Be Prepared

There is a difference between being prepared and the action word prepare.

One is a state of being. To constantly be that state. So, be prepared is a state of “be.” It means to always, constantly ready yourself and to be ready for whatever that current and next thing is. I have thought a lot about this as we received that word from God. It was a feeling, a thought, a goal that seemed to be coming from God. Prepare.

The action word prepare is slightly different. It is to do things which make you “be.”

In April when I first felt that we should prepare it was an easy idea to accomplish. So we started doing things that would make us prepared for whatever God has for us. It reminded me of a parable.

Two farmers were needing rain or their crops could not be planted and they would have no food for the year. So both went to their houses and prayed. They asked God to send rain for their fields. After they had prayed, one farmer went out to the fields and began to tend them and make them ready. The other farmer sat and waited.

The question that goes with this parable is this: Which farmer had faith?

The first farmer expected the rain and got ready. He prepared. There was something to actually do. Sometimes, it needs to be acknowledged, there is nothing to do. Sometimes, God wants us to do nothing and that is how He asks us to prepare. And that can be really hard for some.

The month of May was a “go and prepare” month. There was so much to do. Which I am very good at. However, this month, while having a few things left to prepare for, mostly it has so far been one of not doing. Rather it has become a state. A being. Be Prepared.

It is hard to exist in the “not doing.” So now I have this time to finish up the small things and be with my family. What a great time!

Jump Around!

On our way here, after we stopped to eat at Twin Falls, we were driving back to I-84 and I saw a guy wearing a parachute on this back as we went over the bridge.

I quickly pulled over and grabbed Alissa and Audrey. We headed to the overlook.

Three guys were about to jump off the bridge to base jump from the bridge. I have never seen this live, so it was pretty cool that we just happen to be going by at the moment.

So we got this little video of one of the guys jumping. I deleted the audio for quicker upload.

A guy standing by us told us that this is one of the few bridges where it is legal to do this kind of jump from a bridge.

Oops

I would also like to formally thank Pastor Matt. He was very helpful. You rock! Not that he wants or needs to be thanked because he is that kind of guy.

But I missed thanking him in my earlier post.

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Fun Pic from Monday

Couldn't resist snapping this picture. I'm sure that it had nothing to do with being based out of Eagle, Idaho but thought it would be fun to take anyway.

The Ramp

This river is very calm in this picture. You can just make out the ramp in the background where Evil Kenevil was going to make his jump over the Snake River.

If you don't know who he is then I am much older than I thought.

The Lizard

Alissa found this lizard. Audrey was both fascinated and scared of it. The lizard sat there a long time and was not bothered by us. Audrey was very bothered by it. She wanted to be held and talked about that lizard for the next ten minutes. She wanted to know if the lizard could get her. I had to tell her many times that it would not get her. And that she was much bigger than the lizard.

Our God is so big, so strong and so mighty there's nothing that our God cannot do. He probably thinks the same thing about us sometimes. Do you think He wonders why we don't understand that because He is so big and so powerful and so loving that there is nothing that can keep us from Him and all that He has for us if we would just trust in Him?

Walking with the Father

I love this picture. I don't have very many pictures of me on this blog so to have this one with my daughter is quite unique. And, very special.

It kind of reminds me of what it might have been like for Adam and Eve when they were walking with God in the Garden. All the beauty that was around them and the most beautiful thing was the relationship between the Father and themselves. God dotes on you. He holds your hand and walks with you, helping you when you stumble, helping you when you fall.

What do you do to keep your relationship with the Father new? Do you dote on Him?

Length

Have you ever wondered how long those white marks are on the road? After driving for 5 days, you start to wonder.

I tell you what, whoever reads this, is the first to come up to me and tells me how long those really are will get a very special little something. (Oh, and you have to be a kid!)

Welcome to Idaho

Woo Hoo! We are getting closer!

This time Mr. Potatohead got it right. He is even looking at the camera, which is very hard to do when your eyes don't move.

The Road to Ogden

On the way to Ogden, these snow covered mountains were pretty. This was a hard picture to take because there was construction on the road and there were these concrete things that were guiding us down the road. Something told me that it would be good to NOT hit those concrete things.

I Saw the Sign

Here is the first sign that we were getting close to Boise!

See for miles

Now that it wasn't raining you could see a long way in Wyoming. It was a little like Utah, which is good because we were about to be in Utah. Kinda cool that way.

Sage Brush

As we were going through Wyoming there was this greenish brush everywhere in the fields.

At this rest stop we finally got to learn what it was.

Camera play time

Audrey has learned how to take pictures with my phone. This is one of her masterpieces.


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Sunset

As we were driving north on I-135, God gave us a beautiful sunset to enjoy. Isn't He awesome?

And he sure can paint well!



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Zzzzzzz

Time for sleep! We got a lot done. Can't wait to get on the road!

Goodnight all!

-- Post From My iPhone