I just finished vacationing with my family in a beautiful, timeless utopia, known as Manchester-by-the-Sea in Massachusetts, staying in a quaint cottage that overlooks "Singing Beach." Quaint meaning two bedrooms, one bathroom, and 5 steps needed to get to any part of the house, which now the entire Smiley family has squeezed ourselves into- somehow I ended up on the couch. Needless to say, good quality family time has commenced upon arrival.
This vacation is always the joy of my family's summer. For one, we get to see our beloved Aunt and Uncle, but also it is a great time to catch up on pleasure reading. Clay decided to be quite the Crusader this summer, taking on books by Christian heavyweights like C.S. Lewis and John Piper. However, about 70 pages into John Piper's "Desiring God," he found a small business card, titled "Metroplex Atheists." It goes on to say, "If you are looking for us, we are looking for you," followed by a number and address in Dallas. (Warning: This book was bought at a Borders in Dallas- the atheists have infiltrated our ranks and are planting business cards in the Spiritual section worldwide!). We debated calling the number and setting up their leader with a one-on-one with the Jude, but after some thought, we decided against it. Instead, Clay has abandoned "Desiring God," and is now using the hedonist/SKETCH card as a bookmark in his John Grisham. hmmm....
Well, with that, I am signing off. This most likely will be my last post from stateside.
Paige
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