I’m a guy. Therefore, certain things are a given.
I have to have control of the remote. I have to do any and all barbecuing, while doing so fantasizing I’m cooking the wooly mammoth brought in fresh from the hunt. These are guy things.
Another guy thing? Forget subtlety. If you want to tell a guy something — anything, actually — you will wither and die waiting for him to pick up on any kind of hint. Make it bold, blatant and in his face. He might get it. Eventually.
Today, I got it.
We start with some necessary stage-setting. Last month I relayed the story of Sweet Comfort Band’s bassist Kevin Thomson, now a paraplegic. It kick-started me into moving up the timeline for starting the next book from next year to… well, right now.
Last week I mentioned how I’ve felt led to focus the next book on the first generation of Maranatha! artists from the ’70s as well as other artists from that decade. Note that Sweet Comfort Band started on the Maranatha! label.
Now, today. Mrs. Dude and I met up with Beth Jahnsen and Dawn Wisner-Johnson for lunch, saying hi and catching up on things. Naturally, this involved discussion prior to the date deciding on a meeting place. We suggested a place near where they live. No, a place farther away due to assorted commitments. Okay.
We show up. Beth shows up. Dawn’s son Chris shows up. Dawn shows up. We have lunch and talk. And talk and talk and talk. Been a while since we’ve all seen each other. We’re there a while. Good thing the restaurant staff knows Beth and Dawn well. And it wasn’t very busy.
Oh — Beth and Dawn brought me the extra copies of God’s Not Dead (And Neither Are We) I had sent them to sell at the Cornerstone music festival the preceding month. Three, for the record.
So there we are, talking about the next book.
Beth and Dawn mention the post about Kevin Thomson.
At which point in time…
… Kevin’s brother Rick walks into the restaurant.
Beth and Dawn know Rick, so they go over to say hi.
He comes over to our table. Introductions are made.
The next book is mentioned. Rick’s all in. A copy of the current book is gifted.
Rick leaves.
Beth and Dawn and Mrs. Dude and I start laughing.
Okay, Lord, this one’s so obvious even I get it.
God breathes a sigh of relief.
Telling guys something is hard work even for Him.
Ha Ha. My thoughts exactly. God’s so cool that way (and though you are right it is a ‘guy’ thing, some of us chicks need to be told several times and in obvious ways as well.) We’ll be laughing at this a year (a two) from now when the next book is done!!