Mt. Bike Team

Well, After fund raising and team recruiting and jersey designing I get to rest from the team starting process. Here's a picture of our new jerseys that are in the process of being printed. Also, for those of you who don't know much about Mt. Bike racing it IS a spectator sport and pretty exciting. Some courses are better than others in that you get to see the riders more than once per lap. But all have good music playing, live commentary on the races all are in pretty scenic location (for Indiana) and you can bring your choice of beverages and a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the racing at your leisure.
I've not had anyone come watch one of my races except Jen and my Mom (she always supportive) and brother Brad. Jen really likes watching, I even talked her into racing a race last year! She finished 3rd by the way! Even after face planting once and wrecking two more times! She's competitive. But if anyone wants to make an afternoon of it and come to a race here's the schedule for 2008:

Sat April 19 Avon IN
Washington Twp Park
Sat May 3 Warsaw IN
Winona Lake Trail
Sun Jun 1 Nashville IN
Brown County State Park ("Kentuckiana Championship")
Sat Jun 14 Portage IN
Imagination Glen
Sun Jul 6 North Vernon IN
Muscatatuck Park (AMBC)
Sun Jul 27 New Castle IN
Westwood Park
Sun Aug 17 Logansport IN
France Park
Sun Sep 14 Indianapolis IN
Town Run Trail Park


24 HOURS OF DINO

Sat-Sun Sep 27-28 Warsaw, IN
Winona Lake

Races start at Noon.

The Pursuit of God

"O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need of further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to be made more thirsty still. Show me your glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away." Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long. In Jesus' name. Amen" A.W. Tozer

Prayer

I'm struggling to pray. What I mean is I'm not praying at all...of late. Now I join in the group prayers of others but I'm not asking God to give me strength for each day that I might walk in his will. Not moved by the needs of others so much as to want for them more than I can personally give and so to pray for the hand of God to touch them. How can this be? How much am I missing out on? How much is God longing for deeper communication with me? How much more of his kingdom goodness might be held up in heaven instead of on earth because I'm not praying? How much more glory could God be receiving? How much more joy could I be receiving?
Seriously, why is it so hard to walk consistently in the same direction with God. I'm like a baby that takes a few steps and then falls, feels sorry for itself, cries a bit and then tries to get back up by himself instead of walking hand in hand with the Father. Maybe the monks felt this same frustration and that's why they sheltered themselves so all they could think about was Him. Surely, I'm distracted by all the stuff the world has to offer, good and bad.
If you pray, pray that I would pray. God help me pray. Spirit of God change me more on the inside. Let the roots of my life be deep in the soil of Jesus so that I bear beautiful fruit.

Fog

Seriously, What is up with all the fog the last three days? And why does it affect my mood so much? I've wanted to be a hermit all week. When Jesus comes back to wrap everything up He'll be so glorious that he'll "darken the noon day sun"! And in heaven we won't need the sun because Jesus will be our light! I look forward to that.

Hope this Sun brightens your day!