Friday, July 23, 2010

A Haiku by Matt Crawford

Hercules is cool
Red German Shepherd, lab mix
Please, can I keep him

Yes, we have a dog named Hercules on our site – along with Sobe, Fancy, Delilah and Tiny… oh and the cats…Freedom and her three kittens.  Our house is filled with pets who are loved by their owner, Lee.  Lee is a 47 year old single homeowner.  She is in fact exactly one year and one day older than me!  We hare many interests and more than a few idiosyncrasies.

We have been working on a variety of projects on our site.  Matt, Rebecca, Leigh and Ryan have been installing a tin roof.  It has been fairly hot this week so it has not always been pleasant on a hot tin roof.  Lee, Doug and I have been working on numerous projects today we worked on insulating the kitchen.  And of course, our faithful foreman, John, has been guiding and directing all of the projects.

But the work on the site is only part of the ASP experience.  The joys for me this trip have come in watching the friendships and community form.  Our kids have been phenomenal.  They are reaching out to each other and to the kids in the other churches, and let me tell you, they know how to have fun.  There have been dodge ball tournaments, basketball and of course, four square.  They also have had profound conversations about the region, their sites and spirituality.

The adults also form a tight-knit community.  It always seems that we each find our calling – Laura Still is the go-to-girl for everything, Pamela has kept us all cracking up, Chris Anderson and Doug Flannelly – tire changers of the year, the Flannellys and the Friedrichs – with fantastic new edition Friedrich, Katie – well I guess there is no real way to describe that crazy clan.  Anyway, I looked around at dinner tonight and thought “I love these people” NO, it’s not a shock but is overwhelming just the same.

Laura Goodson

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