speech delays. He doesn't say very much at all, and on Thursday we were working on some art he was doing and he looked at me said, "this go here?" I know... he's 4... and most 4 year olds say much more, but for Oscar this was HUGE! I got super excited, and so did he... though he didn't even know why I was excited. (Oh, how I wish I had a video of this kid when he gets excited... it would melt your heart!)That conversation was taking place during a car ride to Southeastern seminary last night to attend a "Girl Talk" night. Carolyn McCulley was speaking, and I was like a 4 year old at a Doodle Bops show. You see, Carolyn McCulley is the author of a blog that I adore (www.solofemininity.blogs.com) She is an unashamed single Christian woman, and she lives the life that I am so striving to live. She wrote a book called, "Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? - Trusting God with a Hope Deferred." Great book! I found and read it while I was still in South Africa, and it helped to prepare me for the life I'd be forming for myself once I arrived back in the States. It was her book that first planted the "house-buying" seed in my head! (I think that's a good thing... most of the time... heheh) Anyway... it was a very intimate setting last night... very laid back and casual. I even got to meet and talk to Carolyn afterwards. And get this... she had mentioned in her talk that she'd been in South Africa, so I had to ask her where she was. When I mentioned that I'd lived in South Africa too, she asked if I'd emailed her (which I had). She remembered me! Small victory... oh yeah... :)
Right now I am typing this at the computer in my pastor's house. A friend of mine and I are were babysitting his and another couple's kids tonight. How cool is it that I have the privilege of playing with and getting to know the Greears' kids? I know that oftentimes the drawback for some people of a big church is that they think no one will know them. A coworker of mine said just a couple days ago that she didn't like them because if she were having a problem, she'd want to be able to call up her pastor and be able to talk to him without having to first explain to him who she was. When I came back to the States, I thought I wouldn't like the Summit anymore for very similar reasons. But God has blessed me so much! First, He gave me eyes to see that the pastors at the Summit are just men... and their wives are just women. They are special, yes... but they are not the be all and end all of the Summit - God is! And if I had a problem, there are numerous Summit people I can call upon. But second of all, God has granted me the opportunity to know the pastors and their families, and that is so wonderful. Hopefully I'll have the chance to hang out with their cool kids more later... but for now... they're home! Time to go!! :)
Link to pictures:
http://community.webshots.com/user/bonnieb81
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