Get Out and Ride!

Nate, Maria, Nicole and Jasmine, thanks for the bike. Each week, I'm averaging around 60 miles in total ride distance. I'm out usually Mon-Wed-Fri in the mornings before it gets too hot. Sarah rides with me sometimes and I've been able to see some cool stuff around Kearney. I'll post some pictures of the scenery sometime. You guys are the greatest!

The Journey, Part 2

We managed to cram most of our stuff into a borrowed 8x12 trailer and left Great Falls on the morning of July 13th around 11:30 am. Leaving my hometown was more difficult than I had anticipated. Especially since we had to leave our vintage 1978 washer and dryer behind.

It's amazing what kind of connection one can develop with people. In the process of moving, I learned some critical lessons.

1) Live everyday as if it's your last. Time is a commodity that none of us can afford to squander. During the last several weeks in Montana we spent more time with our youth and family, worked, hiked and played harder than we had in the previous three years.

2) Focus on the God that made you. He's been faithful every moment of every day. As long as I take time to pay attention to Him, his guidance remains steady and consistent. His word says it best in Isaiah 26:3 that [He] will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in [Him].

3) Never take yourself too seriously. Arguments start 95% of the time because someone is just a little too over zealous about their personal opinion. I am just not as perfect as I'd like to think. If and when people notice this, oh well!

4) Dance. I am totally kidding. Some folks just are not blessed with rhythmic bodily coordination. Default to lesson three.

5) Being unemployed absolutely bites. This is when I refer to lesson 2 and look for my resume.

XYC 2005

There's no group that will replace you guys! We'll never forget you!