Last night, I was privileged to visit the Lino Lakes Correctional Facility with the University of St. Thomas Liturgical Choir (i.e., go sing at the prison). I wasn't at all sure what to expect, but the friendliness and joy of the inmates blew me away. They were so appreciative -- honestly, just like when singing at a nursing home, but coming from a group of bearded, tattooed, "Amen!"-ing guys, it was a whole new experience. "Soon and Very Soon" was by far the biggest hit, but I was most touched by their response to "Amazing Grace." I used to think that that was just another over-played hymn, but singing it with a bunch of prisoners who are in love with the Lord was so humbling!
And tonight, I cooked for house dinner (perhaps I should have clarified: the title of this post refers to two separate evenings :)).
It won't let me post a pic of my pizzas in progress (quick, siblings et alii homeschooled children: what literary technique did I just [accidentally] use??), but that's probably for the best, as we really ought to tackle the oven next house cleaning. But the pizzas were tasty, and there are leftovers; yay! :)
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