further proof of loose wiring

1) Bethlehem Baptist Church (my church) does not stop for John Piper, a fact which I was slow in realizing. Though it does suffer a 'summer slump' in monetary offerings while John is on sabbatical, I think the only time there would be the possibility of cancelled services is in the event of his death. If that were the case, however, his memorial or funeral would have to be limited to family only. Otherwise nearly the entire church (all 4+ thousand of them) would try to attend. I think as far as our church goes, John Piper is akin to Billy Graham but on a smaller scale. Given this publicly appointed fame, I thought for a short time that my book group might be postponed. But no.

2) Yesterday my dad and I went to a local mall to see a movie. While there I made a point to stop in at the Yankee Candle Co. store to see if they had a particular scent. The leader of the book group I'm part of said at our last meeting that a friend of hers gave her a small candle of this one scent (about 3 inches in diameter by 4 inches tall), which by now was almost burnt out, and said she hasn't been able to find a replacement anywhere. I recognized the candle's label immediately but didn't say anything because she said she doesn't usually like to spend money on extraneous things. So long story short, instead of just looking I am now in possession of a much larger candle of the same scent which I intend to give her as soon as I figure out how. It's harder than you may think because I don't know her. I've been to her house only twice, both times for group, otherwise our paths would never have crossed. And did I mention I have a crush on her husband? Though not a crush per se. Very much, though in some ways dissimilar to what I feel for Dave.

I keep coming back to this problem. A curse on my father for his indifference (this could extend back for generations considering my great-grandparents were extremely Swedish).

3) After Dave's (probably definitely misconstrued) attempt at communication, my imagination went to work thinking he'd call and ask if I wanted to have dinner with the family. This fantasy was soon dismissed though, I've (almost) learned my lesson.