Love and sing and wonder

John-Michael and I drove away from the McMichael home on Sunday after about half of the group had left.  I scrambled out before we'd completed our three-point turn heading out of Briarmeade to say a quick last good-bye to April and Jo.  We could then settle into our 1:43-hour trip home... and the "post-good-time blues" (which quickly subsided as we got used to being together, just us, again. Nice!).

We reflected on the weekend the whole way home, and how it's really and truly something we don't experience often...

thought about good conversations where a group of us would really listen and ask good questions, like Jonathan's teaching us about transportation, Clark and me looking at different sides of healthcare reform, hearing about Mexico from Katelyn, and occupational therapy research projects from Jane and Tim, John-Michael's online business plan, physics grad school climate from David... to name a few.  We felt so loved!

thought about how good and filling it was to rest and play with each other

how refreshing it was to have a fast from technology, which is fitting because we were all there together anyway, but is unusual at least in our circles lately

the immense blessing of hospitality of Ms. McMichael

the witty humor (and not sarcasm) of our guys--kind, and not biting


Let us love and sing and wonder
Let us praise the Savior’s name
He has hushed the law’s loud thunder
He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame
He has washed us with His blood
He has brought us nigh to God

Let us praise and join the chorus
Of the saints enthroned on high
Here they trusted Him before us
Now their praises fill the sky
Thou hast washed us with Thy blood
Thou art worthy Lamb of God


On a businessy-related note, I'm hoping we can use this as a way to communicate as a "friend unit".  As Jonathan mentioned in the hot seat time, we could use this as a way to hold each other accountable in the grace to which God has called us.  And of course we can post what's going on--pictures, poems, stories, works of art.  I want us all to be able to post as admins, so I'll be working on setting this up.  April can help. :-)  Love to you all!

Under the mercy,

hannah