June 26, 2007

LIFE IN POCATELLO

Well, I'm in Pocatello visiting my sis and having a great time. It is very strange being back here. Seeing old haunts has stirred up memories which I never knew existed! The funniest so far has been the raspberry farm where I had my first job....worked right beside the delinquents and down the road is the stop sign my Dad and I argued endlessly over. Being a very studious rule follower I would always stop at the stop sign, then at the white line, then edge up to where I could see better, then go. That is what my driver's ed teacher told me to do. Dad was sure that someone ran into me after I had stopped the eighth time at one stop sign!

Great epiphanies? It has been amazing to spend time with my sister! We have stumbled upon an interesting research project while in town which we have spent a portion of our time discussing and coming up with various postulates. In a mere 24 hours, I have been honked at, winked at, cat calls, claimed to have been an acquaintance from a party, and in have had attempted various conversations started with me. This at a greater rate than I have ever experienced in Boise. So far we have a few theories.
(1) We look like city girls and men have certain assumptions about city girls.
(2) I must bear a striking resemblance to some local woman with loose morals.
(3) Men here are more bold and not as fearful of rejection

We will keep you posted if we come to any conclusions. Frankly I feel we have a more likely chance of solving nuclear fusion than solving this conundrum.

Don't worry. God DAILY humbles me...so I'm consider this more of a strange circumstance than a tribute beauty! I'm thankful for a God who is willing to humble me in all circumstances and reminds me that he is in control. All I have to do is read about the prophets who SAW God...they wept and were ashamed...and they were much more than I. I look forward to the day God calls me home.... but have a healthy fear of seeing a God so powerful for the first time.