The Final Hour...

Do you ever have those realizations that hit you like a shock wave? One minute you're doing fine - maybe not coasting along the highway of life, but certainly getting by - and suddenly, Whamo! Right in your windshield screen:

"I GRADUATE IN 54 DAYS... WHERE AM I GOING?"

Zip, boom, bah, four years is gone in a flash, and the future is full of shadows.
Then the inevitable questions arise: Where will I be? What will I do? How will I handle not living the college life? Will I keep in contact with my friends? Am I going to get a job? What if my "plans" fall through? Will I fail? Who am I, really? Am I ready for this?
And then, just when panic sets in, the skies turn ominous, you're at your wits end, and you think you might break down and start listening to sappy Lettermen songs to let you have a good cry... that still, small voice speaks:

"Be still, and know that I [am] God..." - Psalms 46:10
"...My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." - II Corinthians 12:9

Whose weakness? Mine. Whose strength? His.
Aren't we fortunate to have shoulders of limitless love and abounding mercy to lean upon?
Thank you Father... thank you so much.

Skating in Praise

How wonderful and joyous it is to watch little kids - and especially to watch little kids learn and respond and love our Lord in heaven! Tonight we went skating with all these little tykes in the Kiowa Sunday School, and they are precious examples of the faith Jesus encourages us to have - simple, but profound and unfailing. Sometimes it becomes so necessary (we think) to ask a million questions, to doubt, to scrutinize, to be skeptical - but all we have to do is raise our hands to the heavens, jam out to kids praise songs, and trust in our Saviour! Just like my little mentors did tonight!

Welcome!

I must admit that I have been intrigued by this "blogging world" that everyone has gotten into, and whether it is simply a way of sharing my feelings, or remaining in touch with old friends - I'm going to buy into it, and start too!
This first post is just to explain that a) I am verbose, 2) I write a lot, and III) I repeat things... often. So here it goes, and I pray that in some way it will be edifying to the Potter above, who is still molding this broken vessel to His will - Amen!