Elephants in Cherrie Trees and other adventures.

My youngest brother told us this joke:

Why do elephants paint their toe nails red?

*us standing there looking dumb trying to figure out the clever answer*

So they can hide in cherry trees.

Yeah. I didn't think it was that funny. But the more we stood there thinking about it, the funnier it got. My mom just thought it was hilarious. The idea of an elephant hiding in a cherry tree is absurd.

Anyway...I thought it would be a cute illustration.
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Sunday evening we had dinner with some friends and got to talking about how I asked our pastor if we could meet at the church once a week for School of Community. I didn't want to ask him. I have even considered not going... lately because I've not gotten anything out of it. I know my faith, and I try to live it everyday with every person I meet as if Christ is there present before me in that person. I do want to have friends with things in common but perhaps not in that particular place. Anyway, my friend told me that last Friday when they met at the church (when we were driving down to visit Kevin) three new people came. That is pretty amazing. It made me realize that asking to have it at the church wasn't about me or my needs but about other people. So I said "ok" to God about the whole thing. But I'm still not feeling the love personally. Is that when we just do something because we are "supposed" to? I don't know. When we move I won't have this community of friends, but maybe a new little group will form, perhaps not to study the church teaching the way we do here, but perhaps just to be good friends to eachother.
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I was just thinking about the fact that I might get to take my little herb garden with me when we move. I hope. I have no idea what the housing situation will be...if I can have plants there or what. My herbs are looking a little sad right not. They are needing a little love.

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