Thunder Over Louisville is a vivid display of the power of light to draw attention...especially 'dancing light'. Phos Hilaron Church is named after the notion of 'Dancing Light' and reminds this new church that our mission as individuals is to light up our little corner of the planet. At Phos Hilaron Church we call this 'Mission at 1 Degree' (M1D). As I watched the sky light up from the glow of these dancing lights I was reminded again of how powerful it is just to love the people around us the way that Jesus would.
Here's to Light Dancers all Over the World! You are like a candle and I'm gonna place you on a golden lampstand!
Rock On Light Dancers,
Jeff Fuson
The Life Purpose Guy -- helping Entrepreneurial Christ Followers Bring Good Things to Life
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Tonite was AWESOME / Thunder Over Louisville 2008
11 year old boys are kinetic and goofy and wonderful! My son is no exception. It was wonderful to be at Thunder Over Louisville this evening with just him, me and our bikes. It was COLD and spat a little rain, but we dressed for the weather and the bikes allowed us to park over 2 miles from Thunder Ground Zero so we could make a fast get away after Thunder. The bikes also allowed us to check out a lot more of the total venue in downtown Louisville and we actually rode around much of 3rd, 4th and 5th streets and finally settled in for dinner at Jay Gumbos. He's is a big sea-food fan and has been wanting to eat crawdads for whie so tonite was his lucky night and he dove into a bowl of Crawfish Etoufee' and enjoyed it a lot. Later sharing a funnel cake and enjoying the last few acts of the Air Show and then being pounded by the report from the cannons on the Second Street Bridge and the fireworks sitting beside him on our bikes was a magic time for me. I know all to well as we prepare to send our oldest to college this fall that in just a few minutes we'll be preparing him to graduate from high school and Thunder won't be nearly as magical. But, tonight it was all I could hope for and more -- just my awesome 11 year old, me, a couple of bikes, a whole lot of others at the Water Front, Thunder and the Magic of Connecting with my son right where he is. Amazing nite to be sure.
Oh yeah, and he packed along some money he's earned from doing his chores and couldn't wait to buy a couple of 'shockers' --one is fake pack of gum with a 'piece of gum' sticking out of it so that when it's offered to someone and they 'pull' the gum they get the 'gee whiz' shocked out of em and the other is a 'shocking lasser'. Heaven for an 11 year old boy for sure! But, more revealing of the true heart of this amazing little boy is that on the way out he grabbed a street vendor passing by to buy his little brother a gift with his own money. This goofy, 'shocking' 11 year old has a heart of gold. I'm so glad God let him come to be my son.
I'm so grateful that God has let me be 'daddy' -- it's my favorite thing in this world!
Ride your bike to Thunder next year! It's a blast.
Jeff
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Thank You for Today Daddy.
"Thank you for today daddy." Straight from the grateful heart of a tuckered out 5 year old who had a great day holding hands discovering the longest cave system in the world at Mammoth Cave near Cave City, Kentucky.
His simple sentence inspired the same from my heart to our Heavenly Father, God who provided a great day for us with the boys. As a parent I learn a lot about prayer (or, at least I think I learn a lot because I assume that God is a lot like me because I was formed after His image....) when my children are grateful. Straight from a heart filled with gratitude....thank you for today daddy.
Everyday I find reasons to say prayers that like to God. I'm amazed that He provides the resources for us to have days like this in the midst of Launching a Church and 3 kids, car hassles, taxes, and rising gas prices! And, as a Church Planter I promise that I've learned to rely on His provision, sometimes miraculous and always right on time, more than ever.
I'm learning to live in the land of God provisions as suggested by Jesus to His followers in the Sermon on the Mount and it sure takes a lot of stress out of living to know that God is concerned about everything going on in my life -- even a simple day trip that fills a little boy's heart up with great memories of being together.
Thank you DADDY for a today.
Jeff
His simple sentence inspired the same from my heart to our Heavenly Father, God who provided a great day for us with the boys. As a parent I learn a lot about prayer (or, at least I think I learn a lot because I assume that God is a lot like me because I was formed after His image....) when my children are grateful. Straight from a heart filled with gratitude....thank you for today daddy.
Everyday I find reasons to say prayers that like to God. I'm amazed that He provides the resources for us to have days like this in the midst of Launching a Church and 3 kids, car hassles, taxes, and rising gas prices! And, as a Church Planter I promise that I've learned to rely on His provision, sometimes miraculous and always right on time, more than ever.
I'm learning to live in the land of God provisions as suggested by Jesus to His followers in the Sermon on the Mount and it sure takes a lot of stress out of living to know that God is concerned about everything going on in my life -- even a simple day trip that fills a little boy's heart up with great memories of being together.
Thank you DADDY for a today.
Jeff
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