After a late night last night we were very tired this morning. However, we rose early to help support a precious woman and her mom. A fundraiser for Next Step involved a 5K this morning in our county at one of our local churches. A huge shout-out to Next Step for their ministry to folks who deal with cerebral palsy and other battles, and to those who pour into such people on a daily basis. (Alyson, you were wonderful! Your medals are only outdone by your spirit! We love you and Brenda.)
My thanks to the saints from Christ Covenant Church of Canton (3cs-canton.org) who came out to cheer us on!
When I am not off at work to pay the bills I relish mornings at home. CJ is usually curled up catlike at the end of her couch–barefooted under her pink blanket.
I go over, kiss her on her ears and cheek, imbibing her morning smells, then drink my cup of black coffee she has made for me on the coffee bar, then make my way to my library to read. If I’ve not let Lady, our Cavalier King Charles, out, I do that, too.
Then I place Lady in her chair beside me, and open whatever books I’m reading for the week. This week it’s Eggers’ A Heartbreaking Word of Staggering Genius and Watson’s book of short stories, There Is Happiness.
Watson’s fiction moves me deeply due to his love of nature, the ache inside his characters, and his grasp of human brokenness amidst life’s fractured beauty.
As I took a break from reading I stepped out to water the trees. Some does were grazing on acorns behind the house and a healthy buck was out front, looking at me and I was looking at him.
Over recent days, some of my family and I went to western NC with friends. We worked on plans for Christ Covenant Church (3cs-canton.org). We took in some of sites–mountains, vistas, waterfalls, good meals, lots of laughs, and multiple meetings and times of prayer. I’m grateful for friends like we have, grateful for our church family, and for their prayerful support.
Below are some glimpses into some of our time over recent days:
