Twelve years ago we saw her for the first time - twelve years already! Today is "Gotcha Day," which of course is the anniversary of the day we first met Madison. It was a day of firsts, and typically I share a photo here or copies of emails and things like that. But this time, I thought I'd share instead a little something I wrote for the occasion.
Today was a normal day, far removed from the amazing atmosphere of twelve years ago. It was a little humid with the typical late rain shower, an ongoing pattern this month. It hasn't been terribly hot with the temperature this year, at least not yet. We did celebrate some this evening, grabbing some Chinese food tonight and having a quiet meal together. What Madison wanted tonight, of course, was to finish up "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", season two. It was the last three episodes, and it was pretty epic, of course. We'd seen it before, but Madison couldn't wait to see what happens next. Now... on to season three. We just have to get it first, but that's coming I'm sure. Especially with that incredible cliffhanger.
We had taekwondo this afternoon, and Madison was glad to go to the earlier class, one reason being that there were more students in there, and of course more friends. It was good to talk to Mr. and Mrs. Edge there, who were going through a pretty difficult season. Bart lost his mother this weekend, and it's obviously been tough. We'll see them again tomorrow for lunch, and maybe Madison will be along with us.
We had a KidPak meeting this afternoon, another Zoom meeting. Unfortunately, again, we're meeting from home. We're doing this due to the fact that someone at work has once again been tested for the virus. But this time, the test result was positive. The co-worker is okay, but of course the nature of this virus ... well, nobody really knows anything for certain about it, really. There's a flood of information, and much of it is fluid and even worse contradicting itself. Nobody can say much for certain, and many people today are using one virus statistic or another to justify a predetermined belief. Stay indoors. Wear a mask. Go outside. Don't wear a mask. Don't worry about touching surfaces. Children can't catch this. Children can. Children can't catch this. Children can. Asymptomatic people spread the virus. Asymptomatic people don't spread the virus. Each of these has been stated over the past months by people in a position of authority within the medical community, so it's not like it is coming from some conspiracy site or misguided politician. It's all presented as fact, and that word lately has not been as factual as it should be.
It's somewhat like a lot of science in that regard. One person will spout out facts, complete with graphs and statistics - and meanwhile another person will spout out their facts, complete with contradicting graphs and statistics. The end result is that we have a lot of people certain of their opinion, all based on what information they're choosing to look at. Meanwhile, the rest of us don't have much of a clue of what's going on overall. And it isn't for lack of trying, which is to say we're not apathetic or lazy. It's just that there is so much information out there, and so much of it cancels out the other information. You just sort of throw your hands up, and hopefully - hopefully - collectively we're all starting to turn off the news.
Anyway, moving on, after watching the end of season two this evening, we had some time leftover, and you can see what we did above. We returned to an old LEGO game, one based on the Avengers. There was an extra thing you could download, an mini-level based on the end of season two, which we just got done watching. Madison and I were playing different characters for a while, the ones we just watched, and now it all made sense to her who they were. Playing this before, of course, she wasn't familiar with everyone. One question though: where's Mac and Lance? Pretty much all the rest are there, including Agent Koenig, who we're all happy to see again, along with his lanyards.
We played a little later than we thought we would, moving on to a level with Captain America and playing that for a while. We did have enough time to read before bed. And of course we prayed for our friends, for Ba-Ba, and for Mr. and Mrs. Edge. It's been a challenging time, but it is just a season. A cynical person might say this is "election season," which is why this is all seems a bit more extreme. We'll all look back on this time with more critical eyes, and hopefully be able to finally discern what is truly fact. Until then, the one fact we believe in right now is that God is with us, just as He has been these past twelve years. And in the end, we'll be okay.
First Dance
Gaze across the ballroom floor
and looking towards the open door,
the crowd was waiting anxiously.
Would we be joined by royalty?
The seconds ticked, and hearts beat fast,
when heralds stepped in there at last
announcing to the room her name,
when all would never be the same.
