Monday Memes & More

 Me most of this past weekend...

Yes, please, Jesus!!

This sounds more like the thoughts of a cat than a dog, although I doubt people would cheer the same way for a cat. lol

Lol

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This = me way too often! lol

Ha bring on the memes!

Truth.

#Boundaries

Lol so many good memes from Chet Lee!

Side note - we've had a couple virtual hearings lately that were the furthest thing from boring!

She really does look like a totally different person as Jovie on Elf vs. Jess on New Girl!

MJ with all the swagger. lol 

Much easier said than done.

That's all for the memes today.  This fabulous weekend with Kristin was exactly one year ago, starting the day after I interviewed for the job in Cleveland County!

Mark Anthony's 30th birthday was this week!  Haven't known him as long, but he's one of my favorite guy friends!  He's a great leader for his family, and I'm a fan of his kindness, authenticity, wisdom, and sense of humor... I hope the 30s will be a fantastic decade ahead for him!

Two good and important things happened on Friday.  First, Mom was released to come back home from the hospital (after her third stay in the first three months of this year).  We are super thankful for Kristie right now (Mom's CHA-mom friend and a retired nurse).  She's the reason I stayed with Mom that night in the ER (which turned out to be a great decision)... and she came over on Saturday and again on Sunday to help care for Mom, confirming our thoughts on what went wrong and explaining some important things the doctors and nurses at OU Hospital failed to cover.  

This = Jay, Meghan, Kristie, and Mike... our CHA family friends from way back!

Secondly... I'm trying to phrase this tactfully... I am legally no longer anyone's sister-in-law.  Almost 2.5 years after the initial filing in December 2020, they've reached a divorce agreement and the Judge officially signed off on Friday.  A few of you know it's been quite the journey, and I believe this is for the best.  For the sake of their children whom I love dearly, I don't feel the freedom to write more about it here.

This quote from one of my textbooks resonated with me:

"Scars are something people try to hide.  Christ's will endure for all eternity.  The victory of Jesus... comes by way of the scars and the suffering.  Do you hear the hope in that for victims of trauma?  Nothing you can do will make it as if that tragedy did not happen.  Those who have been traumatized by abuse, violence, war, or earthquakes will never be the same.  The message of the scars in the resurrected Christ is not that the resurrection takes the suffering away, but rather that the resurrection catches it up into God's glory.  When we get to eternity, the most beautiful thing there will be the scars of Jesus Christ."

~Diane Langberg, Suffering and the Heart of God 

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