Tabs

Spicy Tea

Sister A: What are you making?

Friend: Citron tea.

Sister A: Oh my gosh, that sounds so spicy!!

Friend: ??

Sister A: Szechuan people make their tea spicy too?  What's wrong with them?

Awesome Resume

Sister J is writing her resume, and asks, "So I should put Bachelorette's Degree instead of Bachelor's Degree, right?"

Lesson About Easter

Setting: Hannah is trying to teach Micah (4 years old) about Easter.

Hannah: Micah, do you know what day it is on Sunday?

Micah: Ummm... is it Saturday?

English Patient: Beyof Restaurant

Sister J receives an email and asks, "Hey, do you know of a restaurant named Beyof?  I have to go there for dinner."

Her friends discuss this, because they have never heard of that restaurant before.  Then they realize that Sister J must have read the following email:
"Dinner before Bible Study: BYOF" (which stands for Bring Your Own Food)

Love and Marriage: Offensive Car Snacks

Setting: Husband H and Wife J are driving... (Both of them are English Patients)

J: Do you want nuts?

H: [silence]

J: How come you're not saying anything?

H: Because!  I didn't do anything, and you just asked me if I'm nuts!

Prayer Request

Setting: A brother from Gracepoint Austin says:

Let's pray that the upcoming trip will be a meaningful time of bonding, especially for those who are going to be there.

Texting Error

At Riverside, Brother A is running the sound controls...  The sound was too soft, so another brother texts him, trying to get him to make the sound louder... 

He texts Brother A:  "LOSER"

Brother A, not knowing what this means, guesses that he must mean "lower", so he lowers the sound even more...  causing his friend to think that Brother A must really be a loser.

Dangerous Dogs

Setting: Sister M needs to give a flu shot to a patient at a hospital with a guard dog who is very protective of the owner.


Sister M: Um, can you please keep the dog's leash wrapped around something on the opposite side from where I'm standing?

Patient: Sure.

Sister M: Can you please make sure it's very secure?

Patient: Okay.

Sister M (sweating with anxiety): Are you really sure?

Patient: Yes.


Later, when asked what kind of guard dog it was, Sister M said it was a chihuahua.

Spelling

Auntie: Hey M, how do you spell "dog"?

M: um...um..

Auntie: what makes the "D-uh" sound?

M: D!

Auntie: good!! okay... whats next?

M: I dunno..

Auntie: Cmon.. you can do it!  (slowly) DOG...

M: oh I know!

Auntie: okay! what is it!

M: Um..Circle!?

Another time


Auntie: What letters are you learning now in school?

M: Oh, we learned "H" it makes the "h-uh" sound!

Auntie: good!! what other letters did you learn?

M: i learned "L-uh".

Auntie: oh .. what letter makes the sound "L-uh"?

M: um.. one??

Taiwan Mission Trip

Setting: During the Taiwan Winter Mission Trip, a group of sisters are gathered together to share how their day went.

Sister J: Today was a great day.  I had some really amazing conversations during lunch today!

Sister L: Yeah.  I know.  I was with you.

Gracepoint Core Value

As we know, one of Gracepoint's core values is "Living it out."

This is a flyer one of the sisters in our Gracepoint Hsinchu made last year...  Take a look at this problematic flyer.


Insulting Affection

Elijah, one of the kids of Gracepoint Riverside, hugs his mom over and over again.

Mother: [smiling]  Why do you always hug me?


Elijah: Because there's nothing else to do.

King of Basketball

Friend: I'm not a fan of Michael Jackson.
Sister L: It's ok, I'm not a fan of basketball either

Moving Boxes

  Setting : A Slack message goes out regarding moving boxes -- "For the smaller boxes, let's try to fit them into our trunks of car...