Bye bye Benji
I woke up this morning to my phone ringing. Panic. “I’m late for work!!” Then I looked at my clock, and it was 6:30 am. “Who on God’s green earth would call me at 6:30?!” I answered the phone to a genteel, southern black woman (that’s the picture I got from her voice) inquiring about my dog who I posted in the Tennessean classifieds yesterday. She sounds really great– big, fenced in yard, a husband, one grown son, two more nearly grown, likes to walk, wants a dog to be inside and outside, no other pets. I’m going over there with Benjamin, my dog, this afternoon to check her out and have her check him out. She may be an answer to prayer.
I’m going to miss him. He was all snuggly and good this morning after being a terror the last couple weeks. It seems like he knows he’s going away.
Another answer to prayer is our new group of friends that meets on Tuesday nights at Richard and Florence’s house. We’re a group of internationally minded, hippy dreamers from Covenant Presbyterian Church (Adam’s church, the church I’ll join after the wedding). We all met again last night. We always have the best conversations and great food. We sing for each other, read inspiring things, discuss the state of America, our travel experiences and hopes, and kids. Richard is an older Adam. They’re so much alike. Then there’s Shulamith. She’s in her early 30s, and I am so enjoying her new friendship. She’s an artist. Richard and Florence have a daughter in high school and two younger sons, and Shulamith has two beautiful daughters about the ages of Richard and Florence’s boys.
This Saturday, Adam and I went to a concert of The Tarbox Ramblers, a band that Adam loved when he lived in Boston. They’re Americana-roots-rockabilly-gospel-blues. It was a great show.
Then in church on Sunday, the sermon reminded me that I can’t just sit on my talents, so I am aiming at setting up at least two of my own gigs for late March or so. It needs to happen. It seems I only get my act together when there’s something to prepare for. Then last night, I was talking to my friend LaTisha, and she said she wants to help me set up some gigs. I’m so thankful.
That’s all for now.
-Jessica
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