While I was thinking about it, here are a few links:
My brother's blog: Geronimo K
Team Tania and their great mission on a bike
Wacky stuff for sale at Oojie's Attic
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Talkin' 'Bout Time
So, it's been more than a year since I've posted here. My how time flies when it gets busy!
Summer? To me it's almost fall. July is coming to a close and August is around the corner. School starts back up again for the kids and then there's winter just waiting to arrive. All the while, we keep thinking we have all the time in the world. Just keep busy. Yep.
When we're young, time isn't the biggest thing on our minds. Funny how it is as we get closer to the point in out lives where we finally wake up and see the clock ticking. The problem is, we don't know when it will stop.
This will be the first time our wife and I will be without our daughter for most of the summer. Between this camp and that, she's on her way to independence. I remember when I was getting close to 16. Things weren't all that pleasant at home, so I looked forward to being out and finally getting my driver's license. Thankfully, home life is better for our daughter (she tells us so) compared to mine at her age. Still, it's that passage of time that brings her to the point of testing out her wings.
Of course, since she's our only child it makes it all the more difficult to prepare. But then again, we knew it was coming.
Just like our own lives. We know the end is coming, but we don't know when. We can put it off, deny it, or accept it with one attitude or another. Still, it's inevitable. I'm finding that the best way is to just enjoy each moment I have my family and friends. I find myself calling home from work more often just to say, "hello." Calling friends just to see how their business trip or vacation went. Finding time to just have "fun" and laugh some more. Sounds normal to most folks. But to me, it's always been a hard thing to do. Maybe I'll get to that some other time.
So, here I am at 11:48 PM on a Saturday night. I'm the only one not asleep, and I'm here typing. Why? Because I hope that as I seemingly write this in some aimless fashion that it helps me come to grips that winter is just waiting to arrive. For me, I'll get my snow-suit ready and make sure the sled is ready to run.
Summer? To me it's almost fall. July is coming to a close and August is around the corner. School starts back up again for the kids and then there's winter just waiting to arrive. All the while, we keep thinking we have all the time in the world. Just keep busy. Yep.
When we're young, time isn't the biggest thing on our minds. Funny how it is as we get closer to the point in out lives where we finally wake up and see the clock ticking. The problem is, we don't know when it will stop.
This will be the first time our wife and I will be without our daughter for most of the summer. Between this camp and that, she's on her way to independence. I remember when I was getting close to 16. Things weren't all that pleasant at home, so I looked forward to being out and finally getting my driver's license. Thankfully, home life is better for our daughter (she tells us so) compared to mine at her age. Still, it's that passage of time that brings her to the point of testing out her wings.
Of course, since she's our only child it makes it all the more difficult to prepare. But then again, we knew it was coming.
Just like our own lives. We know the end is coming, but we don't know when. We can put it off, deny it, or accept it with one attitude or another. Still, it's inevitable. I'm finding that the best way is to just enjoy each moment I have my family and friends. I find myself calling home from work more often just to say, "hello." Calling friends just to see how their business trip or vacation went. Finding time to just have "fun" and laugh some more. Sounds normal to most folks. But to me, it's always been a hard thing to do. Maybe I'll get to that some other time.
So, here I am at 11:48 PM on a Saturday night. I'm the only one not asleep, and I'm here typing. Why? Because I hope that as I seemingly write this in some aimless fashion that it helps me come to grips that winter is just waiting to arrive. For me, I'll get my snow-suit ready and make sure the sled is ready to run.
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Starting Over...
Well, it's definitely spring out there. There are actually buds on the trees again. And it's time to get my sorry bottom back on the saddle again. I know I should have spent time on the trainer and rollers, but I was just plain lazy. No excuses.
I have to admit that I did attempt it a few times. Oh, there were the few Saturday's when I was feeling exceptionally guilty and set up the bike inside. But there were so few and far between that I wonder if they really count. Now it's actually getting warmer and I have nothing to show for the winter except for extra pounds. That'll sure come in handy when I climb the hills around here. There's one hill in particular that I know I'm going to suffer. It's a mile long with some nasty twists and sudden increases in grade.
Isn't it the same sometimes with our spiritual life? We get so caught up with other things that we postpone it. Then the season comes that we really wished we had prepared in the off-season. In 2 Timothy 4:2 we're reminded to be "ready in season and out of season" (NAS). Also, in 1 Corinthians 9:24 "Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win." (NAS)
Then when we're up against a tough decision or that even tougher conversation, we wish we'd prepared more.
Yes, we sometimes get side-tracked by the extra pie, the extra few minutes of sleep, the favorite TV show, or some other reason. But, God gives us the chance to get back on the saddle and start over. Yeah, it can be hard, but just think how strong you'll be when it's time to climb that long hill.
So get off your bum and get started with me. I'll be up early tomorrow on the rollers and studying passages of scripture over breakfast.
I have to admit that I did attempt it a few times. Oh, there were the few Saturday's when I was feeling exceptionally guilty and set up the bike inside. But there were so few and far between that I wonder if they really count. Now it's actually getting warmer and I have nothing to show for the winter except for extra pounds. That'll sure come in handy when I climb the hills around here. There's one hill in particular that I know I'm going to suffer. It's a mile long with some nasty twists and sudden increases in grade.
Isn't it the same sometimes with our spiritual life? We get so caught up with other things that we postpone it. Then the season comes that we really wished we had prepared in the off-season. In 2 Timothy 4:2 we're reminded to be "ready in season and out of season" (NAS). Also, in 1 Corinthians 9:24 "Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win." (NAS)
Then when we're up against a tough decision or that even tougher conversation, we wish we'd prepared more.
Yes, we sometimes get side-tracked by the extra pie, the extra few minutes of sleep, the favorite TV show, or some other reason. But, God gives us the chance to get back on the saddle and start over. Yeah, it can be hard, but just think how strong you'll be when it's time to climb that long hill.
So get off your bum and get started with me. I'll be up early tomorrow on the rollers and studying passages of scripture over breakfast.
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