The LONG short Weekend

The Memorial Day weekend is now a memory and most of us are back to work.  Not a bad thing in my book. 

It was not a very restful weekend.  Kathleen and I did get to spend time with out son and granddaughter however.  It is always nice to have a little bit of 10-year old screaming in the yard.  Fun with the chickens and dogs and more fun with the  bubble wands we purchased at Walmart.

Jon and I went fishing on Sunday afternoon.  We found a really nice section of river to wade and both of us enjoyed our time on the water.  When we got home dinner was waiting – chili!  Nice end to a day of fishing.

Monday I spent most of the day in the barn.  Cleaning and cleaning and more cleaning.  It needed to be done and I truly do enjoy working in the barn.  It is my place to go when I need to be alone.  I could hear Jon and Sheri on the tractor.  Jon was teaching Sheri to drive!  Lots of giggles and yelling going on.  I did pray that they would miss the Jaguar but that was just about all.

The long part comes from looking forward to a long weekend with it just being K and me and then finding out that there will be other people around.  It does not matter who is around – that is not the issue – it does mater that someone is going to be around.  But, such is life.

Many times there are others in our lives who need to spend time with us.  Not so much that they need time with us as they need time with someone.  Someone with whom they feel safe and somewhere they can feel loved.  Life throws a lot of daggers and arrows at us and we just want a safe place to hide out. 

Me, I have a barn to go to.  Others need family.

And there in is the Long short weekend.

The Wonder of Worship

“It is beautiful to contemplate the nature of deity and to bask in His glory. This is really what worship is -- the adoring response of the creature to the infinite majesty of God.

While it presupposes submission to Him, worship, in its highest sense, is not supplication for needs, or even thanksgiving for blessings, but "the occupation of the soul with God Himself." Whatever the means -- preaching and hearing of the Word, celebration of the sacraments, singing of hymns, offering of prayers, quiet meditation -- the end of it all is the pure joy of magnifying the One who alone is worthy”.    Words by Robert E. Coleman

OK, there is not much more that I can add than to say that these words seem to really resonate with me.  So often – almost always – I forget to get lost in the wonder of the infinite majesty of God.  Why?  Why is it so easy to forget?  Is it because of all the distractions, the life events going on around us all the time?  Is it our preoccupation with “me” things?

Somehow I need to find a way to distance myself from the “things of life” and start spending much more time being preoccupied with the “things of God”. 

“LORD, you are the one whom I want to be occupied with.  I just don’t know how to make that happen.  Will you help me learn?  Will you help me find a way to excise out all the junk and distractions of my life and fill me with You?”  

Yes, I believe you will.

It Has Been A While

Wow.  I did not realize that my last post was in 2011.  I need to do better!  A lot has happened in the last few years.

My cancer scare is over…at least the surgeon said that they are confident that they got it all.  No chemo or other treatments needed.  Just regular checkups and lots of lab work.  They seem to want my blood every 3-4 months.  I told them once a year is fine with me.

I’m now on insulin.  Wow do I feel better.  Never imagined that one simple change could make me feel so much more like doing things.

Still doing my 2-3 fishing trips a year with Loren Ford from California.  We have been fishing together every year since about 1972.  That is almost 42 years.  Just about how long I have been married.  Oops, don’t let my wife see that statistic.

I should have some new stories to tell soon.  I will try to get them up in the next week or so.

In the mean time – Blessings on you!