True strength!

Which one is stronger, the roots of this tree or the rock on which it grows? I stand in utter amazement that this tree is able to grow on top of this rock, no soil, nothing to sustain its life atop this rock. It is at least 4 feet above the ground on the back side and a good 10 feet in the front. The roots have not spread off the rock they set firmly on top. Fallen trees surround it and that just tells me that this tree has seen its share of winds and storms. And its no small tree either. It has grown at least 60 feet tall. Years of storms have surely tested its roots. Why does the rock not roll off the hillside when the winds begin to press against the top of the tree?

The tree is a tree and the rock is a rock but inside both, deep in their core, they both possess a symbolic strength that man kind could only hope for. But its a strength that is available to us...if we'd just embrace it!!!

As my journey through this valley has taken me so far forward, I have also had to travel back. It is amazing how we move in one direction only to discover that to go any further, we must first turn around and go back to where we came from. Go deep into the past and confront the very demons that we set out to be freed from. And once we meet them face to face, stand in their presence and boldly remove the bandages that we have placed over the wounds that they have inflicted, it is then and only then that true healing begins....Healing from with in, Healing from the "Great Physician"!

Starting a Journey!

I stand motionless, I stand waiting. In a few weeks the things in my life that were so far out of focus have become alot clearer. I have asked for help and help is what I have received. Taking me from the depths of despair to heights that I have longed for. My mind is clear my eyes are focused. I have been here before and I have deceived myself. I have struggled and I have searched more desperately. I have been looking all this time at the wrong mountain. When you look at this picture whats the first mountain you see? Its the closest one of coarse. Look further....See the mountain in the furthest distance. That's the mountain! That's the one that I long to stand upon. Yes...the valley below is filled with fog and it is filled with the unknowns that are sure to be there. But I welcome the journey! I welcome the fog I welcome the challenges that lay ahead of me! For I know that its a journey that is worth taking and its a journey that must be faced. I also know that there isn't a time limit, its not a race. Know matter how long I stay in the valley the mountain that awaits my presence is going to be there. And when I have found my way through the fog I will truly be able to see the view and all its beauty with clear eyes. My heart will be purified! My soul will be cleansed! Will I take this journey alone? NO! I'm sure to fail or get lost if I set out on my own. I have guidance, guidance from the one who will never leave my side. From the one who will provide me with the tools that I need to make this journey successful. When I fall or when I get scared all I have to do is call on him and he will lift me above the fog and keep me there until I can see clear enough to press on.

A life out of focus.

Just as I think that I have it all figured out, I fall, I have my feet swept from under me. How many times do I try to put myself back together? So many times I have described myself as a empty shell of a man. Knowing all the while why I feal empty. Knowing what it is that is missing. I have once again pulled the peices of my life back together. Not to fix them or fill them with things but to take them to be mended. To take them to the one place where they can be left and healed for good. To take myself to the one place that I can be filled with what needs to be. That is my prayer...I long to feal full.

No pictures for this one. Just me and my thoughts. If thats not what you wana hear then stop reading.......Strong? Fun? Smart?Good Natured? Big Heart? Trust worthy? Good listener? Good moral values? Did I mention strong? What does all that get you? This.... sitting hrer typeibg wasted wourds on a computer. in just a blink of an eye you can go from fealing completely satified and full to the piont of over flowing to this.....A empty shell of a man. Something is not right with this????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Parenting 101 ?????

Stop...look ...listen...feal....what do you see? Are you seeing the things that you need to? Most of the time I think that I do see the things the way they are. My biggest fear is to become one of those who become so consumed with their own lives that they cant see what they need to. Its been said that" in all that we do in our lives, if we fail as parents...nothing else is gonna matter". how true is that? You only get one shot at doing it right...... This I do know for certain! (been there)

Look for what you cant see!!!

Some times things get over looked. Day in and day out some things are right in front of us. We look at them and just keep going. But every now and then its nice to stop and take a look at at what surronds us. Not just to look at it....to see it! See it for what it realy is. Embrace every little detail of whats staring back at us. Although views like this one are constantly changing some things stay the same. Things like the lighting, the colors, the clarity...they change. But the foundation, it never wavers. The mountains never change. I have looked at this same mountain countless times under many different circumstances. I cant remember a time that the fog has blocked its entire view. Constant, strong, and always breathtaking. Its ALWAYS there when I look! Even when the night falls on it and the stillness of the dark envelopes the earth, I can still feal its presence. How lucky am I???