Art...well maybe

Check out some of these pictures.

Wow is it Cold

Fishing Report: None it is 6pm and 5 degrees. The middle fork is frozen over except for the rifles. I hope that clear creek stays open so the ducks hang around for a few more weeks at least till the end of the season.

I helped a dear friend today, clean up after a fire. Fire is a beast of sorts everything is charred and blackened. Tires melted down to the belts and then other things are unaffected. Trials in life seem to be the same way. You leave blackened, battered, bruised and scarred. The amazing thing is that in a few short weeks the insurance will have the barn rebuilt and have new equipment in it as if it had never been damaged. The new stuff will be better and stronger that that which was consumed in the fire. After a trial we are stronger and better off for being tried. I realize that it is never fun to be tried by fire but it sure is a good feeling knowing that the Lord is removing the old worn ideas and behaviors from our hearts and minds.

I have recently been having some ideas and behaviors removed from my life and it has been an upheaval to say the least. But I can already see that God who is the ultimate insurance is replacing the old with good, new "equipment".

Christmas come and gone

How was Christmas? I trust that it was a time of reflection on the greatest gift to mankind and enjoyed many warm nights in front of the tree. We tired to do this but life speeds by and the season becomes a blur of cookies (gluten free), parties and several trips to the mega marts and game stores (I will admit I do enjoying going to the Big R though kind of a guys Target). As we start a new year I am trying to put us on track to lead a different life. A life of being an unconscious competent at serving those around me. We watch “Midnight Clear” starring Stephen Baldwin and it will change how you think about what you say to total strangers in the filling station or at the market. When was the last time you said “have a great day” to the unresponsive teen at the checkout who is more concerned about the text message she is typing than her job? Have you taken a minute to help someone with their groceries because they were struggling with their little ones? How about buying a bell ringer a cup of coffee, you know it is cold out there? … I will continue these thoughts late...I am off to tend the fire.