"Running Again"

I left this site to go walking and was gone for years! I am back writing and also running again. I had a bicycle crash that seemed to take forever to heal from. Months later I am able to run a few miles with minimum pain. It feels good to be able to do that.
    I always felt that walking is a good way to be with God. It clears our brains and fills our senses and allows us to reflect and pray. Running has similar benefits but it is a different kind of experience. I look forward to both and am excited to have that time again with God.
              Verses  Isaiah 40:31  1Cor 9: 24-27  Heb 12: 1-3

"Obstacles"

We all face obstacles at some time or another. The plan is running along smoothly and then out of nowhere comes the glitch! Sometimes it is just a small bump in the road. Sometimes it seems as if we have a mountain to climb. I have to remind myself to trust God and allow him to guide me through. I am often amazed at the thought  process involved and the ability to find an answer to the obstacle I face. God tells us we will face trials and the truth is we all do.The answer is trust in God, and faith in that we will succeed and conquer the obstacles in our lives.  
               Verses  James 1: 1-8   John 16: 33  Matt 6: 33-34

"Morning"

There is a certain comfort and serenity in the morning. The morning hours have a whole different feel to them.Some peoples morning are considerably earlier than others. I suppose some people are just getting home in the morning. The day seems fresh and calm and relaxing for me. Light starts to filter in and shows the nights' activity. Sometimes  it leaves remnants of rain or snow or wind. Usually though it is still outside and cooler then the day will be.
        I think that is how it is with God too. He gives us fresh starts, calmer more settled attitudes, and a feeling of renewal. God is our fuel for each and every day and morning. We can start each day without fail!
        Verses Psalm: 5: 1-3   2 Peter 1: 19-21

"Vision"

Time passes and we sometimes lose our close vision. It is supposed to be a common occurrence among older people. Most all of my friends have experienced this by 45-50 years old. I am all to familiar with reading glasses and their necessity. I can't help but wonder if God had planned it that way all along? Maybe the things closest to our eyes need to be a little less clear as we age. Our own faces and bodies may be better off seen a little less clearly. There is also a scholarly look to those who wear glasses. Lastly, if all we have is that to concern ourselves with then praise God!
             Verse Proverb 31: 30

"Chapters"

Everyday, every week, every month, every year are just more chapters in our lives.There are daily, weekly, monthly and yearly lessons to be learned. Each time we laugh or cry or feel joy or sorrow is another building block of our lives. I particularly like those A Ha! moments we all get sometimes.
     The home run ball hit by us,the child we raised experiencing a milestone in their lives, the beautiful sunrise or sunset, the first snow and the world looks all new again. These are the times when we wish they would last and last. Slowly over time our story gets written and slowly we come closer to being with our heavenly father. Each chapter is an opportunity to live and grow and experience all God has to offer us.
                      Verses Romans 5: 1-5  Ephes 4: 1-8

 

"Long days Short nights"

I find myself in an era where my days are long and my nights are short. I suppose I am not alone but it sure seems like the majority of my day is away from home. I don't think that our existence should be waiting for the weekend to come to enjoy a break from the long work week.
    This has not always been the case and I suppose our memories are 20/20 so I may have a distorted vision of what once was. All I know for sure is that a change seems to be in order and that pray God leads me there. God tells us to work and prosper but he also tells us to rest and pray. I trust that God will direct my path and show me the course to take.
                               Verses Eccles  5: 16-20  Eccles 6: 1-6  Psalm 23

Back to Normal

Is there any way back to normal?

As time goes by do we ever return to normal?

That leaves me with a need to define normal.

I bet everyone's normal is different.

Do we share at least common threads with each other's normal?

I also am aware that time changes our normals from one to another.

Age has a way of altering what is and what will be.

The days of youth are filled with an endless sense of time.

As we age the time flies by and the end of life looms closer and sooner to us.

God is the one and only one without limit,change, or time.

We all just need to accept there is no normal to be had. 

 Just change and the passing of time and a new normal to begin.

Isaiah 43:18

"Cool" "Cold" "Colder"

I have a definite affinity against the cold. Not sure where it originated. Maybe all the years that my career put me in enviroments that were quite cold. Maybe I just am a lover of warmer days and nights.

     Some people may think that below freezing really isn't that cold. I think that if makes water turn to ice than it's way too cold. I do have a love for a fire and the colder days do encourage that! But that is an attempt to affect the very thing that I am struggling with, the cold!

       Fortunately we have furnaces and car heaters, jackets and gloves and the like. The greatest gift of all is the warmth of knowing God is there with us throughout it all.

        Verses Isaiah 49:13  Psalm 23

Harleys Angels

My son has an unscientific theory he calls Harleys Angels! We have had a summer of Harley fever followed by some Harley failures. His theory is that at least when we have had breakdowns we have been near a place to repair them. That seems to him just a little too convenient. To me I am just glad to be back on the bike. Maybe there is a small amount of truth to his theory. The ability of God to act in and influence our lives is infinite. Often we are not even aware of it. Whether God has a soft spot for Harley lovers I can not say. God of all,should totally get why we ride! 
                                     Psalm 121   Eccle 11:5