September 19 – “Better than Hollywood”

Well, here we go.  Back up to three miles again.  First time since the dreaded Weekend Sickness.  Made it just fine aerobically.  However … the old knee was barking. 

Last night we had dinner with some old friends from our Denver days.  Well, Jessica was from our Denver days.  She was one of the stars on the girls’ basketball team I coached up there.  Certainly one of my all-time favorite teams to coach, too.  We did some rather “creative” plays back then.  Jessica was the point guard and was always all in with whatever craziness we threw at the opponents.  She later became a pretty good basketball coach in her own right.  I didn’t meet Brent until they got married.  I performed the ceremony for them.  Really good guy.  They now have four kids of their own.  I have really appreciated their keeping up with us over the years.  Makes me feel special.  So, what better place to reminisce than Shrimp and Stuff?  Good food, great friends.

Finally, I have been pondering this little tidbit I read in My Utmost for His Highest (Oswald Chambers).  “Temptation means the test by an alien power of the possessions of the personality.”  Gotta love the ominous, intergalactic uneasiness that comes over your body when you think about that one.  And then the rush of relief and empowerment when you realize that you already have victory over that alien, without ever pulling your light sabre.  Why?  Because you are a kid of the true Master of the Universe.  Awesome.  Can’t mess that one up with a Hollywood ending.

Psalms 100:1 says, “Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.”

Father, thank you for the better-than-Hollywood ending you have written for us.  Amen.