I never used to refer to my girlfriends as 'sisters' until I met
Clare Weaver. She would always sign emails, 'love you Sister!' And I
always felt so touched that she referred to me as a sister. Having a
younger sister, the title denotes a world of responsibilities and
commitments. I often have the feeling about my sister that we'll make it
through thick and thin. Through the good times and through the bad, no
matter what - we will be sisters.
When Clare called me
'Sister,' it actually changed my entire perspective on friendship. One
of Clare's spiritual gifts is serving. So, as I was redefining
friendship to 'sisterhood' I also observed that service and self
sacrifice accompanied. In thought, I could name many dear sisters in my
life, near and far. I thank God for you.
Clare got
married two weeks ago, Saturday, April 26th, and it was a rich time
celebrating my dear sister with fellow members of God's family.
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| Talk about sisters, I love these women. |
I never used to refer to my girlfriends as 'sisters' until I met Clare Weaver. She would always sign emails, 'love you Sister!' And I always felt so touched that she referred to me as a sister. Having a younger sister, the title denotes a world of responsibilities and commitments. I often have the feeling about my sister that we'll make it through thick and thin. Through the good times and through the bad, no matter what - we will be sisters.
When Clare called me 'Sister,' it actually changed my entire perspective on friendship. One of Clare's spiritual gifts is serving. So, as I was redefining friendship to 'sisterhood' I also observed that service and self sacrifice accompanied. In thought, I could name many dear sisters in my life, near and far. I thank God for you.
Clare got married two weeks ago, Saturday, April 26th, and it was a rich time celebrating my dear sister with fellow members of God's family.
Ever since little Ezra Herzog and his Family spent a weekend with us this past winter, David can be found running up and down the hallway saying "Super Coming!" This activity was inspired by caped Super Ezra who lead the way up and down our long hallway proclaiming, 'Super Heros Coming!' Which was exactly right, because both he and David were coming with gusto and capes.
I'm thinking my new idea may be to start a memoir of some sort. Maybe even one that I write my whole life. If I had something like that from my great aunt or grandmother, I think I'd treasure it and hang on to that bit of timeless identity for all the beauty that God poured through her. This blog temps me to seize my inner writer and note all of life in the Grant house. I'm thinking I'd like to find some kind of computer program that functions like a personal blog with stories and photos that could be printed out or something... TBD. Know of anything?
The entertainer! The drama king! Boodie! D! David.
David is well know for his emotional responses to all of life. He's a big hugger and kisser and at the same time will plop on the floor in immense hurt when told he just can't do something. He sings at the top of his lungs songs from Sunday school and movies and gives us a big thrill when he sings hits from The Welcome Wagon. When left alone, I often catch him leading a 'circle time' with either his animal figurines or just Judah. He'll incorporate tambourine and lead worship time singing, 'Jesus loves me...' or 'Dinosaur big!' (My God is so big is the actual song). So we're aware that his understanding of Christ is similar to his understanding of Dinosaurs, and we'll be working on trying to clarify that via Jesus Storybook Bible in the coming years.
