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Peace!

With Soldiers still largely unable to attend church in person, and with nobody shaking hands, I got to thinking about ye olde passing of the peace. The meet 'n greet. The "shake a friend's hand, shake a hand next to ya."

So I made up this song, and I sang it with Hank. Listen here!

"Peace Be With You"

Peace be with you
Peace be with you
Christ broke down the walls
That separated us all
So peace be with you friend.

Peace be with you
Peace be with you
I lay my griefs aside
And I offer you Christ
So peace be with you, friend

You are my sister; you are my brother
Henceforth we will bless and not curse
We heed the command that we love one another
Since Jesus loved us first

Peace be with you
Peace be with you
I pass you my hand,
All my goods, all my plans

So peace be with you, friend

Peace be with you
Peace be with you
The love that we share
Will fulfill Jesus' prayers
So peace be with you, friend

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Single Shots for Everyone!

Conner: Doing little field services for my Soldiers
Amy: Watching basically all the neighborhood kids in our yard (from an appropriate distance, Uncle Sam; don't get any ideas)
Hank: Pounding Hardy Boys books like college bros pound cheap pizza
Rory: Giggles when he reads, the little kindergarten grad
Darby: Feels like it's not fair that 4-year-olds can't go biking around post without supervision
Lindsay: Has been sleeping in Hank's big bed so Hailey won't wake her up at night and refuses to go back to her room now that Hailey sleeps through the night
Hailey: Teeth, steps, kisses, clapping, all the adorable stuff coalesced into a 1-year-old

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