Thursday, February 25, 2016

Mid-week Special #1- 25 facts about me.

25 facts about me
1. I have never been stung by a bee.
2. I used to shoot competitive air rifle, I was pretty darn good.
3. My blood type is A+
4. I was born during a thunderstorm on my Grandma’s birthday.
5. My aunt thought that I was reincarnated.
6. My first pet was a goldfish named Glenda. I thought I had cleverly made up the name myself. 
But when I would tell people about her they would say things along the lines of “The Good Witch?”
 Having never watched the Wizard of Oz, I didn’t know what they were talking about.
7. My plans upon entering college were to get a business degree then go into interior design.
8. I am a closet geek. I love Star Wars.
9. My MBTI personality is INFP. Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceiving.
10. Octopus or squirrel tie for the weirdest thing I have ever eaten.  
11. My dream vacation would either be Hawaii or Jerusalem
12. I was a P.O. (petty officer, unpaid deck-hand) in the BaySail program on the Appledore V schooner a few years in high school.
13. I didn’t go to my Senior Prom.
14. Growing up I wanted to be a writer, and I still do.
15. I was first chair in Symphonic and Concert Band and Section Leader my senior year in band 
in High School.
16. The first nightmare I ever remember having was about a big black spider 
(with goggly eyes) crawling towards me from under my bed.
17. I have six piercings-relax they are all in my ears.
18. I am a granny driver and I would much rather have someone else drive.
19. I was almost named Lauren Rose
20. I grew up listening to Rush Limbaugh
21. I don’t know how to type properly.
22. I want to learn how to throw knives.
23. I would like to have 7 children, 4 boys, 3 girls, but I’ll take whatever God gives me.
24. My favorite computer game growing up was the Yukon Trail.
25. I startle easily. I am very jumpy.

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Time Marches On...

 
I looked forward to seeing this little man each time I went to church. Sharyn said he looked forward to seeing me too. She said he would sit in his car seat and say quietly to himself "Mo-Mae" I used to carry him around. Play with him. Make him laugh. Teach him words. Held him if he was upset. I was his favorite. 
 
 
"Mo-Mae" soon gave way to "Mo-Mae and A-win"
Enthralled with my new friend, Silas enjoyed playing with his multi-tool and talking to him. There were times when Silas had no interest in me and just wanted to stay with Aaron. Anita, his grandma, said that Silas told her "I'm going to go see Lau-Mae and A-win" "Who are you going to see?" She asked him just to hear his cute reply. "A-win!"
 
 
 
This little guy has grown along with all the other little ones. The Youth Group now consists of the children I used to play with. Not being able to see my church family as often as I was used to has been hard on me.
 
 
 
But when you are family even when things change you can be sure that what is foundational will not change.