February 10, 2008
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Misc update and funny
Missed church tonight....I'll be well eventually. I haven't shared about my being sick, because I was trying to be more positive, speak faith, etc. There must be some way to be balanced in sharing needs and yet not becoming too negative. I'm working on it.
Now, some funny...
On one of our many trips to funerals lately, we had to stop in Sonic for the boys. I hand the bag of food to Tiger in the back seat. Then the dialog of:
Me: Did you boys get everything you ordered?
Tiger: Yes, and so much more!! (very enthusiastically)
Me: More? What did you get? (hoping we didn't accidently get someone else's food)
Tiger: It's a little white package.
Me: What? A toy? (knowing we didn't order a meal with a toy)
Tiger: Let's see, it says Crystal Mm--mmeehh---mmmeeehhh-----mm eeehhh ttaahh (like he's having trouble reading the package - crystal meth)
Where does he come up with that stuff???
[How can that kid be so funny???? In such a serious time too!]
So, on another note....
A few days ago, Eric was in a little lecture to Jerry regarding a situation with some neighborhood kids. He said, "Now Jerry, it's like a skunk: It's best just to leave them alone. If you bother them too much, you'll just raise a stink."
Yesterday, we get a phone call from Tiger, he's up the street playing, and we told him to come on home. He's on the phone with his Dad, when this conversation happens.....
Tiger: Dad! I'm up the street, but I can't come home. There's a skunk in our yard!
Eric: Really? Where?
Tiger: The front yard, I'm looking right at it, and it's playing with our basketball!!
Eric: WHAT?!
To which he steps outside [broom in hand, ready to battle the skunk]------ just to see one of the little neighborhood boys playing basketball in our yard.
Apparently, Tiger was listening.....in a way.
I love my boys, I love my boys, I LOVE MY BOYS!
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as for the balance of sharing needs and not becoming too negative? i just decided to embrace the negative
just kidding. i don't know that that negative is in the sharing as much as it is the attitude in which it is being dealt. otherwise we would all walk around spouting off what we think people want to hear and never really speak the truth. sometimes life is hard, friend. we need to be able to tell the people in our life that we know will support, love, encourage and pray for us.
and lest anyone think that i am on a soap box and being all preachy? i am preaching to myself so much more than anyone else - just reference my latest post about valentines day
i love you brena - praying for your health and your heart.
[yeah - this probably should have been in a message - shrug]
and PS? your boys are fantastic. [and funny!
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funny kids. what ever would we do without them??
I think being REAL and transparent is a brave thing to do no matter the level of need one has. I applaud you for speaking it [in faith] and trusting that we get you and will pray with you for health, liberty, joy, peace, etc. WE LOVE YOU. I am not a fluff conversation fan. My life has been far too rife with big issues and the need to surround myself with wise counsel and truth speakers. I LOVE that you want to be full of faith and positive. I do, too. Sometimes life requires a little discussion to deal with the discouragements. I've always been paranoid [probably with good reason] that my desire to be honest in the presence of safe people was a HUGE put off to people, and then I realized something. If people don't love me in spite of it, they weren't meant to be in my tight circle, not that they aren't friends or kind or worth my time, but just not there to share the deep journey of sisterhood on the day to day level. You know? So, I'm with you. I get it, but I say, SHARE away because it honors me to pray for/with you.
I'm chuckling over your boys and how they applied their dad's wisdom. HOW FUN they are!
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