The Gift

Challenged by the book, "42 Seconds", by Carl Medearis, last night to "Say something crazy, risk looking foolish", it came to me today.  The week before Easter, I want to share one gift God has given me each and every day.  Since I'm already running behind (yup, it is Tuesday), let me give you Sunday, Monday and Tuesday's gifts all in one post.

Sunday's Gift

Sunday's gift was face masks for Covid-19.  That's another blog post if those pictures Matt took will ever come through.  But know this:  when you make your own face masks, and your adult children put them on, and they let you take family pictures in them, it is indeed a gift.  It will be an even greater gift if they wear them when the need arises. 

Monday's Gift

Sam got my close-to-thirty-year-old TREK bike up and running for me.  Since swimming is currently not an option, my bionic knees will be challenged with biking.  I don't know why they're complaining - they had to bike during therapy!

Tuesday's Gift

I turned around at the check-out lane at Cub today, and there was my gift - my dear friend and swimming buddy Carla.  I can't tell you how good it was to see her and catch up.  We didn't hug, although we wanted to.  I did take a picture of her for our friend, Ruth, because Carla was a great gift to share.  Even the person at the register thanked us for making her day!

     

Only At Sand Creek . . .

We zoomed in for a meeting of the Sand Creek minds last Friday afternoon.  The owner, last year's course manager, this year's course manager and me, the Team Build Coordinator.  

It was a happy, sad time.  Happy to be together and see one another again.  Sad because by this time last year we had already been working two weeks.  We have no idea what this year will bring.  It's a hard place to be in.  Two groups for next week had to be cancelled.  We have no idea when we will return.  

But this we do know - Jesus - and He is enough. 

I egged the neighbors last night!

Fortunately, they have a four-year-old boy and a six-year-old boy who were excited!  

By request . . .

Sam told us this morning that he needed to send a picture of himself into school today, with a sign or something that said he was missing his class.  Based on what my swimmers send me today, we decided that I would draw a chalk picture, he would sit in it and Micah would take his picture.  This is what we got:

The t-shirt says, "I love our MW Savage Students"

Inside the sun, it says, "Miss you".  Not bad . . . until he remember he was supposed to send in a video, not a picture . . . 

The video has Sam holding Annie, our dog.  Unfortunately, I wasn't sent a copy of that!

 

Thankful Thursday - the Snarky Edition!

This time of on-line learning may just drive me nuts!  The teacher in my house has a lap top from school and a chrome book so he can teach on-line.  What does he use?  Our (MY!) computer downstairs!  But don't worry - "Whenever you need it, I'll get off it".  Right!?!  Whenever, I "need" it, you're on it!

But this IS a "Thankful Thursday" post - so what am I thankful for?  Well, said instructor mopped the kitchen and dining room floor today and I didn't have to!  

Thankful Thursday - the thankful post!

I received the sweetest e-mail this morning from one of my favorite mom's at the Y.  If I were teaching swimming right now, I'd have Zachary (3) in Level 1 at 10:00 a.m. on Thursdays and Ian(5) in Level 4 at noon on Thursdays.  I am thankful to Amy for taking the time to send this to me and to the boys who are thinking of me during this time of social distancing.  It means so much!

Check it out:

"Ian has been sending pictures to his teachers of what he’s (and Zachary) have been working on. So Zachary ask me to send you pictures of his chalk art... as his only teacher :)"

Zachary's Sun

Micah got this - a toilet for toilet training!  Ian helped!

BIble Study . . .

It's a new world we live in with Covid-19.  As a result of that, we get to try new things.  My new thing today was Bible study via "Zoom".  It was so good to see "MY" friends again and share with each other our lives and love for Jesus.