I didn't blog at all last week. I was in more of an "experiencing" mood than "reflecting" one.
Partly, because last Wednesday I turned 42. I am now very much middle aged. I can't help but feel like I hit the "turnaround" on a marathon out and back and am heading for home. The truth is that I love life, especially my life, and that I would be very happy with the thought of living to 142. It's not that I fear death, indeed, I see death as the nap that readies us for the new life that will never end (Rev. 21). But I just don't want to miss out on anything.
On Wednesday I taught my Bible study and then a great group of folks sang to me. Friends and family sent cards, calls and emails. For gifts, I got more running and riding gear than I need, but they'll come in handy next Saturday when my friend Charlie and I "race" (and I use that term VERY metaphorically) at the Ford California 70.3 Ironman.
At church we we have been finishing up our Y-Malawi child sponsorship drive with World Vision. We only have a handful left of the 365 children we set out to sponsor. Some folks from the church are taking meals to a Marine wife who just gave birth to a baby while her husband is in the field. Another Marine friend, Jon Moran and his wife Sheryl are blogging about the challenges of when a spouse is deployed into the war zone. (Jon's blog: http://jarhedjon.blogspot.com and Sheryl's blog, too http://www.2006marinewife.blogspot.com )
We are in the middle of a wonderful season of seeking to deepening our faith and share our faith by using Q.1 of the Heidelberg Catechism. At the 11 AM service, our sweet children's choir led the opening worship set and I ended the service with one of my favorite quotes from C.S. Lewis. "Aim for heaven and get earth thrown in, aim for earth and get neither."
Last night Beth, and the kids and I took off after church to go to Disneyland for an "end of the birthday week" celebration just to ride four rollercoasters, eat dinner at a good restaraunt and see fireworks. We kept them out irresponsibly late for a school night. But my face still hurts from smiling.
So, now back to blogging about "Christian Community, the mission of Christ and the life God intended for all of us." If nothing else, my birthday week reminded me, that in order to write well, I have to stop writing long enough to live well.
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