Posted on June 10, 2008 at 12:55pm.
I simply cannot believe how fast time really does fly. Another school year is behind us. At the risk of sounding like an old man, which I am, it seems like just a short while ago that our girls went to Kindergarten. Now the oldest will be an upper classmen in HS. My mother in law gave us some great advice when we were knee deep in diapers and wondering if we would survive our children: “try to find something in chapter of parenting to enjoy.” We have attempted to do exactly that. The down side is, time flies when you are having fun.
Posted on June 7, 2008 at 3:17pm.
I am away this weekend officiating a wedding for a girl who was in the youth group here, a long long time ago. Being a youth pastor in the 90’s has afforded me the privilege of participating in the weddings of so many of my students who I also remember getting their braces, driver’s licenses, and walking across the stage at their graduations. What a joy to be one place, at one church, to witness the chapters of life in the lives of my students who are now in there 20s and 30s. The only down side is that it is a reminder of how close I am getting to my 50s.
Posted on June 4, 2008 at 9:52am.
My mom used to say, often, “you never know when you get up in the morning what you will face before you lay your head down at night”. Yesterday was one of those days. Out of the five Hoffman brothers, the one who is the epitome of a man’s man, a good ole boy from Oklahoma, had a heart attack in the morning, and before the end of the day was in and out of surgery. All is well, and if you have a second, say a prayer for Kirk. This life, this day, is but a gift. Let’s enjoy it!
Posted on June 2, 2008 at 8:17am.
“To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy . . . ” I have such great joy praying for my girls, bringing them before the Father. In fact, right now, and I mean right now - I am praying that God helps them remember a years worth of Algebra and vocabulary words for end of year tests they are sitting in this morning. Jude implies that Jesus is taking you and I before the Father, and because of what He did for us - without fault, and with great joy. Jesus takes great joy in us - now there is a truth that ought to impact the day.
