luci and i are really into barbie movies. one just came out -
the island princess. there's this one part which really gets me choked up... when the island princess finally finds her long lost mother, and they reunite with a lullaby that she remembers from childhood. luci always refers to those moments as "when people get happy and then cry tears of joy." here are other moments, to name a few:
luci knowing the sorrowful mysteries
luci sharing her trix with lij
luci praying to Daddy God for courage
luci snuggling and telling me my voice is the nicest sound in all the world
luci making a thank you card to our guardian angels for taking care of us
luci telling me snow white is her favorite disney princess because she prays
lij spontaneously tickling me during 'spiders crawling up your sleeve'
lij searching for my tummy to rub at bedtime
lij reaching for Mommy Mary ("Mama Mee") as if she'll pick him up
today we did one of the most stressful things for me. we stood in the prayer chain again, holding "abortion kills" signs. luci and i prayed aloud in the car beforehand for courage. it's so easy to be in an office, with a patient telling me she wants an abortion, to search her heart and help her confront her fears. however, to hold my temper, to open myself and my family up to the angry mob of pro-choicers, to endure the nastiness and sheer ignorance of the passersby... that's a whole different story. i searched for strength, but felt God was silent. then this guy walked right behind luci and me and said, "you're all wrong, man. pro-choice is the way. y'all vote for republicans too. pro-choice is the way." i felt a surge of anger grip my heart. i turned to gary and said, "so help me, how can you not get in his face?" gary smiled. then God spoke gently, "because that man has aborted many of his own children...and that's how he deals with it."
