Hi, everybody. No witty post today (as you wonder, when did he EVER have a witty post…) We were granted two more days with William

when Adoption Services decided we should meet with William’s new family on Saturday for an hour or so,; they will then leave and come back and take him home with them on Sunday afternoon. So, we are going to enjoy tonight and tomoorw night with this sweet little boy that you have all had the chance to meet. We did find out today that his new name, after adoption, will be Wesley. They don’t know that we have a child named Wesley. Kind of funny.

We are going to miss William very much, and continue to wonder why (or how) we wer chosen to do this job. We covet your prayers as we (the family) must watch him go. We covet your prayers for him, as he starts a new life. And we all covet your prayers as a child somewhere is getting ready to start their life….with us.

Have a good day, and hug your kids.

Well, it’s 6:15 a.m. and I’m getting ready to head up to Cincinnatti (sp?) with Lindell for a worship service up there tonight, and a Q&A session with folks tomorrow morning. Home by 9PM Saturday. Then, up at 5:15AM Sunday to go schlep all the gear we need for church into the YMCA gymn before I teach an 8:30 class…which will go for an hour and fifteen minutes. Then we have a 2 hour service…over around noon afterwhich I oversee the reverse schlepping of all the sound sytem, chairs, children’s church stuff, signs, banner etc…back to a warehouse around the corner.

Then, I’ll meet the family and a weekly special guest (someone that we don’t know from church but, want to get to meet and talk too a little) for lunch…around 1:30-1:45ish. Do lunch, get home around 4:00…and crash. At this moment, as I type…THAT is the moment I’m looking for…planning for…savoring. It is my goal. If I can just make it until Sunday afternoon…I might be able to do nothing — but wait, the lawn needs to be mowed, aerated, over-seeded, mulched, my attic needs more flooring, and I can’t find my office from the clutter in it. Thank God for a day of rest eh? Okay, maybe I’ll aim my sights for Monday, when I can go back to work.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

There are no leprechauns in Travelers Rest. I’m serious. I searched this tiny town last night for one silly T-shirt that I could wear to work today and remind everyone that the Irish rule. Nothing! Nothing at CVS, nothing at Eckerd, nothing at Family Dollar or Dollar General. No cutsie earrings with green dancing leprechauns, no rainbows with pots of gold. Now there was plenty of green, don’t get me wrong. There was green grass (and purple and blue and pink) for the easter baskets. Now I ask you, WHO grows purple grass? There were plenty of live plants too. I’d have a tough time at work with ivy covering me from head to toe, though. After getting quite frustrated with my shopping failure, I settled on a boring green T-shirt from WalMart. (At least I won’t get pinched all day) I’m not sure it’s enough. I think I’ll stop by Bilo and buy shamrock shaped cookies covered in green sprinkles and super glue them to my boring green T-shirt. I bet they have leprechuans in Easley! Happy St. Pat’s Day to you all!