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July 2, 2007
Thick Summer Home
With these days and nights of activity I have to plan time for the monotonus and practical. But I think that my exhaustion, although never fun, makes me joyful for the days and years ahead. There are things that need time to grow. There are things that must be tended and cultivated. There are things that need to be pruned. Pruning hurts, and takes self control. But all this analogy to say that I am happy, and to be a person of maturity I have been examining all this activity and working it out through my spirit. What does God want from me? How can I apply all that I know in my head and my heart to these days where I am meeting so many new people. How can I be important in their discovery of Jesus.
We took the jaunt down to Nightfall on Friday where we ran into Mark, Paige and Olivia. Dancing was prominent and delightful. On Saturday morning we went to Niedlovs and ran into a buncha friends. Joel took the kids to a movie and I worked on my art class signs and handouts.
Saturday night we spent with our old friends the Englishs, Rhudys, Dreckmyers and Andrew Lohr. Great food and good times. I hope that we can always get together and witness the goods and the bads in each others life. Most of all enjoy the fellowship that God intends for all of us. It's with these friends that I learn about what is truly important. They help me realize that the best position to be in is on my knees.
And we rounded out our weekend with a Jefferson Heights cookout on Sunday night. We played hookie from church so we could meet and greet more neighbors and stand out on the rain drinking Coronas. Josiah got some mighty swollen feet as he found an ant pile to stand in. All the boys found that romping and throwing rocks around the swale was more fun than the muddy playground (thank God we'll get a new one soon). Amber and I giggled about how we felt nerdy wanting to meet some of the artist super-stars that just happen to live in our neighborhood. It's funny, but it's cool. It was so worth it. What a broad mixture of people, it's really fascinating to sit back and watch.
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So loved watching the little ones dance! O talked about Josiah and Eden all the way home.
Posted by: Paige at July 2, 2007 10:30 PM
