a cornucopia of characters
Here is a taste of the flavors of friends with whom we are sharing one (1) bathroom this holiday:
1. Friend #01: brother of Friend #5a and a lifelong friend. I also call him "Timotheus the Unique" as he is unduplicatible. He traveled from Birmingham, England to join us here. (Actually, he came for a seminar in D.C. and tacked us on at the end of his itinerary.) He is studying ancient biblical manuscripts in England. Anyway, his recent experiences in merrie olde England have inspired us to explore a trip there next summer.
2. Friends #5a and #5b: priceless people who are sold out to the Gospel. They are the parents of eight lovely and lively children, ages 2 to 20. Friend #5a is a doctoral candidate at Trinity Theological Seminary, yet his studies do not prevent him from washing windows to put food on the table. He also belts out an excellent Handel aria, as demonstrated last evening.
3. Friend #7: a dear face from home, but a sojourner from Tennessee for the time being. I stole her away from everyone else today and bustled her to the Chicago Institute of Art. We are kindred spirits, and held hands while standing awestruck before Van Gogh, Whistler, Cassatt, and other masters. We are home in Kenosha now, and she is creating some photographic art of her own at the lake shore. The subject? The photogenic Brown family.
4. Jason: He doesn't have a number, but he deserves one. He rocked with his guitar last evening in the living room by singing a song he wrote for Friend #7. I enjoyed visiting with him here, although I wished he had brought his Lucky Charms shirt. Jason is a trend-setter and the inspiration for young men to wear ties over their t-shirts. In church.
There are 19 of us here. Did I mention that we all share one (1) bathroom?
1. Friend #01: brother of Friend #5a and a lifelong friend. I also call him "Timotheus the Unique" as he is unduplicatible. He traveled from Birmingham, England to join us here. (Actually, he came for a seminar in D.C. and tacked us on at the end of his itinerary.) He is studying ancient biblical manuscripts in England. Anyway, his recent experiences in merrie olde England have inspired us to explore a trip there next summer.
2. Friends #5a and #5b: priceless people who are sold out to the Gospel. They are the parents of eight lovely and lively children, ages 2 to 20. Friend #5a is a doctoral candidate at Trinity Theological Seminary, yet his studies do not prevent him from washing windows to put food on the table. He also belts out an excellent Handel aria, as demonstrated last evening.
3. Friend #7: a dear face from home, but a sojourner from Tennessee for the time being. I stole her away from everyone else today and bustled her to the Chicago Institute of Art. We are kindred spirits, and held hands while standing awestruck before Van Gogh, Whistler, Cassatt, and other masters. We are home in Kenosha now, and she is creating some photographic art of her own at the lake shore. The subject? The photogenic Brown family.
4. Jason: He doesn't have a number, but he deserves one. He rocked with his guitar last evening in the living room by singing a song he wrote for Friend #7. I enjoyed visiting with him here, although I wished he had brought his Lucky Charms shirt. Jason is a trend-setter and the inspiration for young men to wear ties over their t-shirts. In church.
There are 19 of us here. Did I mention that we all share one (1) bathroom?
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It sounds like a lot of interesting moments are happening!
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