I.... forgot

We went out to eat last night and as we were being led to our table I felt someone looking at me. I glanced at the woman, and she looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't place her. This seems to happen more and more - I will see someone that looks familiar, and then I can't decide if it's someone I actually know, it's someone that *looks* like someone I know from here, or from one of the other places we've lived, or... whatever. Anyway, we were seated just down from their table and I had to look past her husband to see the tv. He looked really familiar, but again, I just couldn't place him. I wondered if he'd been in a wedding I had done, or maybe been to church, or was a friend of a friend...

Well, FINALLY, just after they left (and they both looked my way when leaving) it hit me: I had done the funeral for the woman's mother last year. Dang! I hate it when that happens. I really wish I had remembered them. I just recently stumbled across the groom from the very first wedding I did. It was the same sorta deal. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. What.......

And for some reason... that reminded me that we bought the kids each a book for Christmas. We got Isaac Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up." He said it was really good - he read it Christmas Eve day. We got Carrie Stephen Colbert's "I Am America (And So Can You!)." She said it was really good too, and shared many funny quotes from it with us. We were also very happy to receive a gift card from the kids to our favorite eating establishment for Christmas. :)

Well, I should probably help Jane clean the house. Her brother is coming for an overnight visit to bring some thing he made to put on top of another thing we already have (yeah, it has a name, but... you guessed it... I can't remember what it is).

God is pretty amazing. Just thinking of Psalm 147:3-5

He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars
and calls them each by name.
Great is our Lord and mighty in power;
his understanding has no limit.

Yep. Carry on.