Powerful Network

I was told by a great leader a few years ago to "never underestimate the power of a network". That was before all of the popular social networking sites came out. Wow, was he right or what??!! If you know one person you have a network. The question is, who's network are you in? The people around us can use us as dumpsters and diapers or they can help us to learn and lean. Connection is so vital. I only allow a few people to truly speak INTO my life. The rest, well that same leader said "eat the chicken and spit out the bones". I believe one of my callings are to help other leaders. I dream of connecting and downloading useful information into young leaders so that the Gospel of Jesus can be applied and multiplied. I desire to form a network of men, women, students and kids that will be part of a NON COOKIE - CUTTER atmosphere. I wonder what it would be like? I wonder how powerful a positive, proactive and non selfish network could be, if not underestimated? Just a thought.....

DANG I AM GETT'N OLD!!!!!

OK here is the deal. I remember when i used to be able to go from dusk till dawn! Not so any more. I went and did something that my mind said I could do and my body rejected this past Saturday. i challenged my 16 year old son and some of his friends to a basketball game. Oh man, how stupid am I?????? LOL, I got out there on the court and bounced around like I was 0 years old. Then, my lungs started burning, i was grasping for air and then my legs started cramping. Then....... By Monday morning my back was so tight that I would NOT dare try to walk. Yep, I'm old. i used to have a saying that went like this, "never let your mind tell your heart what to do". I will add to that - "Never let your mind tell your out-of shape body what to do!! Ha ha! Just a thought...................

Busy Mind

There are things in life that cause a person to answer this question; "how are you?" "Well (they will respond) I'm too busy" I have said that myself. Its a dangerouas thing. Being too busy to be busy about what's important. That is a discipline. I'm trying not to be busy about worrying about stuff, fretting about stuff and getting sick about stuff. I need to have a clear or renewed mind everyday. The next time asks me how I'm doing I hope I can say, I'm busy with the right things. Just a Thought.....
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Fear

Everyone has them. Fears. The fear of death. The fear of life. The fear of the economy and everything in between. One of my fears is to have none at all. To be numb. To not feel any emotion. If I ev er get to a point where I cannot not cry, that would really put fear in me. I know Jesus said fear not. And, I am working on those abstract things that can cause fear. But, just like the original disciples of Christ I still call from the bottom of this boat called life and scream out loud, JESUS!!!!!! HELP!!!!! Because if I am to numb to cry out, I would die in this boat. Just a thought.........
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Lessons from a sisteen year old

My oldest son will be 16 in about two weeks. We just bought him his first truck. I was talking to him last night and it was evident that he was purely focused on one thing, driving. He understands that with that comes certain responsibilities and freedoms. A tension that should not exist but does. I have learned several things from him over the course of the last few days. First, he is focused - that in itself is a lesson. See what you want and go for it. Secondly, he he listening better. I am sure that is do to being this close of actually driving the tuck! and most of all, he is expecting. His expectations will no doubt be brought down by the current gas prices, yet I have learned that expectation is the ingredient that everything else is fertilized with. Just a Thought............