Waves

In January I went with three of our boys to Siargao Island so that Brendon (24 years) could try out surfing in the Philippines. You have to understand that we do not have waves where we live and seeing them here in the Philippines was a treat for all of us.

The only problem was getting there, it took the better part of 36 hours in each direction. It was beautiful and the four of us did this for less than $200 for three nights accommodation and food.

Two Saturdays out of Three

I will be attending a funeral this Saturday, February 17. That will make two Saturdays out of three. Sometimes it is just to often to be reminded about our mortality. The funeral two weeks ago was a person that was elderly (funny how relative that term becomes) but this time it is a man who died of cancer and is much younger than I am.

I suppose that is the dividing line. People older than I am are "ready" and those younger are "not." That probably says a lot about myself and my less than desirable attitude towards aging.

I have been reading Randy Alcorn's Heaven and finding myself saying, "Yes, of course, why didn't I think of that?" It is such a well balanced presentation of a topic that can quickly become unbalanced. Anyway, these two concepts have much to inform each other about, namely that heaven does change how I think about mortality.