(from Eric)
This life is not an experience I have procured by planning. It is a gift.
This life --
with its interpersonal conflicts,
unexpected medical problems,
pizza nights at Kibuye,
the writings of CS Lewis,
needs to learn how to communicate with teenagers,
Rachel's steady love,
the popping sounds of sheet metal roofing expanding in the sun,
eucalyptus branches in the wind,
a poor country not prospering the way we wish it would,
laughter at the stories of Wayside School,
watching grown-up movies with our kids,
birdsong a bit louder than distant church music --
This life is not an experience I have planned and executed.
It is a gift unfolding.
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