SPRING IS HERE!

    Spring has finally sprung! ... although it feels more like Fall this morning...  typical Memorial Day weekend weather in Kansas City...

    It was a long, hard Winter, with lots of snow and cold temperatures that seemed like it would never stop. But, as all seasons eventually come to an end, Spring is trying to peel back the memories of Winter, and stay a little cool for now.

    With the evolving seasons, there is usually a sense of change, hope for the future, and a little excitement as to what may come just over the horizon.

    This Spring brings newness to our family with the adoption over the late Winter, of little Micah in Trinidad! This guy appears to have taken the Island by storm with his infectious smile and laughter! Jacque and I cannot wait to see and hug him! The rest of the family is impatiently standing by as well.

    The Big Red One also spread it's wings to take Captain Dan and his Company to troubled parts of the world... we wish him Godspeed, and Angelic protection while they are away, and prayer that God will bless and sustain my Ashley and Bentley as well.

    Change... someone said... "the only thing that doesn't change... is that things keep changing..."

    Change can sometimes be difficult, inspiring, or at least the idea that do-overs can happen. "Change is in the wind" may be the most telling phrase, as the wind can only be seen, after it makes it's impact on things. If we try and look ahead of the wind, alas... there is nothing... if we try and look ahead of change however, it is "the assurance of things not seen, and the evidence of things hoped for..." faith as it were, brings the only solution to the ability to handle what's on the agenda just ahead.

    If you think about it... as the Jib Sail stands out front near the bow, the wind behind it drives the ship forward, yet it's the rudder that sets the course. Our faith, like the Jib, carries us toward the change in the future, while circumstances sometimes beyond our control, like the rudder, steer us in many unknown directions.

    Hope for the future is the "Tack" (steering forward against the wind) that we can control, helping direct us on the path forward in faith, and take the "Rudder" into our hands whether forward... or a Tack towards a do-over.

In the end, don't lose faith, and hope for brighter future...

Blessings to you...