a week or so ago. Thomas arranged for all of us to be in a large house in a nice neighborhood with beach access. Everyone agreed that it was one of the best beach trips that the family has taken together. I spent hours and hours in the water and was kind of emotional about leaving. Not sure what came over me to make me like that.
A few weeks ago we met Brian's family at Schlitterbahn for the day and then spent the night at their place which isn't too far from the park. Hazel and Olive were real troopers and rode anything we put them on. We rarely saw the older kids the entire day.
Margaret has decided to focus on babysitting instead of a restaurant job. She posted her info on the neighborhood babysitting site and has been booked solid. Definitely better money than she was making at the restaurant and more enjoyable for her. She's so fun and imaginative and all the kids just love her. She is just an amazing girl! She may look like she's 14, but she takes control and tackles challenges like someone much older than her age of 18. She's always been an old soul with childlike enthusiasm. She's never been silly about boys like I was. She isn't out looking for someone to marry. She has places to go and things to do. Yeah, she wants to marry and have children eventually, but there are more important things to do in the meantime.
Samuel has his first cross country meet tomorrow morning. Without bragging or exaggerating, I can say that he is one of the fastest boys in all LISD and our entire UIL district. We're excited to see how the season plays out. This is the year he needs to start looking at colleges. He would very much like to run in college and his times already could get him into division 2 schools, possible even division 1. He needs to work on staying on top of his academics though. He wants to be a psychologist or something along the line of counseling. We'll see.
William has been hitting it hard with football this summer. He's determined to do well, not just in football, but also in academics. He signed up for all AP and preAP classes and keeps telling us how motivated he is. He's a smart kid and was an incredible student until half way through 6th grade when he bottom fell out. Puberty hit him hard. He started breaking things - phones, computers, using racial slurs towards kids at school, bullying, texting vulgar things on his newly acquired phone, charging nearly $2K worth of Madden football related things to our credit card, etc, etc. As abruptly as they started, the behaviors subsided. He's matured so much the past 9 months. One summer night he came in really late. We were frustrated with him once again not getting home by the time he said he would. To back up a bit, remember, he was the kid who didn't speak for four years of school. He was too shy to befriend anyone. Fast forward to this year. He is all over the neighborhood dropping his calling card from Bella Mar to Canyon Glen (two sub-divisions within our city-size neighborhood). So he comes in late and starts enthusiastically talking about a discourse that he and several other 8th grade boys had had been having for hours over theology. They were from different back grounds and denominations sitting at the park discussing what they believe about the Gospel.
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." 3 John 1:4
I started this blog post nearly a month ago and am just now getting back to it to publish it. Oy!
I just got back from taking the little girls and Sam to Menchie's for frozen yogurt. Too bad, so sad for the others who happened to be out of the house at the time and missed out. Our house is like Grand Central. I never know who will be around at what time on what day. The other night it was John, Hazel, Olive, and me sitting down together for dinner. Last night it was everyone but John and William. That should change some after school starts and people stop working as much or gallivanting the neighborhood all hours of the summer days.
I'm all done with school for the summer. I have a week and a half to enjoy the break before the new semester starts. I'm taking three classes: US history, psychology, and english comp. Two of the classes are online, and the classroom one is just once a week, so I should be available for Olive and not miss many chances to be up at Hazel's school as needed.
We went to Port Aransas a week or so ago. Thomas arranged for all of us to be in a large house in a nice neighborhood with beach access. Everyone agreed that it was one of the best beach trips that the family has taken together. I spent hours and hours in the water and was kind of emotional about leaving. Not sure what came over me to make me like that.
A few weeks ago we met Brian's family at Schlitterbahn for the day and then spent the night at their place which isn't too far from the park. Hazel and Olive were real troopers and rode anything we put them on. We rarely saw the older kids the entire day.
Margaret has decided to focus on babysitting instead of a restaurant job. She posted her info on the neighborhood babysitting site and has been booked solid. Definitely better money than she was making at the restaurant and more enjoyable for her. She's so fun and imaginative and all the kids just love her. She is just an amazing girl! She may look like she's 14, but she takes control and tackles challenges like someone much older than her age of 18. She's always been an old soul with childlike enthusiasm. She's never been silly about boys like I was. She isn't out looking for someone to marry. She has places to go and things to do. Yeah, she wants to marry and have children eventually, but there are more important things to do in the meantime.
Samuel has his first cross country meet tomorrow morning. Without bragging or exaggerating, I can say that he is one of the fastest boys in all LISD and our entire UIL district. We're excited to see how the season plays out. This is the year he needs to start looking at colleges. He would very much like to run in college and his times already could get him into division 2 schools, possible even division 1. He needs to work on staying on top of his academics though. He wants to be a psychologist or something along the line of counseling. We'll see.
William has been hitting it hard with football this summer. He's determined to do well, not just in football, but also in academics. He signed up for all AP and preAP classes and keeps telling us how motivated he is. He's a smart kid and was an incredible student until half way through 6th grade when he bottom fell out. Puberty hit him hard. He started breaking things - phones, computers, using racial slurs towards kids at school, bullying, texting vulgar things on his newly acquired phone, charging nearly $2K worth of Madden football related things to our credit card, etc, etc. As abruptly as they started, the behaviors subsided. He's matured so much the past 9 months. One summer night he came in really late. We were frustrated with him once again not getting home by the time he said he would. To back up a bit, remember, he was the kid who didn't speak for four years of school. He was too shy to befriend anyone. Fast forward to this year. He is all over the neighborhood dropping his calling card from Bella Mar to Canyon Glen (two sub-divisions within our city-size neighborhood). So he comes in late and starts enthusiastically talking about a discourse that he and several other 8th grade boys had had been having for hours over theology. They were from different back grounds and denominations sitting at the park discussing what they believe about the Gospel.
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." 3 John 1:4
I started this blog post nearly a month ago and am just now getting back to it to publish it. Oy!
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