A Once In A Lifetime History Making Event

Another history making event happened today. I must preface this by saying that it is my hope that this rare event happens again in my life time and I am blessed to have witnessed and even lived it. The chances of this happening again are slim, however; would be welcomed were it to reoccur. As I logged onto to my school porthole today, I witnessed the history making event of Chris Kuntz receiving an a+ in English class. I know, I know, after such a build up, you would have thought that man landed on Pluto (even though it isn't considered a planet anymore) however, this crowing achievement is something that I am pleased to announce to the world. Just thought I would share :-)

A New Frontier

Today I watched as we finally landed on the planet Mars. Today at approx. 7:55pm, the spacecraft Phoenix landed on the polar ice cap of Mars. It was a neat experience to watch this unfold live on NASA TV via the Internet. I gathered up the boys, and we watched mission control as they anxiously awaited telemetry to beam back to earth announcing the arrival of Phoenix. This has been 5 years in the making and just under one year in flight heading for the final destination. I guess I am in awe as to how we can build and navigate such a craft through such a long distance and land right where they wanted it to. If you think simple odds it seems impossible. Mars, at it's closest is approx. 33,900,000 miles away. At it's greatest distance, it can be as far as 249,000,000 miles away. Can you imagine trying to use Google maps for that.

Anyway, I thought this was a neat day for NASA and America as we conquer new frontiers and explore this wonderful and complex universe that God created.

In My Sons Hands

A few weekends ago, my wife and I took our three boys out to the local airfield to watch some planes take off and possibly get one of them a ride in a small plane. The Young Eagles were there and offering rides for kids 8-17. Long story short, my oldest just made the cut off and I learned that I could chip in some cash for fuel and ride a long, so I did.

We loaded up the plane, with my oldest in the co-pilot seat and me in the back with my other son, (he got lucky and got to go as well.) After we took off, the pilot asked if my oldest wanted to fly the plane and of course he said yes. So here I am, helpless in the back seat, making sure my seatbelt is secure, watching my son push and pull and twist the yoke of the plane. Thrusting us down then pulling us up. Surprisingly, I wasn't all that nervous, most likely because I new the real pilot was right there ready to grab the yoke were something to go awry.

I thought about this the other day and thought about how I too often try to steer my life as though I know what I'm doing. I can go this way, and go that way, but that doesn't mean I know what i am doing or what is best for me. Just like my son could fly the plane for a short while, I can direct my life. However, given the plane for too long, we would have surely crashed. If I try to control my life for any given length of time, I will ruin it. I need to remember to let God, the real experienced pilot, steer my life in the direction that is best for me. I need to be the co-pilot not the pilot.

Something New

This is by no means a spiritual post. I just wanted to say that I finally joined the MAC world, and I love it.

Hopefully I will be posting again soon, but until then you can enjoy this great pic!

Peace