Check out this little news item! It’s none other than seminarian Taylor when she was just a snazzy little girl!
She writes,
i think i still make this face in photos and still have somewhat meticulous yet trying-to-not-look-so-meticulous tendencies (note the small ring and the bracelet plus the quasi-matching of the sunglasses). i hope i never stop makin’ some noise!
We hope you don’t, either, Taylor. Bring all the exuberance of that toothless grin to your ministry and never be afraid to rock outrageous sunglasses. You remind me of my neighbor and friend who owns and runs the local funeral home which has been in town for many generations. He stopped by the other day to give me his new pens — bright purple with a smiley headed guy on the top, sporting a mop of fuzzy purple-pink feathers. The whole thing sticks to your desk with a suction cup and features the name of the funeral home on the side. Someone frowned upon his new pens and told him they were inappropriate. I, however, think they’re a much-needed riot in these times and laughed my head off when he gave them to me. I said, “Bob, I think you’re losing it, and I think that’s great!”
So Taylor, keep the zing alive. It is sorely needed in this world where too many of us mistake sombre gravity for reverence and respect. Like PeaceBang sez, put a little REVVVV in your reverence!!
P.S. That is an awfully snappy top (necklace?) you’re wearing there, young lady. Wow!
That’s my niece! She rocks the house.