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Chet
11. August 2011 22:35
My wife and I have been on a bit of a journey over the past 3 months. It has not at all been a thrill ride, an adventure we would have chosen, or a path we would have chosen on our own. But it has been good, and looking back, I believe we have "walked with God." He's taught us patience, hope, trust, clarification, and even boldness and courage. As a tribute to God's faithfulness and my lack of memory, I want to get some of the story down here.
Last May, Erin went off a Women's retreat in Tennesse modeled after Captivating by the folks at Ransomed Heart. I stayed at home with the kids and she and a friend made the 300 mile, 4 day trek down south. There really was no sign of what was just beyond the horizon. These retreats are awesome; I go to one of the men's retreats (Called Wild at Heart Boot Camp) each year with a group in Southern Indiana. They are about so much more than just song time and teaching... true healing, discovery, and brother and sisterhoods are built. I wouldn't tra...
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Chet
1. August 2011 12:23
I just finished reading Tony Dungy's latest book - The Mentor Leader, while laying on the couch in our rental travel trailer. My wife and son are playing on the beach of the Gulf of Mexico, and my daughter is (finally) getting a good nap in the back of the camper.
What a book this was! I am an avid student of the concept of mentoring, as it's something I very much desire as a trait that defines much of what I do, especially in relationships I have in which I have the opportunity to truly share life, as I call it. Whether it's with the teens I teach and hang out with at church, my staff, my customers, my family, or even myself, I believe there is much to be gained in sharing life with one another on a daily basis.
The end of this book could not have come at a better time for me. While on this 10 day vacation that we're on, I'm having the opportunity to live on "island time," to put the clocks away and schedule by daylight, amount of heat, rain showers, and naptimes. It's been a wond...
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Chet
16. June 2011 13:15
I first posted this on an old blog back in April 2007. Wow... 4 years have gone by. Someone somehow commented on it today and I re-read it. Seemed somewhat appropriate for this weekend being Father's day. It also reminds me of how far things have come as I lok to God as my True Father.
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Father Figures - April 2007 - From my old blog.
It's been 17 months since my dad walked out of my life, face set in determination to do what he thought he had to do. Walk out on his wife. Abandon his friendships. Disregard the things he pretended to teach.It's been 5 months since I forgave him.It's been 10 months since I became a father myself.The reason I write those things down, the reason... I'm not real sure. (I did have to add up the first two numbers, they weren't that fresh in my head) I wanted to write something about father figures, and those three events have been some pretty eventful ones in the past few years of my physical life.During the past year - maybe it's been since f...
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Chet
9. June 2011 07:06
This past week we experienced the loss of the first horse we ever owned, Alpine. He had hemangiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer that resulted in a rapidly growing tumor attaching itself to his spleen and getting in the way of his digestive tract. Thanksfully we'd already had a warning trip to the vet so the decision as to what to do was not hard, even though it was extremely difficult. We decided to haul him up to Purdue's veterinary school and allow them to do an autoposy to help their doctors and students gain a better understanding of this rare form of cancer in horses.
That brings me to what I wanted to write about - the stories that don't need to be told. I'm a huge fan of "piling up rocks" - of journalling - especially with the purpose of having something to come back to, either for my own benefit or for that of someone else. But from the moment we walked into the room where Alpine would be put to sleep to the time we walked out... that is a story I just don't think will ever c...
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Chet
10. December 2010 17:13
So I was thinking about my favorite Christmas songs today and had think and google some stuff to find them... and now they jotted down here, mainly for me to come back to, but also because I'm sure you'll love to watch them too:
Fun Christmas Song: Christmas Cookies by George Strait
Instrumental / Vocal Christmas Song: Carol of the Bells
Song with a Message: Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
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