  marylou is probably in her 40 ’ s and they just built and now own their first home ever. As you know miah and I just bought our first place to, so her and I have been talking about colors, decorations, etc. I told her that I have always wanted a red kitchen, but can ’ t seem to find the right red as far as paint goes. She told me that I should stop by after work to see her kitchen … it is red. I really didn ’ t have a good excuse not to. Miah was away, all I was going home to was an unfinished living room calling my name to finish painting it.
So I told her I would. She knows what miah and I are doing with River ’ s Edge and my background a little, so ever since then, she is eager to have me over and “ talk Bible ” as she says. Fearful she would corner me into a conversation about the ‘ bible ’ , I prayed on the way there and god told me he was on my side, so I knew then … I could do this. I get there and grandpa and her hubby were outside on the back porch, sitting there drinking some wine. (huge Italian family) marylou was peeling potatoes for dinner. Her mother was over early and put a roast in for dinner.
it was neat to see a family together like that. It made me miss mine like CRAZY! Marylou showed me around her place and then we went back outside to chat a little. I fell in love with grandpa. He was so chatty and cute. He asked me most of the get-to-know-you questions people do.
I wanted to stay all night. It was fun to hang out with a family again. Marylou has two cute daughters, Erika and whitney. They were there as well, and it was really nice. Marylou ’ s hubby, john, did ask the question, I will admit, is hard for me to answer sometimes … what does your husband do? It is not that I don ’ t support what he does or that I don ’ t want to answer it, but it is so new to people, it can be hard to express/explain.
Plus I thought … this could start the ‘ bible talk. ’ So I briefly mentioned what we did at MCC and how they sent us to start new churches in manchester . Then they thought miah built churches. If you think about it … we do … but they meant church buildings. So I explained I little more in detail what river ’ s edge is all about. They loved the idea.
I heard marylou say, “ that is so fascinating. ” And that was it. Whew! (I reread this and realized for some of you who haven ’ t been reading all my blogs … Marylou ’ s family are jehavoh witnesses) When I got there I noticed they had a parakeet. It was just hanging out on the table (no cage) with the fam. Eventually it jumped onto my lap.
My keys were sitting in my lap and it played with them for a while and then decided to crawl up my arm and sit on my shoulder. Okay … this was a little crazy for me. I had two of these birds growing up and I killed both. Plus I didn ’ t know this bird … was it going to eat my ear off, poop on me … what? Marylou asked if I was okay. I smile and say …’ it is fine.
’ So we start chatting again and all of I sudden I hear this voice, but it wasn ’ t one of them. it was too quick for me to figure out what it was, so I just ignored it and carried on in the conversation. I heard it again … this time I understood what it said. I was wicked confused, but still didn ’ t want to say anything. Didn ’ t want them to think I was psycho. The third time … I had enough.
I asked … does this bird talk? They all started laughing. It was a talking bird … but the problem was … no joke … it sounded like a truck driver. Now what that sounds like … I don ’ t know, but that is the only thing I can compare it to. When you think of these types of birds … they tend to have a high pitched chirping noise. That was what throw me.
It would chirp high like they are suppose to, but when it talked … low, man, trucker voice. It was the strangest thing. John taught the bird to talk, so it mimics his low voice. It said, “ I am Ceasar (his name) ” , “ want some wine (the bird actually drank wine out of their glasses while I was there), and “ look at me. ” It has many things it says, but that was the only thing I got. Needless to say … I don ’ t know, but I like to think god used the bird to distract the conversation so we could just laugh together that night and hang out.
I know it will come where we will have the “ bible talk, ” but he knew. He knew that I wasn ’ t comfortable going there and that I need support when it comes to conversations about theology and the bible with people like Jehovah witnesses. I am as simple as it comes. My faith is simple and I don ’ t get into the deep stuff/conversations like I should. But that is where my hubby comes in. he is geared up that way and we are a good team.
He helps me to think more deeply and I help him to stop making things so complicated and analyzing/thinking so much. Heehee. I do look forward to our conversation one of these days. god may your words come out of my mouth that day. 
