Just Enough
This has thus far been the best start to the summer, ever. As I type this my cynical/realistic side knows that the plagues are now on their way, but no matter.
Over the past two weeks I have gotten to do what I’ve wanted to for quite some time: spend some non-school, just talking and hanging out, quality time with some of my little bros and sisters who just graduated. That’s happened in spades. Pun intended.
I live at Barnesbucks and Starbles (as I like to call that vile merger of books and caffeine) reading, writing, working on my masters and people watching. Thus, my kids know where to find me. They show up in ones and twos, last night in fives, and we sit and chat, wander the store making book recommendations, and being idiots until we get kicked out at closing. Getting caught up on summer plans, college plans, weddings (yeah, I know), family, church, and all the rest. Watching life lessons I’ve taught them over the past four years sinking in as they are now in “the real world.” The “so what do you REALLY believe Henry?” conversations abound. The confusion or smiles at hearing that I am a bible reading and preaching Christian. Invites to their churches, or questions about faith and practice in general from someone they trust and don’t think is utterly batshit for loving that dead Jewish guy who got killed hanging from a large, wooden plus sign.
Sometimes we get coffee. Sometimes we do breakfast, or lunch, or dinner. Sometimes we wander around Walmart. Or steal fallen street signs from the middle of the road. I mean ‘move street signs out of the middle of the road because they are a hazard to other people.’ (Yeah) But mostly we just do life together. Watching them become adults, and me pretending that I am one. They give me hope for this world; just enough to keep on.Just enough.
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yes.
yes.
yes.
yes.
yes… this is it. this is eternal life. this is ministry. this is real. you’re living it.
right freaking on.