{"id":3089,"date":"2019-05-23T05:44:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T11:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/?p=3089"},"modified":"2019-05-22T22:17:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T04:17:35","slug":"school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/?p=3089","title":{"rendered":"school"},"content":{"rendered":"

School\u2019s out this week, so you probably won\u2019t hear from me until August. Please pray Taylor\u2019s heart procedure goes well on June 18. In July, I\u2019ll have a \u2018one-year analysis\u2019 of last summer\u2019s CAR-T cell therapy. Susan and I have a busy summer planned\u2026 we always cherish your prayers.<\/p>\n

Kinsey, Jordan, Owen, and Keightly flew in to Georgia from Denver last week for a wonderful event. Brian Lee grew up in our neighborhood; he was a 6\u20195\u201d 280 pound tackle for the Parkview Panthers and about the nicest kid you could ever meet. The Lees are a devout Catholic family and Brian, one of six children, considered becoming a priest as he completed his education.<\/p>\n

\"img_1033\"<\/a>Kristen, one of Jordan\u2019s fellow residents in Birmingham, is also a strong Catholic. Kinsey suggested to Jordan one day a couple of years ago: \u201cDon\u2019t you think Brian and Kristen would make a fine match?\u201d The wedding took place at St. John Neumann Church this past Saturday morning. Taylor was a groomsman.<\/p>\n

\"img_1024\"<\/a>Because Kinsey and Jordan played such a role in their story, the couple asked them to walk the Bread and the Wine down the aisle when it was time for Communion. I offered to hold the baby, but Kinsey replied that Brian and Kristen wanted Owen and Keightley to be a part of the ceremony as well.<\/p>\n

\"img_1029\"<\/a>The priest used an interesting phrase in his message. I\u2019ll paraphrase:\u00a0“Kristen and Brian, don\u2019t buy into society\u2019s philosophy of \u2018instant perfection.\u2019 Many couples seem shocked and disappointed when the first year of marriage presents challenges and difficulties. You love each other now, but your relationship is just beginning. God has welcomed you to His \u2018School of Love.\u2019 Brian, from this day forward, you will be learning to love Kristen as Christ loves the Church. Kristen, from this day forward, you will be learning to love Brian as his wife. Marriage is a calling and a vocation. Listen well to your Teacher in God\u2019s \u2018School of Love.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

School is not a place of perfection\u2026 it is a place of growth and learning and understanding. Mistakes are made daily in school, but good teachers let stumbles become stepping stones of progress. The best schools are full of grace and truth and excellent teaching. I think we are all in \u2018God\u2019s School of Faith, Hope, and Love.\u2019 May we listen to Christ our Teacher as we follow our Lord.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So He began teaching them many things.\u201d Mark 6:34<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.\u201d II John 1:9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

School\u2019s out this week, so you probably won\u2019t hear from me until August. Please pray Taylor\u2019s heart procedure goes well on June 18. In July, I\u2019ll have a \u2018one-year analysis\u2019 of last summer\u2019s CAR-T cell therapy. Susan and I have a busy summer planned\u2026 we always cherish your prayers. Kinsey, Jordan, Owen, and Keightly flew […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3089"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3095,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3089\/revisions\/3095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}