Almost There

We watched "The Princess and the Frog" tonight, possibly because of the pumpkin I carved at the party.  It was on our minds somewhat, so that was the decision, and that is the soundtrack we're still singing along with even afterwards.  There are a lot of great songs on this movie!  Above you can see the pumpkins we lit up again - these are the ones that Madison and I carved, and they're still in decent shape a few days later.  

Nana was good today, although a bit weepy throughout the day.  There were moments of difficulty, and these are hard to get past sometimes, as she's agitated about this or that.  But the underlying motivation is a desire to go somewhere else, and not exist anymore.  She wants to be with her husband.  Why didn't you take me with my husband, she asks God.

Again, no one can judge.  Imagine having your beloved spouse taken from you after 65 years of marriage.  That's a long time.  So we're giving her that space and that time to grieve, just giving her all the permission she needs to be or do whatever she needs.  We have to be protective of her and others, of course, but we're doing our best to help her heal from this.  It's a deep wound, of course, and we're hoping for reconciliation soon, between her and God.  Pastor Lance has talked to her about this, as did my mother the other day.  Diana spoke about it, as have others - there's been a somewhat relentless witnessing going on, and it's been gentle and hopeful and most of all anointed each time we plant those seeds.

Madison was at leadership tonight, swinging her sword around, and a little more confident in the idea that she likes the bo staff best of all.  She's enjoying the sword, but it is getting a little challenging.  She'll keep at it, and the idea is that someday she can swing around a lightsaber like a real jedi.  Give it time!

We have a new Supreme Court Justice, and the controversy of late is that they actually filled a vacancy in the court.  One political party is crying out that this isn't fair, as it is so close to an election, and of course everyone knows that this political party would never, ever do something like that at all if they were in the same position.  Heaven forbid!  No, that party wouldn't dream of doing something like that at all if they could.  Yes, the last three sentences are sarcasm.  All this complaining is for show, because they were powerless to stop this judge from coming in.  She's a good one, and thus far, we've got three new judges already in the last four years.  Wow.

Madison is doing well at school, so much so that there's not as much to write about.  She's studying bonds in chemistry, and has a letter to write for homework about dissolving a relationship.  She's not enjoying PE so much, but drama sounds like a lot of fun.  She's in a drama class, and there were some improv exercises today that were always a lot of fun before.  I miss our acting class.  Too much stuff going on right now to do it.  I guess you could say there is too much drama for drama.

Anyway, it was a better day overall.  We said our prayers tonight, and we were on our way to sleep after reading a bit about Mara Jade, Han Solo, and Princess Leia.  Speaking of which, Madison is going to be Princess Leia this weekend for Halloween, and we're happy to see that this hurricane is not going to affect our seasonal activities negatively.  The weather will clear up just in time for Edgefest, and for Halloween itself.  It's going to be rough soon, as this tropical storm or hurricane will swirl right over us.  But once that is all said and done, it should be smooth sailing for the weekend.