True Life

Looking forward to the weekend. I still have that childish smirk in my heart when I think about the possibility of snow coming. Just the high possibility of it puts me in a light mood. Especially going into the weekend. I got the tunes as high as I can right now in the office, at any minute the guy next door will peak in with some sort of look....depends what song is playing. I just got back from a great 5 mile run and just sent a text to my wife to see if I can go get hurt skiing tomorrow....still havn't heard back. In the meantime, I'll finish up some final things before starting the weekend. I wish the highlights of our week would never end. It seems these days, more than ever, those highlights are growing more uncommon for many of my friends. I hate that. I have to believe that somewhere beneath the veneer of predictable schedules and difficult relationships, there is our "true life". True Life is the life that we are reminded of when we have those light hearted highlight moments of our week. True Life is who you really are when that veneer is stripped away. While the world offers many temporary options to get high on life, the one high that will last is the one that comes from a genuine relationship with Christ. Depending on the day, the mood, the failures, the struggles, or the 'thorn of our flesh' there is a promise from God that can always find its way past our false front and hardening veneers to remind us of who we are. Take time to think about what True Life looks like for you today. What is in the way of living that out in every area of your life. Quit wasting time investing in the cover story of your life and begin living the life that you know God is calling you to.

just say'n

2010

I'm truly looking forward to 2010. I have gotten off to a good start both personally and spiritually. My boys are 15 and 16. We just got back from a trip out of town for a few days and I enjoyed our time away in a whole new way. Andrew is more compliant than ever and Zack is becoming a very strong young man. Jeannie still has her hands full with her 3 boys, but I think she finds what was stressful, now humorous. I'm hoping to get back into shape. Lost a few steps and gained some lbs during the end of '09. I'm amazed how much healthy eating habits and tons of exercise can make such an immediate and significant difference in such a short amount of time. Not to mention, I want to be healthier....longer! I ran with Zack for the first time this weekend and he kept up. I'm still digesting that. I hope to read more this year. Since finishing my masters degree, I have been a sloth. The amount of reading, memorizing, and writing during a masters program can ruin you for some time. I'm ready however to hit the books again and am playing with the idea of finishing a doctorate. I have several credits already toward it and hope to eventually find time to finish and write a book. There probably isn't anything more boring than another person saying they are going to write a book, so I won't bring it up again until I'm 75% done. Lot of ideas, thoughts, and dreams for 2010. I asked Jeannie this weekend to not stop dreaming. Keep looking, keep thinking, keep dreaming....keep on keeping on doing something. Don't GIVE up! That is what I plan on doing and I hope that you do the same.

What is your biggest attainable dream you have right now?
What is the biggest obstacle of attaining that dream?
What is your plan to eliminate or work toward dream despite the obstacle?
What are you willing to do that will be more difficult that what you are willing NOT to do? No matter what your dreams are, there are some things that you have to stop doing to make room for the things that you must start doing.

just say'n