Flying (Or Something Remotely Similar...)

Flying (Or Something Remotely Similar...) P5100181 Originally uploaded by Markie's World

It's time for something light hearted and fun after yesterday. If you haven't read yesterday's post yet, read it first. Please. The experience changed my life. Okay, so I was over at my cousins' house today (who are all younger than me) and they were playing on the swing they built. Well they wanted me to take my turn and I couldn't really sit in it. So instead I used the ropes to strap myself to it and pretend I was flying. It was scary because at a couple points my head barely clears the ground. This was around my third attempt at it, and I mainly was trying to get a good ending for the video (which my cousin cut off a couple seconds early, oh well - I'll have to do it again with my little HD camera one of these days :) ). They even got me to say "I believe I can fly" during it if you listen close. So you are probably wondering what on earth I posted this for? Well, I am really serious a lot of the time (well at least when I need to be - working at schools, during funerals, etc). But I really think we need to learn to have fun too! It's okay to be a total goofball and silly and weird sometimes. Especially around family and friends. We laughed so much making this video it was well worth it. And I am so thankful for all I have - wonderful relatives to enjoy this day with (sadly, my mom couldn't make it :( ); good health (I still have a bit of a cough but I think it's allergies at this point); people who love me and care about me. Those are great things, and God has amazing plans for me. I am so excited for all that the Lord is doing. We're all going to the same place - to meet the Lord. Let's make sure of three things - that when we get there, we'll get to stay with Him (if you're not sure then please visit this link! It might be the most important thing you ever do), that we've loved and reached out to everyone we've encountered by following His calling, and that we enjoyed the journey as much as possible! Mark