June 11 - LiChel's Grad Dinner
Last night was LiChel's Graduation dinner (a dinner for just the graduate and their parents). I was happy to be able to attend with her but it was hard also because Bobb couldn't be there. He always enjoyed the laughter and memories that go along with Graduation dinner. LiChel had fun, laughed a lot, and enjoyed her friends. That was all very good. She has been a wonderful gift to us and a daughter to make us proud. (even though we a lot of the times don't agree in this season of life :-)
I am almost done with the second course of continuing ed I have to do for my professional license. I have 3 chapters to go. Over half way there. The first course I have my score and my certificate - so I'm happy :-)
Being in Ukarumpa has had its joys and tears. A lot of tears - especially at night when the memories overwhelm me and I wish Bobb was here. Friday nights we used to watch a movie together while the girls were out doing other things and Saturday came and went without going down to the art room to work on ceramics (pottery). That was hard. Its been one of the things we have been so thankful for in our marriage is that we had that hobby together and that we had the privilege of teaching it here in Ukarumpa. In fact Bobb had been anticipating substituting teaching the class when I was to return with LiChel. God had other plans. There was nothing like a nice quiet Saturday when we fired the kiln, cleaned and put up tools, scraped clay off the floor, mixed glazes, he wedged and recycled clay and we threw something on the wheel or trimmed. It gave us both a outlet for stress and just let us PLAY :-) I can't imagine not doing it together again or ever teaching it again. I pray the Lord will give us that together again!
There are a lot of unknowns ahead and its so scary not to know the future - I mean we had made plans on what we wanted to do, but God has allowed this and where we thought we knew the future we no longer have a clue. Bobb is making progress every day, but where will it end? Only God knows and trust and faith is all we have. He promises not to give us more than we can handle, but there are days I'm not sure I'm up to the task :-) Guess He is as long as we stay close.
I asked Bobb yesterday if he liked where he was and he told me it is "very in-vig-or-a-ting" He is glad to be moving forward.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know tht the testing of your faith develops perseverance. perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wsidom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:2-6 Lord help me not to doubt and be blown in the wave of the sea.
I am almost done with the second course of continuing ed I have to do for my professional license. I have 3 chapters to go. Over half way there. The first course I have my score and my certificate - so I'm happy :-)
Being in Ukarumpa has had its joys and tears. A lot of tears - especially at night when the memories overwhelm me and I wish Bobb was here. Friday nights we used to watch a movie together while the girls were out doing other things and Saturday came and went without going down to the art room to work on ceramics (pottery). That was hard. Its been one of the things we have been so thankful for in our marriage is that we had that hobby together and that we had the privilege of teaching it here in Ukarumpa. In fact Bobb had been anticipating substituting teaching the class when I was to return with LiChel. God had other plans. There was nothing like a nice quiet Saturday when we fired the kiln, cleaned and put up tools, scraped clay off the floor, mixed glazes, he wedged and recycled clay and we threw something on the wheel or trimmed. It gave us both a outlet for stress and just let us PLAY :-) I can't imagine not doing it together again or ever teaching it again. I pray the Lord will give us that together again!
There are a lot of unknowns ahead and its so scary not to know the future - I mean we had made plans on what we wanted to do, but God has allowed this and where we thought we knew the future we no longer have a clue. Bobb is making progress every day, but where will it end? Only God knows and trust and faith is all we have. He promises not to give us more than we can handle, but there are days I'm not sure I'm up to the task :-) Guess He is as long as we stay close.
I asked Bobb yesterday if he liked where he was and he told me it is "very in-vig-or-a-ting" He is glad to be moving forward.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know tht the testing of your faith develops perseverance. perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wsidom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:2-6 Lord help me not to doubt and be blown in the wave of the sea.
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