Hey! God!
My sibling-in-law – “Atti” (Atticus, formerly referred to here as Brianna) – told an amusing story.
What with tuition breaks, Atti used to attend a private Christian high school in Granger, South Bend’s upscale suburb. Her mother (Karin’s mother) taught there. Being a teacher’s child wasn’t always easy for Atti.
One day, Atti + classmates were riding through South Bend to a charity recipient’s house for “Service Day” and talking about the privileged lives of Grangerites.
They passed a trailer park. Hey! Atti exclaimed. That’s where my sister – not Karin – used to live.
Nuh, uh! gasped Atti’s classmates.
It began to dawn on them that Atti was different from the others.
As the children rode along, the surroundings became curiously familiar to Atti.
Then they parked in Atti’s driveway.
Atti’s mother had signed them up to rake the leaves in the yard.
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Samuel has been taught to say “please” and “thank you” but still begins most requests with “Hey!” This morning he was, as usual, taking out his frustrations on Daniel. I told him to ask God to help him to be patient, and to breathe some deep breaths.
Hey! God! Please help me to be patient! (Deep breath, deep breath.)
What with tuition breaks, Atti used to attend a private Christian high school in Granger, South Bend’s upscale suburb. Her mother (Karin’s mother) taught there. Being a teacher’s child wasn’t always easy for Atti.
One day, Atti + classmates were riding through South Bend to a charity recipient’s house for “Service Day” and talking about the privileged lives of Grangerites.
They passed a trailer park. Hey! Atti exclaimed. That’s where my sister – not Karin – used to live.
Nuh, uh! gasped Atti’s classmates.
It began to dawn on them that Atti was different from the others.
As the children rode along, the surroundings became curiously familiar to Atti.
Then they parked in Atti’s driveway.
Atti’s mother had signed them up to rake the leaves in the yard.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Samuel has been taught to say “please” and “thank you” but still begins most requests with “Hey!” This morning he was, as usual, taking out his frustrations on Daniel. I told him to ask God to help him to be patient, and to breathe some deep breaths.
Hey! God! Please help me to be patient! (Deep breath, deep breath.)