The Three Minute Grandparent

The Hoover Dam is an engineering marvel that was begun in 1931 and  completed in 1936.  Taking thousands of men and man hours working around the clock, this marvel continues to wow even the hardest to impress.  It gives new meaning to the word, "Large." Our first and most important stop  in touring the dam was to the lowest portion where the water is brought into the electrical turbines used to create electricity for many of the  western states.  The first step in  building the dam was to divert the  Colorado  river so the dam could be anchored in solid bedrock.  Once the river was diverted and the area dried, workers dug down another 137 feet to hit solid rock and on this the dam rests.  It was all quite impressive. A song learned as a child came to mind, "The wise man built his house upon the rock..." and it gave me such a vivid picture of Jesus as my eternal rock.  While in the bowels of the dam, I felt hard concrete and roc...

As I sat by the pool watching a young Father and his young daughter play in the water, I was able to view complete trust at work.  The wise Father had wrapped his daughter in a body-suit life preserver which allowed the young swimmer to move about the pool freely.  Dad showed the little girl how to kick with her feet and pull with her arms which she began doing with gusto.  She was able to "swim" all about the pool, which was quite large.  Dad watched his daughter carefully as she moved away from him. The trust began to come into play as she realized that she was quite far from Dad and began to call for him.  Very quickly, Dad was by his daughter's side holding her with his strong arms.  As the daughter calmed, she regained the desire to strike out again to another far point in the pool.  Again upon realizing how far she was from Dad, she would call and Dad would instantly be by her side. Dad never taunted or belittled daughter, rather he encouraged he...

Don't like the weather??  Stick around, it will change in 5 minutes.  I heard that saying while growing up in the South, going to school in Central Florida, living in Texas and now living in Montana.  The weather can change in a moment's notice, seemingly.  We check the weather regularly on the internet and have learned to accept change as a matter of fact. Change...the word can excite and frighten.  As a child, I asked my Father when I would grow up.  I wanted change...right then.  Now that I am older and "grown up", I wish that I could return to....well, you get the idea. Many changes have been wonderful; marriage to the most wonderful woman in the world, 4 wonderful children and 2 of them with wonderful spouses, friends, getting to know my Mother and sisters as a grownup....many great changes that I embrace. Some changes have been hard to accept; aging and all that accompanies the process.  Looking into the mirror get rougher each year,...

Airports are fascinating places, sitting at a window watching planes move from landing to their gate and back to the runway. On first look, the planes seem to know exactly where to go even in the maze of gates and other planes that we call an airport. Workers holding little red wands walk around and the planes appear to follow. Amazing how this huge plane wants to follow the person holding the red wand. These large planes appear to be self-powered, self-sufficient and self-motivated, yet…one or two workers walk, the plane follows…and the planes don’t seem to mind. I wonder what would happen if the workers were not available with the red wands? Actually, we both know that chaos would result and rather quickly. The plane…or rather the pilot is watching for the worker with the red wand…in fact, the red wand becomes the pilot’s guide through a rough maze. What are you watching as you travel through this life? Is there someone who is your guide? Actually, Jesus is the guide, waiting for y...

Reunion - An exciting word to family.  A time to gather with parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins. The Colson family has always been big on reunions.  We laugh, laugh and laugh for hours, moving from one person to another, sharing old and new stories, looking at photographs and laughing again. I like reunions, if you cannot already tell.  My parents instilled a sense of family in me by going to family reunions, dinners on the ground, visits to grandparents and meeting family whenever the opportunity arose.  I love my family and want to be with them whenever possible. Heaven is getting ready for a reunion of believers from across the ages.  One day, all who belong the the Family of God will gather for an eternal reunion, never to leave.  That is most important to me...always together, no sad goodbyes.  I am ready to see family members that left many years ago...my Father, my Grandparents, old friends...What a glorious day that will be...

Waiting...it causes even the strongest of us to quiver, bargain and get angry eventually.  Flights that were scheduled and planned, itineraries that had become part of our lives suddenly...cancelled or delayed....so...we are ....waiting. God has a bit to say about waiting, in fact, He gives a promise for waiting.  "They that wait on The Lord will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not be faint."  God knows that part of life is waiting so HE planned for it.  When I wait for Him, I allow Him to build new strength into my life. Imagine waiting a bit so God can recharge you.  That sounds like a bargain.  I sit/stand/walk and allow God to do His work through me, which in the process is giving new strength to me. Question...Is it fun?  Do I like it? Answer...No and no! Am I learning to wait?  Yes, I am in process and want to know more.  God's wait-training al...

The Blog is built, the shell is in place, all that is needed are some meaningful words.  Blogging seems to come naturally for some folks while others struggle for words to share.  Some blogs also seem to be naturally controversial while others radiate friendliness, "homeyness" and good cheer. My desire is to share my thoughts, while not boring you...share something meaningful, while not "meaninful-ing" you to tears......and be able to share what Jesus is doing in my life.....one pilgrim on the road sharing with other pilgrims. I will leave comments to the blog open for the time being.  I want to hear from you, however, I am not interested in arguments nor will I digress to that point. I am looking forward to sharing and hearing as we both grow in the blogging arena. Ken