Life Moves Quickly - I need to get into better shape to keep up!

So, it has been forever since I last wrote on this blog.  I updated the look, but didn't personalize much and then totally lost touch.


Marissa left for Guatemala officially on Sunday.  They started the detail work on Friday before they left.  The link to the mission trip blog is on the right.  I am trying not to worry - she is in God's hands doing his work.

Gunnar turned 12yo today.  He is truly a joy - especially for a tween!  He is creative and compassionate.  Today he is attending his architecture class for Summer Academy.  He is hoping to start the model.

As I celebrate his birthday and pray for Marissa's trip, I feel like life is moving at warp speed and I am still moving at baby step pace.  I attended Curves today - that helped.  I will be seeing doctor about knee as well.  I have a strong urge to get in shape so I can keep up with the increasing speed of life.


Interesting thought from the book "They Almost Always Come Home" by Cynthia Ruchti:
As challenging as they were for her, her cancer years merely made the sound of her life more musical as the water bubbled and bounced and sparkled over and around the rocks thrown in her [life] stream's path.  Sluggish water doesn't gurgle and sing.  It lies there, breeding mosquitoes and dull scum.

What does your life water look like? 

Ski Jammer's Family Ski Day

We went to Wild Mountain today to ski with Gunnar and a billion other Jammer's and their families.  I just love beautiful winter days like today.  I think it would definitely be a day if filmed would make people from warmer climates freak!  It was so beautiful (30's) that we skied with our jackets open and I had to take my mitts off while waiting for the lift to cool down.  This huge group of skiers also participated in an outdoor hot dog & beans picnic.  We totally filled up all the outdoor picnic tables and still had 1/2 the group in line for food.  It was pretty cool to look out over a sea of picnic tables (50+) and see all these skiers in their T-shirts, sunglasses and just soaking up the fun.  Today I saw Minnesota skiers in shorts, tutu's, mohawks, beach gear, unicorn helmet covers, wild wigs and even a cow with udder's costume.  I found that last one a bit odd in general, but skiing...ever thought about a skiing cow?

All of us are pleasantly tired, a bit sun & wind burned and ready for a relaxing evening.

Chapter 1 What is Work?

I think I am going to work this where I document key ideas or at least ideas that meant something to me.  Then I will work through the questions and/or task that are asked of the reader.  Often there are fun little exercises such as todays:
In today's world we define work as to carry out duties of a job and play as doing something enjoyable. What are some words that we could create that combine the two?  What if you had a job that you enjoyed?  What term would you use for volunteering at church?  'volking'  Or what would you call doing a job around the house?  'horking'

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.  He hardly knows which is which.  He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing.  To him he is always doing both.
~James Michener

That's all for now folks!

48 Days to the Work You Love...

by Dan Miller

Believing that God created me for His purposes and scheduled every day of my life, I commit the next few months to a new clarity and a plan of action for moving into God's calling for me.

It is supposed to be a 48 day process, but I am hoping to get through a few lessons a week

The Trip Down River...

I know this is late, but I just have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my river canoeing and tenting experience with the 10th graders. It has been such a wonderful 3 years watching them grow and growing and learning right along with them. The transition trip was a great way to end one season of their life (and mine) and start the students off positively on their next journey. Both Jr. High and Sr. High pastors are amazing and I feel blessed to know them, volunteer for them and learn from them. The hardest part of this whole thing was the first Sunday back. I felt lost because I only had "BIG church" on the docket. Well, this is the start of my year off (hah!). Who know's what types of opportunities will present themselves - only God. I do know that I won't really be doing nothing...I especially would love to chaperone that canoe trip again! (Even ending with the hill of death.)