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A couple weekends ago, we visited our grown up son and his grown up wife at their grown up house in Wisconsin. They showed us the sights in the area, including a visit to his new workplace.<\/p>\n
More than once during the weekend he said, “I have a grown up job,” with wonder in his voice and a shake of his head. “I’m a grown up.”<\/p>\n
Allen’s sense of wonder pervaded the entire visit as he and our new daughter showed us around his office, drove us through the grounds of a nearby historical site, showed us the sites in the closest city.<\/p>\n
The wonder invaded my soul and Hiram’s too, as we sat in the kitchen and watched this lovely, grown up couple prepare meals for us.<\/p>\n
Omelets for breakfast the first morning,
\nRoast chicken and scrumptious new potatoes ala Julia Child for supper,
\ncrepes for brunch before departure the next day.<\/p>\n
I watched them cook and saw
\nour baby boy on the kitchen floor banging on pots and pans with a wooden spoon,
\nour preschooler sitting on the counter to peer at what was in the mixing bowl,
\nour kindergartener standing on a char, “helping” crack eggs (and eggshells) into a bowl,
\nour 7-year-old learning to make Kraft Macaroni and Cheese all by himself,
\nour middle schooler baking cookies,
\nour high schooler sliding frozen pizza into the oven,
\nour monk baking bread in the monastery kitchen,
\nour farm hand showing me how to stir fry kale,
\nour son and new daughter cooking for us three lovely meals.<\/p>\n
The wonder hovered round us all that weekend. It was in the car as we drove away. It’s been in my smile and Hiram’s each day since we’ve been home. It wells up inside me and flows down my cheeks as I write. It lulls me to sleep each evening and greets me when the alarm clock rings each morning.<\/p>\n
Our son is grown up.
\nHe’s married to a grown up wife.
\nHe lives in a grown up house.
\nHe has a grown up job.
\nHe cooks grown up meals.<\/p>\n
In wonder, we bow and give thanks for what God has done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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