Martha awoke on time this morning, super-early, ready to head out for youth camp. She got on the bus in the church parking lot; I hugged and kissed her and said, "I love you!" and she replied, "MAAAHHHMMM!" in her most disgusted, irritated teenybopper voice.
Heh. What's a parent good for, if not to embarrass their kids in front of their friends? I think she's going to have a fantastic time.
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Tim is leading Sunday morning worship this week and next week, and he did a wonderful job. He continually amazes me with his sweet spirit juxtaposed with his unbelievable talent. I've met a few talented people who were horribly narcissistic (as artists can tend toward if they're not tight with God), and while I know Tim has struggled, I also know that he is totally sold out to the cause of Christ and to serving in humility and gentleness. He's a gem. I know I wasn't that focused when I was 24 years old (almost 25, he insists).
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I only got a couple of hours' sleep last night because I stayed up extra-late packing Martha's suitcase (there were a few items she had forgotten to put in the washer, unfortunately, so guess who gets to stay up and deal with it? Mom, of course). After I tried to go to bed at two-something, I had to get up again and barf because something I snacked on did not sit well. I don't think I got to sleep until nearly three, and had to get back up at five. After church was over this morning, I told Rick that I was on the verge of collapse and needed very much to go HOME and SLEEP. He and the kids were feeling just fine, of course, so they went out to eat without me and I spent some comatose hours before waking back up to go back for Sunday night stuff.
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Major storm blew through just a bit ago... Bijou had been outside in the backyard and it had begun raining, but I wasn't aware that she was still out. When we finally figured it out, we opened the back door and a bedraggled, wet black creature vaguely resembling a small dog came zipping in at the speed of light, shaking the water everywhere and skidding precariously across the kitchen floor on her wet feet.
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In the CD player tonight:
Intermission: The Greatest Hits by dcTalk.
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Don't forget to visit Soulfire's web site. I actually posted a family portrait on my Members page.
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