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last night my daughter jessica was in a drama play entitled, “Folk Tales For Fun.” judie (from Wide Open Spaces), who my daughter idolizes, came with us to watch jessica, who played the role of Mother Hare. step aside Kate Winslet, there’s a new kid in town (literally)! okay and also, i painted the bed sheet that was one of the backdrops. i feel like my artistic rendering of a tree, grass, and clouds was pretty monet-ish. here’s what i’m imaging…the Wachowski Brothers are at the podium with an envelope…, “Ladies and Gentlemen, this year’s Oscar for best bed-sheet prop goes to………Jim Palmer!!” Then a voice will say, “Accepting tonight’s Oscar on behalf of Jim Palmer is his dog Jack.”
it was a great night. pam cried. on the inside i was crying for some of the kids who i imagined to be the kind that don’t really fit in, or seem to be working so hard to be special and recognized. there was one ultra-thin, kind of stringy and pale girl who had fairly severe crooked teeth, which you couldn’t miss when she spoke. a couple times she stumbled through her lines a bit. i felt such love for her. i had to fight back the emotion as i sat there hoping with all my heart that see knew how precious she was.
so, thursday i’m beginning the nobody book tour. i call it a “nobody” tour because i plan to take advantage of every opportunity to remind everyone that i am the chief of all nobodies, that i have no special or guru-like advantage in spiritual things, and that anyone can experience the wide open spaces of knowing God if they want to. i’m visiting 11 bookstores in the nashville area thursday.
after the play i went up to the girl, and told her a few specific ways i thought she was the perfect rooster in the play. she smiled with her crooked teeth. i will carry that memory in my heart for a long time.
(photo by zoo gal)
Keywords: jim palmer
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