A couple of years ago Disney produced a commercial about a family getting ready to depart on their family vacation. The two little children were in their room late at night whispering and giggling. Were their parents came in to quiet them, the little boy exclaimed..."We're too excited to sleep!"
And now here I am, a 32 year old man, finding myself in the same position. In 10 days I will board a plane in Kansas City and disembark in one of Americas most Magical places. Walt Disney World.
At this point I feel like 10 days is an eternity. I am so excited that it is tangible. In the pit of my insides I can feel the butterflies. The anticipation is overwhelming. You know it sure is hard to focus on the everyday details of life with a mouse and his buddies dancing around in my mind. My brain is a swarm with Mickey shaped ice creams and anamtronic pirates...with light parades and 3D shows...with main street USA and dropping elevator shafts...with fireworks and princesses. You can see why I am all riled up.
10 days...240 hours...14400 minutes...864000 seconds. Man I'm getting close.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
If God be for you...
Whenever you do something big it's good to have all the help you can get. Many hands make light work. I love to be a part of a team. Solo stuff is ok, but when you are accomplishing something of consequence it sure is nice to have people around you to share in the trial and success. But above that nothing is better than having God working with you. It sure beats working against Him.
We have set forth on a pretty big step of faith by ressurrecting the Christmas Lights at Cornerstone Church. This is no small project. It will invole great expense and many man hours. There is also a fair amount of pressure and stress involved in it. To do it on our own would most likely not be possible. I am so pleased to say that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is making this happen for us.
We have seen God do some major things, to which I would even call miracles in this endeavor. We have seen signifigant favor with influential people. Soon after I post this I will be meeting with the head of City Utilities, who could very easily relieve some of the financial burden of this project. We have already been contacted by two different departments of the city who have provided help. 1. The downtown organization has asked to collaberate with us and allowed us to advertise on the city square and also display lights. 2. The Dept. of Transportation has delayed the start of a street widening project until the end of our lights as to not interfere with our display. Favor!
For years we have done this for the community and have amassed a large amount of lights and displays. Many were damaged or destroyed with the Ice Storms. But this year as we have unpacked things we are discovering that most of them are in great working order. Miracle!
Much of the underground power was damaged in the Ice Storm. But through a few individuals we are able to replace it and do it even better than before. One man has already given $5000.00 dollars to help with the repairs. A local electric company is providing all of the labor and engineering as well. Big Miracle!
Sunday we will be casting the vision of this project to the Church. I have set a lofty goal of 100% participation from our congregation. I truly believe together, with the help of God, we can do this.
If God be for us, then who can be against us?
Thats my 2 for the day.
We have set forth on a pretty big step of faith by ressurrecting the Christmas Lights at Cornerstone Church. This is no small project. It will invole great expense and many man hours. There is also a fair amount of pressure and stress involved in it. To do it on our own would most likely not be possible. I am so pleased to say that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is making this happen for us.
We have seen God do some major things, to which I would even call miracles in this endeavor. We have seen signifigant favor with influential people. Soon after I post this I will be meeting with the head of City Utilities, who could very easily relieve some of the financial burden of this project. We have already been contacted by two different departments of the city who have provided help. 1. The downtown organization has asked to collaberate with us and allowed us to advertise on the city square and also display lights. 2. The Dept. of Transportation has delayed the start of a street widening project until the end of our lights as to not interfere with our display. Favor!
For years we have done this for the community and have amassed a large amount of lights and displays. Many were damaged or destroyed with the Ice Storms. But this year as we have unpacked things we are discovering that most of them are in great working order. Miracle!
Much of the underground power was damaged in the Ice Storm. But through a few individuals we are able to replace it and do it even better than before. One man has already given $5000.00 dollars to help with the repairs. A local electric company is providing all of the labor and engineering as well. Big Miracle!
Sunday we will be casting the vision of this project to the Church. I have set a lofty goal of 100% participation from our congregation. I truly believe together, with the help of God, we can do this.
If God be for us, then who can be against us?
Thats my 2 for the day.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Long Journey Home
It's funny how the urgent always seems to push itself in front of the important. You know how life is just filled with busy things. Busy but not productive. Well long story short, I have allowed the business of life to keep me from dropping my thoughts on here. I shall do my best to remedy that.
I love journeys. I love to exlpore. To discover things, that to me are previously unknown. To boldly go where no...uh I guess where I have not been before. But I also love to return home. There is nothing like crossing the threshold of what is known to you. To return to the smells and sounds of familiarity. I have returned to my cyber home and hopefully will have much to report of my time away.
Journeys. I get excited thinking of it. What a huge world. Filled with beauty and wonder. So many things these eyes haven't seen. Every new experience feeds the addiction. In 30 days I will embark on my next trip. Off to Walt Disney World we go. 5 Cochrans, 4 suitcases, 9 days of exploration.
Even though we haven't even left yet, I already have my eyes set on whats next. Hopefully Israel in February. And I am burning to head to the rain forest of Costa Rica. I believ in some way we are the sum of our experiences. The things we expose ourselves to better us. They teach us things about ourselves and about God. Tunnel vision is so easy to fall prey to. We lock in to our daily lives and the same old same old. We can't be victim to the limitations that would stop us from the internal itch to explore. Money...whoever has enough of that. What could I skip from my everyday life to fund something incredible. $2 a day can buy an adventure of a life time. Time, if you figure out how to reproduce this you'll never have to worry about money. The world would beat down your door to buy that from you. But somewhere somehow we need to etch out a few minutes to expand our horizons. But the biggest limitation, FEAR. Our comfort zone is infectious. It breeds comfort. It produces average satisfaction. Shake off the staleness of what you know and attack the unknown. Voyage.
Start with a step.
Thats my 2 cents.
I love journeys. I love to exlpore. To discover things, that to me are previously unknown. To boldly go where no...uh I guess where I have not been before. But I also love to return home. There is nothing like crossing the threshold of what is known to you. To return to the smells and sounds of familiarity. I have returned to my cyber home and hopefully will have much to report of my time away.
Journeys. I get excited thinking of it. What a huge world. Filled with beauty and wonder. So many things these eyes haven't seen. Every new experience feeds the addiction. In 30 days I will embark on my next trip. Off to Walt Disney World we go. 5 Cochrans, 4 suitcases, 9 days of exploration.
Even though we haven't even left yet, I already have my eyes set on whats next. Hopefully Israel in February. And I am burning to head to the rain forest of Costa Rica. I believ in some way we are the sum of our experiences. The things we expose ourselves to better us. They teach us things about ourselves and about God. Tunnel vision is so easy to fall prey to. We lock in to our daily lives and the same old same old. We can't be victim to the limitations that would stop us from the internal itch to explore. Money...whoever has enough of that. What could I skip from my everyday life to fund something incredible. $2 a day can buy an adventure of a life time. Time, if you figure out how to reproduce this you'll never have to worry about money. The world would beat down your door to buy that from you. But somewhere somehow we need to etch out a few minutes to expand our horizons. But the biggest limitation, FEAR. Our comfort zone is infectious. It breeds comfort. It produces average satisfaction. Shake off the staleness of what you know and attack the unknown. Voyage.
Start with a step.
Thats my 2 cents.
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