Well, we had an exciting, action packed break. First we went to Michigan to visit my grandfather. He and my mother had been estranged for over twenty years, so this was only the second time I'd ever visited him. It was a very special time. JJ enjoyed meeting my grandfather, and we both enjoyed making up for lost time. It was too short a visit, but we wanted to get over to JJ's parents house because his dad was having back surgery. The surgery went well, and his dad is recovering quickly. We had a busy time keeping up with him!
We had the opportunity to visit the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Milwaukee Museum, which was fascinating. There was a replica of the Isaiah scroll and lots of fragments on display, plus lots of historical artifacts. I think the most fascinating thing was looking at some second and third century New Testament fragments. The manuscripts of NT books were written in Koine Greek, using all capital letters, no punctuation, and no spaces between words. We were very excited that with our very limited knowledge of Greek we were able to pick out one conjunction and one preposition! It was very exciting, though, to stand there (not touching the glass, mind you!) inspecting such old, treasured documents and trying to decipher them. Thankfully, people much smarter than me actually translate them! (people like our professors here at Seminary, actually!)
The most exciting event of our break was the birth of our nephew, Oscar Randolph Priem. He was born to my brother Matt and his wife Tessa on March 1st and was baptized this past Sunday, March 7. JJ and I were honored to be the Godparents and squeezed in the quick trip to Kansas City for the baptism. It was a very special event. I, of course, cried through the whole thing. It's hard not to! Right before my eyes, I saw my little nephew cross over from death to life! A little funeral and little birthday all rolled in to one! It was a blessed day and made me all the more thankful to remember my own baptism. Thank you God for calling us into your family and making us clean through this blessed flood!
We had the opportunity to visit the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Milwaukee Museum, which was fascinating. There was a replica of the Isaiah scroll and lots of fragments on display, plus lots of historical artifacts. I think the most fascinating thing was looking at some second and third century New Testament fragments. The manuscripts of NT books were written in Koine Greek, using all capital letters, no punctuation, and no spaces between words. We were very excited that with our very limited knowledge of Greek we were able to pick out one conjunction and one preposition! It was very exciting, though, to stand there (not touching the glass, mind you!) inspecting such old, treasured documents and trying to decipher them. Thankfully, people much smarter than me actually translate them! (people like our professors here at Seminary, actually!)
The most exciting event of our break was the birth of our nephew, Oscar Randolph Priem. He was born to my brother Matt and his wife Tessa on March 1st and was baptized this past Sunday, March 7. JJ and I were honored to be the Godparents and squeezed in the quick trip to Kansas City for the baptism. It was a very special event. I, of course, cried through the whole thing. It's hard not to! Right before my eyes, I saw my little nephew cross over from death to life! A little funeral and little birthday all rolled in to one! It was a blessed day and made me all the more thankful to remember my own baptism. Thank you God for calling us into your family and making us clean through this blessed flood!
