Lightning Bugs

Jackie is seriously the sweetest person ever. She is continually serving others, thinking never of herself, and constantly of others. I would do well to emulate her kindness and easy way with those around her. She says she used to think she was boring, non-witty, and unexciting. Although she might have defined herself with those terms in the past, I can say that to us she is, in every moment, providing easy ways to enjoy being in her company just by being calm, soothing, teasing, humorous, creative, and available to everyone around her not only physically but emotionally as well. We are in heaven in her home, because she makes her home heavenly just by being in it.

Friday night she made a nummy dinner for us to take to the library for an outdoor concert they were having. As we sat listening and eating, some dark clouds rolled in, threatening rain and a good storm. It never came. Instead we lucked out with a cool breeze and a visual treat for the eyes that were so common to me as a child I'd forgotten just how much I've missed seeing them...lightening bugs. I hadn't realized that the girls had never actually seen one in person! I felt just like a child, running around trying to capture one for them to hold. By the time the concert had finished, the clouds had passed and the sun had made it impossible to see their lights anymore, but we knew they and their magic were still out there. I hope to see them again soon.






Here is a video of the girls catching one. I've been using my phone as a camera and a video camera, and I keep forgetting that I have to hold the camera a certain way or it ends up being sideways...