Times Flies When You're Sleeping

What a week. It has been good. Brynn continues to sleep well, we stayed up too late watching The Guardian the other night and somehow I find myself on Friday a little tired and wishing my now empty cup of coffee had a twin.

I had the distinct honor of sushi yesterday. A random appearance of my sole sushi buddy Nathan Shaver led to an impromptu trip to the Japanese Steakhouse for a lunch of eel, tuna and salmon. Man, it was so good. I'm coming to realize Shaver is a wise man, likes to read and has an amazing heart. I guess I knew all those things before but was reminded of them again. He'll be with us for Know Sweat for 6 (count 'em) 6 weeks this summer which makes me exceedingly happy. It will be simply great.

I heard a line on the news a few weeks back (the last time it snowed, though I do admit that time was much worse). They were trying to teach people how to drive in the snow and ice (they failed miserably) and the instructor said these words: "Remember the hands and feet always follow the eyes". He was reminding people that if they are looking at that huge tree to their left, they'll magically find their car careening into said tree. So to avoid the huge tree, you would need.......that's right, to look someplace else. Sounds almost like the same thing you'd need to do to avoid sin.

It did get me to thinking about what we're looking at though. I'm convinced that the church in general has a pretty weak response to poverty and need because we aren't looking at it. I'm sure certain neighborhoods and neglected because we choose not to drive through them either because it is too scary or simply because we all know deep down if we saw it, we'd want to fix it. So maybe there is something to that little song be careful little eyes what you see.....

On a final note, I am incredibly excited about tomorrow. First, my family arrives from God's country. Secondly, the manchild and I are headed to Tulsa early to pick them up so we can swing by Believe. Carter went when he was less than a year old and we lived in Denver. But this time will be different. I think the Daddy/Son time will be great but I can't wait to see him watch the thing and since he's an amateur song leader, I think the singing part will really capture his attention. Should be amazing.

Have a good weekend.

And for your moment of zen, head over to Ang's blog for more pics of Brynn.

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