Well, I talked to my step mother and my dad on Sunday. They are in Conroe, Texas now (42 miles North of Houston) staying at West Conroe Baptist Church. It sounds like some godly, loving people are really taking care of them. My dad has transfered his Home Depot job over to Conroe and praise God he has an income. Things seem to be looking up for them. I know it's got to be really hard, but I am so thankful that God has placed members of Christ's family around them to take care of them and be extensions of His love for them. I talked to my sister, Shamonique, on Saturday and she seems to be doing much better than she was doin on like Tuesday. Also, her grandfather (age 71) after deciding to stay in N.O. during Katrina, having to swim out of his house and get rescued by someone in a boat is now safely with the rest of the family in Conroe, Texas, so once again that's a praise because I was worried about him but God saw him through... even though he's pretty shaken up. I'm really going to need for Shamonique to get with the whole email thing so we can keep in touch, but I guess I'll not ask her about it again. I was going to try to fly her up here for her fall break, but its at a COMPLETELY different time than mine and I dont want her to be here and feel neglected. I need to see when dad and Ms. Spriggins are going to go visit her up in Monroe. They really need to soon because I know she's probably going through a really rough time and not being able to see her family on top of that, I would certainly be crushed. She is a strong girl though.
I abruptly left home Sunday night around 9pm... not because anything specific happened or bothered me, it's just that I up and decided that I would much rather wake up in my bed on campus at will than fret about trying to get back to campus by the end of Labor Day with upredictable traffic flow what with Convoys and all trying to get to the Gulf Coast. I talked to mom a little while ago and she said that Gabby had been really salty with me. I bet she was. I really didnt want to leave, but at the same time it was easier to leave then than it would have been Monday morning. I really love my family.
I got to see Seany Bear today (I miss him a lot) and actually talk to him for more than like 2 seconds. It was nice to catch up on his life a little bit, even though I am more than sure that I barely even scratched the surface of all that's probably going on in his life... and vice versa. There is only so much that can be said and expressed in a matter of minutes though. I am no one, but I do sometimes feel like the most spiritually level person I know, with the exception of like 3 people I see rarely. I used to not feel like that as Sean was always a bit of a spiritual anchor for me. I've been feeling a real loss for a strong set of female Christian friends who can really counsel me in the things I'm going through and trying to figure out right now, because there are a lot of things that I know I can't really talk to my friends about and hear what I really need to hear. I am really going to need to reach out and set aside some weekly time with Hui I think... perhaps that is why we've managed to keep in touch. You may wonder why I left the sorority I was in if I'm looking for a strong set of Christian friends... well, I never quite formed a strong enough bond with any sister that would lend itself to strenghtening the part of my walk that I'm experiencing right now. Heather (aka Prov) is great, but clearly she is back in Florida right now, all though we do talk, I believe I need someone up close and personal right now... Someone who is like in my face saying, "Look chick, you are straight TRIPPIN right now!" at times when I find it so easy to shrug off what I know is right or ignore what's wrong about a particular situation.
I'm getting my hair done tomorrow afternoon. I am pretty sure that I should be done with more than enough time to stop by campus for a sec and then drive up to church, but we shall see. The campus part may not work out, but I'm pretty sure about being able to make it to church with plenty of time. It shouldn't take homegirl more than 3hrs on my hair right?
Posted on 9.6.2005 at 6:09 PM
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