Oh, How the Time Came and Went

Time has passed so quickly. Laura was here on the tenth and left the 14th of this month, exactly two weeks ago. The time was so short. We talked about going to the mountains, various other sites, to the ocean. But, instead we visited local sites worth sharing, spent an hour or two on the porch listening to the birds and the spring peeper frogs, and made a ginger bread house :D) We realized that the ingredients on the box were longer than my shoe size and deemed it not worth eating. However, during the process, we somehow found ourselves picking little candies off, a little here a little there. We also noticed that one of the ginger people had no legs but seemed to have a crotch...take a look


Our neighbor willingly ate the poor soul a few days ago. Oh well. I miss her already. I mean Laura. Her and Joseph went to a Carolina Hurricanes hockey game while I went to my "growing organic vegetables" course. They had a blast, although became distracted on the roads in raleigh and ended up getting completely lost on the way there AND on the way back. Something about the roads here. They call them beltlines: and inner and an outer (like belly buttons). One goes through RTP and the other goes around it. It's very confusing. We live far enough out, though, that we don't have to encounter those on any sort of frequent basis. Just when we decide to go to the Raleigh Flea Market, which Laura also got to experience. One square mile of your grandmother's junk. Everything that has been stowed away in her attic as well as her neighbor, Etna's, garage. You could find anything from old barbie dolls to shoes, gigantic picture frames to old artillery. Great fun, but you leave with sore feet and a headache.

Laura also got to enjoy some local food. We went to the Waffle House (yum!) and then on the last day for brunch we went to Mama Dip's for some good southern cookin'. She had a sweet potato waffle, which was delicious. I had my first attempt at grits, as well as, the "safe bet" french toast. But, time went too quickly. Next time she comes, we're going to the ocean!

I lost a friend today...

I found out today that a distant friend of mine passed away. Justin Kukowski was only 27 years old, passionate about life and Jesus. He was diagnosed with cancer, and when chemotheraphy was unsuccessful at shrinking the tumors that invaded his spine and brain, they decided they could do no more. He has left this world a better place.

I was lucky enough to have him as my confirmation leader as a freshman and to have known him in high school at Chaska. His faith was a light for all of us. He will truly be missed. Now he is at home with the Lord.

My prayers go out to the Kukowski family.


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