Chapel

Collette and OLeif spent their entire morning from eight o’clock till noon at the seminary. Fulfilling a requirement for class meant attending three chapels that semester for OLeif. He took the opportunity to visit two in one day that too hot morning in September. Collette was surprised that the roses outside the library hadn’t started to wilt under the sun. It was time for autumn temperatures again.
Before chapel began, OLeif and Collette looked over the Roman skeleton encased in glass outside the student lounge, accompanied by former ancient treasures.
After bagels and cream cheese, and apple juice (coffee for OLeif, Collette noted), the music began – an eclectic ensemble to lead worship – flute, two acoustic guitars, electric guitar, and cello. Preaching from Reverend Dutch, prayer groups, and a presentation from the Ethiopia mission team.
Afterward, they returned to find Puck happily deep into his lunch.
Joe was just back from class to study for an art history exam. Carrie had received a dark purple hip scarf in the mail from Turkey which jangled with rows of tin coins. Later, she would leave for a lecture given by the co-author of Freakonomics at SLU, with Malaya.
Back at the house, while OLeif drove a street over for an hour of work before dinner, Puck made busy with things around the house. He was having great fun yanking the cord on an electric lightbulb in his rocking chair tent. He reorganized Collette’s books by the television. Then he made a discover in the World Vision catalog. He eagerly ran over to Collette with it, crying: “Dog! Dog!”
He held up the cover, which pictured a young girl holding a goat.
“Close enough, buddy,” Collette laughed.
Then they sat to read through the catalog together while Puck woofed at the goats, pointed to the ducks, and patted the soccer balls.
After dinner, OLeif returned for a late night shift at work to continue his increasing repertoire of graphic design work for the company.