2ndchance

Ferrets can fly

Thanks Timbo!  I need to be reminded.  Best b-day present Evar!!

Three Things

Three brief glimpses into my life lately. . . .

We have some amazing people leading the program that I'm in.  The teachers are all top notch and the director (who is also a teacher) exudes experience and care.  But they're not the subject of the first glimpse.  I want to tell you about the man who drives us to school and facilitates our recreation.

An unexpected call

I just got a phone call from Kuwait.  The call bounced over a sat-link to USA landlines and from the cell tower to my cell phone and from the phone to my bluetooth earpiece.  Got all that?  Pretty cool, huh.

It was Jeff calling.  He is stationed in Kuwait during this current war.  I first met Jeff when he was 12 and I was a much younger 25.  He was part of the youth group with which I worked while in seminary.  It was among the happiest four years of my life.  Jeff and the whole rest of the youth group regularly tried to drown me.  I learned so much from the people in the community. . .including Jeff's parents and grandparents. . . .and from the teenagers.

But I digress.  This was Jeff on the phone. . .who has grown into a married man with three kids of his own.

Surprise

I was in Target last night, looking for a water-purifier filter.  We have one of those giant, multi-gallon Pur purifiers which sits in our fridge.

Anyway, I was walking down the main aisle when I heard a 'hey, I know that big guy over there!'