The ghost town

scared me silly

when i was, oh,

around 7.

Casper Wyoming

is wherevit was

and i, no choice 

was thrust in a car

and driven 

to fear the ghost town.

Why do we want to

meet a town full of ghosts?

I thought

why are we going?

Every shadow

every dark nook

the mining tunnel

where men died

in pursuit of a better life  -

all full of ghosts, 

I was sure.

What was that?!

Did you see that?!

We paid for this?

Adults sure make

some strange decisions!

 I'm reading Luke 21:16  -  "And you shall be betrayed both by parents,  and brethren,  and kinfolks, and friends",  and I look back at my life and I realize I have been betrayed by all of these -  I really have. At times I've felt as if I'm "hated of all men". I've certainly never been the most popular guy around.  In Ireland  -  my ministry mirrored the Lord's   -  the first two years we had tremendous favor among the people  -  but the third year, many turned on us. I realize now the enemy cannot commit the sin of  betrayal, only the above list can. Yet I go on to read   "In your patience possess your souls" and I rejoice  that I am counted worthy to suffer for His name's sake.  This is not to deny there are times when I've spoken or acted out of my flesh, but a lot of what I've endured has been because of the call of God on my life.

 Our fellowship's theme song, from the movie "Oliver" -

Consider yourself 

Consider yourself        at home

Consider yourself        one of the family

We've taken to you       so strong 

It's clear      we're        going to get along

Consider yourself        well in

Consider yourself        part of the furniture 

There isn't a lot       to spare

Who cares? Whatever we've got we share!

If it should chance to be

We should see

Some harder days

Empty larder days

Why grouse? 

There's always a chance we'll meet

Somebody 

To foot the bill 

Then the drinks are on the house!

Consider yourself        our mate!

We don't want to have        no fuss

For after some consideration        we can state -

Consider yourself        one of us!

 Sail into the unknown  -

explore uncharted seas

Go somewhere you've never gone,

won't you please,    with me?

The vastness of God we've yet to see,

though sometimes we glimpse eternity 

out of the corner of our eye,

in the back of our mind, 

Somewhere on the outer edge of what we perceive  -

we  catch a glimpse of what could be...

If we'd only take His hand,

   and     follow our daddy,

         that mirage-like, distant land

would be seen clearly  - 

We'll find our oasis wherever his face is....

Oh where our Father will take us!

Beyond time or space or any boundary. 

Man can grasp with his understanding, 

beyond all we can ask or think -

beyond all imagining,

to the place where God is the only limit

on who we are, and what we can do,

For we are made in His image  and likeness 

(not the other way around)

         .....and He is beyond human comprehension, 

but the parts of us we call "spiŕit" and "soul

have no boundaries 

for neither does he

whom we are invited to know.

      "Nothing is impossible "

            for those who believe. 

God is grander, greater,  

       than all we can ask, or think.

Eph:3:20

 I remember 

young (er)

tentative 

just getting to know each other 

exploring the moment 

and each other's psychs

feeling each other's feelings 

meeting my mother for the first of four times

and my GG - the only time

Who thought getting married and immediately going on a road trip was a good idea?

If we're still married after a week in a car together,  we'll always be married. 

All we really have in common is  - 

we both have lips

(and Christ).

And we love to read cheap fiction paperbacks. 

And we like to travel (not always together).

Hey - we're a little slow in here tonight!

Bob Evan's Pot roast sandwich-  what a delight!

Experiencing new experiences with you - is nice!

Guess what I'm trying to say is  - I'm glad you're my wife!