I took a road trip to see some old friends this weekend. On the way there, after finishing the first tape of the Silmarillion, I lost my place in the tapes and turned on the radio. I heard "Love Shack" at least 3 times before arriving.
There are 4 of us girls who have a rotating letter to one another. It is a letter that somewhat models Paul's letters to his churches. They are meant to challenge one another in the faith and spur one another on. Since we all moved to different corners of the U.S. we decided to meet once a year. This was our first annual meeting. And it was magical.
Two husbands were joined in the company for some of the time.
We cooked and ate together, were outdoors, laughed more than anything, and discussed those things in our hearts which are quieted by everyday life. There is some unspoken comfort that comes from people who have known you a long time. The longer you know a person, the less need you have to impress each other. The main purpose is just to be together. In that, we are reminded of who we are and whose we are.
The Wow Riven was our bedtime story. I would like to read it again, because I was drifting in and out of sleep. But it is a beautiful portrayal of a heart broken in death in order to find the beauty of what the world ridicules. May we now awaken ourselves to the ridiculous - that which speaks more truth and bears more meaning than we can find in our worldly beautified slumber. And may the return of Christ be ever our one pursuit, giving significance to the time in which we live.
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That's a really neat tradition, Evie. Sounds like it was a blast! Glad you and Erin came over the other night. We'll have to movie-night it again some time!!!
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