#1 Turkey Trotter!

My firstborn just called to tell me about her morning run! She, and her husband, signed up for a charity 5K run dubbed the Turkey Trot because of its being held on Thanksgiving Day. She was excited to report that she had run her best time ever, 27:12, and had beaten all the females in the race! She was most proud of the fact that no teen, no 20 something, no 30 something had beaten her. She is 40, and now the title holder in the Turkey Trot!

Way to Go!

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Trying To Be A Godly GrandDad!

We were excited in the summer of 1992 to find out that we were to be grandparents for the first time in a few months. And when my wife and I attended a workshop a few days later, we were drawn to a class on grandparenting conducted by Stafford North and his wife. One of the things the North's challenge us to do in that class was to come up with some idea that would be a way to demonstrate to our grandkids how much we valued them.

As a result of that brainstorming session, I came up with a plan that I have been practicing now for nearly 16 years. My grandson was born on 14 January in 93. On the 14th of each month, he receives a card from me telling him how much he is loved, and picturing for himself a special feature I see for him. I also enclose a five dollar bill that is to be put into his mission fund, so that when he is 16 he will be able to go on a mission trip with me to the Caribbean.

I now have four grandchildren, and each of them receives a card each month on the date of their birth. I create the cards on the computer these days, so there is a personal touch even to the cards. I don't how much the cards mean to the kids, but it helps me express my deep love for them and I have a sense of connection that I might not otherwise have through these efforts. And next summer my first grandson will be old enough to take his first trip to Dominica with me!

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Second Guessing

Sunday we went to eat at Esteban's after morning services, and I did not get home in time to see the hit on Matt Schaub's knee. But he was surely hobbling around as he tried to play through the pain. He was obviously not able to all his strength into his throws. That fact cost the Texans dearly, as Schaub threw an interception rather than completing a pass to a wide-open Vonta Leach, just before halftime.

I found myself second-guessing the head coach, Gary Kubiak, for leaving his injured QB in, and not putting in the backup, Sage Rosenfels. My perceptions of seemed to be confirmed when Rosenfels started the second half and led the team on a nice scoring drive in their first possession.

However, near the end of the game, with a chance to tie the score, Rosenfels threw up on the unwise pass that resulted in an interception that essentially iced the game for Minnesota.

I said all that to point out that we, all too often, love to second-guess God, supposing that we know better. We want to dismiss some directive that seems to clash with society or "apparent" mitigating circumstance.

But the fact is that we don't know nearly enough to replace God's wisdom with our own. It is not in man to direct his own steps (Jeremiah 10:23).

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