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February 13, 2005
Surprised by Joy
Not only is the title of this entry the title of the book I just started reading by C.S. Lewis, it also describes my evening.
All day long I was toying with the idea of attending Arts Night at my friends Marla and Jenn's church. They have invited me the past couple of years and there was always another event or I would just plain forget. Well, this year, I had no excuse, but I found myself torn because of feeling hermitish and I also wanted to watch The Grammy's. Well, at the last minute I decided to go. I had an EXCELLENT time. Marla did an incredible job...and I believe Jenn was a big help, too. It was aesthetically pleasing, there was variety, and a lot of talent either developing or in full bloom was shared. It was another proof to me of how much creativity God has sprinkled all over the place that is still waiting to be discovered and let loose. Both Marla and Jenn really surprised me. Jenn sang "He Is Not Silent" a great classic Out of the Grey song. It was a great song for her. In addition to organizing the event, Marla read her own poetry and did an amazing job. She has some beautiful work. Things that need to be shared!
I came home in time to catch the second half of The Grammy's. My man, Bono said it well, that this may have been the best Grammy's ever. From the portion that I saw I would agree. I am hoping there will be a re-air of it.
During the 2nd half of the evening at Arts Night, there were materials on the tables for people to use to be creative while listening to people share their work. Here are a couple of things I jotted down.
Cozy
It feels warm in here
Cozy fuzzy sweater warm
Hot Earl Grey with honey warm
Satisfied my tummy warm
It feels warm in here
Untitled
unexpected surprising joy
crawls across my face
spreads from cheek to cheek
drips into my soul
Untitled
Broken down vehicle;
in desperate need of repair
Left alongside the road;
awaiting a good Samaritan
Posted by stacey at February 13, 2005 11:39 PM
Comments
That's so cool! And guess what, the weirdest thing, I just bought Surprised by Joy at Barnes & Noble yesterday because I wanted to read it, too!
Posted by: karen at February 14, 2005 02:31 PM