Friday, August 22, 2008
An astronaut, a scientist, and a missionary were riding down the road...
Ok, here's the setup. I picked up my son, his best friend, and his friend's brother from school yesterday. They all jump in the back, buckle up, and we begin the 20 minute commute home. It is always an interesting ride back to the house as they talk about school, gym, classmates, etc. Yesterday the conversation somehow switched to their aspirations when they grow up. My son still drifts between several careers but seems to always come back to 'astronaut' (making his space geek dad sooooo proud). Well, I was informed yesterday that my son is going to be an astronaut, his friend is going to be a scientist that is going to be resposible for getting him into space as soon as he can "figure out how to make robotic joints work" (what?), and his brother is going to be a missionary in some remote country. So, what intellictual debate did this backseat full of potential then begin discussing - the fact that the lunchroom chicken fingers are much better with gravy on them than they are just plain. Yeah, they're still kids.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Somewhere in the middle you'll find me...
"Fearless warriors in a picket fence,
reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end,
and we are caught in the middle.
With eyes wide open to the differences
the God we want and the God who is
but will we trade our dreams for His
or are we caught in the middle?"
-Somewhere in the Middle
Casting Crowns
Friday afternoon was the culmination of a month-long lesson in total faith and dependance upon God where our family got pushed off the fence.
About two months ago my wife was offered an incredible job that would allow us to send our son to a local private school; something we weren't able to afford before. The job was offered, salary agreed upon, and starting date set. From the beginning it was obvious that God was laying every step out before us. The salary was just what we needed, we found a second car we could afford, school registration was going great...then it happened. Long story short, the job was pulled and posted on the internet for applicants, then the salary fell through. Suddenly our "sure thing" wasn't so sure. Our inital response was "oh, no! What are we going to do now?" Then that "still small voice" said, "You trusted me when it was easy to see me. Are you going to trust me now that I'm not making it so obvious?" So we we pressed on. We got school uniforms not knowing if we'd be able to afford school, kept the car not knowing if we'd be able to make the first payment next month, and we prayed. What happened? Let me just say that last Monday we didn't know what would happen. One week later, our son left for his new school this morning and my wife is headed to do paperwork for her new job. Yes, some would call us stupid to have pressed on not knowing what was in future. But we knew, one way or another, it would work out. And whether it was the way WE wanted it to or not, it would be what was best for us. To quote another song of faith, "All I have NEEDED thy hand has provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me."
reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end,
and we are caught in the middle.
With eyes wide open to the differences
the God we want and the God who is
but will we trade our dreams for His
or are we caught in the middle?"
-Somewhere in the Middle
Casting Crowns
Friday afternoon was the culmination of a month-long lesson in total faith and dependance upon God where our family got pushed off the fence.
About two months ago my wife was offered an incredible job that would allow us to send our son to a local private school; something we weren't able to afford before. The job was offered, salary agreed upon, and starting date set. From the beginning it was obvious that God was laying every step out before us. The salary was just what we needed, we found a second car we could afford, school registration was going great...then it happened. Long story short, the job was pulled and posted on the internet for applicants, then the salary fell through. Suddenly our "sure thing" wasn't so sure. Our inital response was "oh, no! What are we going to do now?" Then that "still small voice" said, "You trusted me when it was easy to see me. Are you going to trust me now that I'm not making it so obvious?" So we we pressed on. We got school uniforms not knowing if we'd be able to afford school, kept the car not knowing if we'd be able to make the first payment next month, and we prayed. What happened? Let me just say that last Monday we didn't know what would happen. One week later, our son left for his new school this morning and my wife is headed to do paperwork for her new job. Yes, some would call us stupid to have pressed on not knowing what was in future. But we knew, one way or another, it would work out. And whether it was the way WE wanted it to or not, it would be what was best for us. To quote another song of faith, "All I have NEEDED thy hand has provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me."
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