For those expecting were enthralled
to see the princess in that hall,
and right then in that moment there,
time frozen, hanging in the air,
a lifetime’s wait for destiny
looked upwards, out, and then towards me.
With courage filling up this heart
across that room, I made my start
to introduce myself, and then to chance
a small request, for that first dance.
While all around, the music played
a growing lovely serenade:
this melody of happy souls
began to sing for hearts made whole.
And while we danced, both face to face
I thanked God for this moment’s grace
My heart so grateful for each twirl,
this first dance with my baby girl.
Today was a normal day, far removed from the amazing atmosphere of twelve years ago. It was a little humid with the typical late rain shower, an ongoing pattern this month. It hasn't been terribly hot with the temperature this year, at least not yet. We did celebrate some this evening, grabbing some Chinese food tonight and having a quiet meal together. What Madison wanted tonight, of course, was to finish up "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", season two. It was the last three episodes, and it was pretty epic, of course. We'd seen it before, but Madison couldn't wait to see what happens next. Now... on to season three. We just have to get it first, but that's coming I'm sure. Especially with that incredible cliffhanger.
We had taekwondo this afternoon, and Madison was glad to go to the earlier class, one reason being that there were more students in there, and of course more friends. It was good to talk to Mr. and Mrs. Edge there, who were going through a pretty difficult season. Bart lost his mother this weekend, and it's obviously been tough. We'll see them again tomorrow for lunch, and maybe Madison will be along with us.
We had a KidPak meeting this afternoon, another Zoom meeting. Unfortunately, again, we're meeting from home. We're doing this due to the fact that someone at work has once again been tested for the virus. But this time, the test result was positive. The co-worker is okay, but of course the nature of this virus ... well, nobody really knows anything for certain about it, really. There's a flood of information, and much of it is fluid and even worse contradicting itself. Nobody can say much for certain, and many people today are using one virus statistic or another to justify a predetermined belief. Stay indoors. Wear a mask. Go outside. Don't wear a mask. Don't worry about touching surfaces. Children can't catch this. Children can. Children can't catch this. Children can. Asymptomatic people spread the virus. Asymptomatic people don't spread the virus. Each of these has been stated over the past months by people in a position of authority within the medical community, so it's not like it is coming from some conspiracy site or misguided politician. It's all presented as fact, and that word lately has not been as factual as it should be.
It's somewhat like a lot of science in that regard. One person will spout out facts, complete with graphs and statistics - and meanwhile another person will spout out their facts, complete with contradicting graphs and statistics. The end result is that we have a lot of people certain of their opinion, all based on what information they're choosing to look at. Meanwhile, the rest of us don't have much of a clue of what's going on overall. And it isn't for lack of trying, which is to say we're not apathetic or lazy. It's just that there is so much information out there, and so much of it cancels out the other information. You just sort of throw your hands up, and hopefully - hopefully - collectively we're all starting to turn off the news.
Anyway, moving on, after watching the end of season two this evening, we had some time leftover, and you can see what we did above. We returned to an old LEGO game, one based on the Avengers. There was an extra thing you could download, an mini-level based on the end of season two, which we just got done watching. Madison and I were playing different characters for a while, the ones we just watched, and now it all made sense to her who they were. Playing this before, of course, she wasn't familiar with everyone. One question though: where's Mac and Lance? Pretty much all the rest are there, including Agent Koenig, who we're all happy to see again, along with his lanyards.
We played a little later than we thought we would, moving on to a level with Captain America and playing that for a while. We did have enough time to read before bed. And of course we prayed for our friends, for Ba-Ba, and for Mr. and Mrs. Edge. It's been a challenging time, but it is just a season. A cynical person might say this is "election season," which is why this is all seems a bit more extreme. We'll all look back on this time with more critical eyes, and hopefully be able to finally discern what is truly fact. Until then, the one fact we believe in right now is that God is with us, just as He has been these past twelve years. And in the end, we'll be okay.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment