Archive for April, 2006
Family Fun Day to Grandfather Mountain
Apr 16th
Since we all had off from school and work, we decided to take a family day trip to Grandfather Mountain, which is in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Boone, NC. Grandfather Mt. is privately owned by Mr. Hugh Morton, and is a great regional attraction. You can hike up several trails (which we did), and there is a swinging bridge that spans two huge rock formations. We only scratched the surface of the hiking; Joel and I plan on going back for higher destinations.
It was alot of fun, and the weather was great. Please check out the pictures on my flickr account. Happy Easter to everyone, and remember…
CHRIST IS RISEN!
Running on Empty
Apr 5th
I must give credit to my friend and collegue, Jim Zangmeister, for this insightful word picture.
Imagine that you are driving across the country, at top speed, and you have little time for error. As you speed across the interstate, you notice that your gas gauge is getting lower and lower, approaching the dreaded “E” for empty. But, instead of stopping and re-fueling, you say to yourself:
“I’m too busy and too late to stop for gas! I gotta keep on going!!!”
We all can see the outcome of this little story, yet in our lives, we do this exact thing. Live faster, work harder, get more in a day. When do we stop to refuel? Edward M. Hallowell, in an editoral for the Los Angeles Times notes, “We think if we go fast enough, we’ll be able to create time when we won’t have to be busy. A seductive idea, but delusional. The key is to slow down and thrive today…”
As followers of Jesus Christ, we must remember to “be still and know that He is God.”