January 3, 2009

Unexpected Togetherness With Charlie

Tonight I am very proud of myself. My dad dropped me off at church at about 5:00 so that Kyle and I could set up, and prepare for tomorrows worship service in SFWC Live. Well, when we got there, the stage props had actually not been finished yet, so we couldn't set up. We did practice a few songs, but at 5:50 my dad calls again to inform me that he is picking me up at 6:00 to go visit my grandmother for her 83rd birthday. 
Talk about mad. 
We spent about ten minutes arguing about whether or no I could skip this dinner party or not, and sadly, I lost. Shortly afterwards, however, I remembered something that I had read about in 2 Timothy 3. Basically, it was talking about the descriptions of a good leader in the church, and how they put their families before their ministry. 
Talk about the ultimate duh.
So promptly at 6:17 my parents picked me up and we headed off to the grandmothers. Let me tell you, I had a blast. I had spice cake for like the first time, and it rocked my world! After dinner, we sat together and flipped the channels on the telly until we found a Charlie Chaplain movie. I actually believe i've never heard my family laugh together like that ever. It was awesome. I still can't believe that a comedian in the 1930's brought my family together like that.


1 comment:

  1. Hi,
    you learned a valuable lesson early in life that many in ministry still hadn't figured out. Keep on serving.

    grace and peace,
    brian
    downpour-me.blogspot

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