My life in short stories

Once again I find myself with too many things to write about, so this will be a collection of short stories.

First of all, my sister-in-law, who lives here in Denver, is an amazing, strong, athletic, busy woman. We have been trying for the nearly two years that Philip and I have been here to get together, and finally this past week we were able to meet for dinner. At the end of the meal, we agreed to try to get together once a month.

Did I mention Lisa is strong and athletic? So the next day I get a text message from her saying, “Hey, let’s go do indoor rock climbing. I’m serious. It will be fun!”. I wrote back and said, “Sure! But first let me make sure Philip has taken out a life insurance policy on me”, which she, being the smart lawyer that she is, noted that she didn’t think life insurance would cover such a thing. Good to know. However, I’m excited to try this.

Next story: Callie Grace is superhuman. I’m certain of it. Nothing will keep her in her room if she wants out, which is causing many interesting and hilarious stories. One funny thing is that she seems to just play in her room until she falls asleep. We have found her in all sorts of places in her room, in all states of dress and undress. Last night she was laying face down on her bed with her tennis shoes on. The other night she was curled up on the floor with her pull-up and pink cowboy boots on. Today, when we went to check on her after nap time, she was curled up beside her toy box, covered in blankets, stuffed animals, and other assorted toys, fast asleep.

Next story: Today at church, both my children entertained the audience, along with Callie Grace’s best friend Charleston, by praising the Lord in dance. I mean, they held nothing back. As we sit on the front row, this was for all the congregation to see, but they were not in the least bit shy. They were worshiping with all of their precious little hearts, regardless of what anyone else thought. Having been raised extremely conservative, it’s a big step for me to even sway to the music!

And then my last story: The Lord has gifted me with the ability to work with people in a way that they are comfortable talking to me, and has granted me knowledge on topics such as mental illnesses, addictions, family difficulties, etc. I’ve decided to put these skills back into use on a limited basis here, in my free time, and so I told the Lord to lead people to me who were struggling with these issues.

Once again, He took another path.

He has brought me people, for certain, but He has taken me completely out of my comfort zone and brought me people who are searching for Him, who have no relationship with Him, who are lost. This is just plain terrifying to me. I want so much to pass them right on to Philip, who has such a gift for reaching the lost, where as I tend to come across sarcastic and, well, stupid, when I’m uncomfortable or nervous. However, I know, I KNOW, that when I am weak is when He is strongest.

And for those of you not on Facebook regularly, I have to retell this story. Callie Grace and Justus were in her room, and I heard Justus let out a loud cry. I went in there to find Callie sitting on her bed, looking innocent. I said, “Callie, what happened to Justus?”. She said, “I don’t know, I was just having my Bible study.” Very interesting, since there was no Bible around her. Clever, clever, freakishly clever girl.