Sunday, Day 17

I didn't get a good picture of Erika in church last week. Here she and the pianist are coordinating their improvisation during this morning's meet and greet. Since junior high, Erika has loved being part of a team that made music together that is greater than the individual parts. A praise team is ideal for her.

Again we stayed for choir, a piece written by a friend of one of the choir members who is leaving this week. When I knew that, suddenly the words were incredibly meaningful.

The weather here is a lot warmer than home in Wisconsin--in the 90s several days this past week. This afternoon I took Simeon to the playground and discovered a group of kids playing with a hose. It was wild and a bit overwhelming. It took Simeon a while to get up the courage to actually join in, but when he did, he had a fabulous time. Later as kids were starting to leave, I brought a towel and found him shivering, but unwilling to give up until the last kid left and the hose was turned off.

The negative of a military community is the constant turn over. The positive that I am seeing is the community--clusters of houses or apartments around playgrounds where children and parents congregate. More often than not, there is someone to play with--they just might leave in a few months.