Stilts

Our circus theme is going well, and as you can see here, Daddy actually has been using the stilts that Nana got us for Christmas some time ago.  A few of us at the office have been able to walk on them, and although Daddy is not as good as Josh, he can walk about with ease.  Between this and the juggling, it's been neat to use some of these hidden talents for our services.  Also, Josh can walk on his hands, upside down, for a pretty good length of time - we put that to use this weekend as well.  We used our invention today, the one designed by a Disney Imagineer, and it just looks amazing!  All in all it was a good service, one about walking on a high wire.  I suppose here would be a good place to put the verbiage I had written for the service itself:

     At the highest parts of the Big Top they defy gravity and common sense:  the tightrope artists!  It seems an easy enough concept:  walk from one place to the next.  What could be so hard about that?  The answer is a thrilling one:  the tightrope they walk on can be as thin as five centimeters wide, and it’s a hundred feet in the air!

      The Bible tells us the words of Jesus: “Walk the straight and narrow.”   Not many choose to walk this way, as it requires discipline and sacrifice.  But the rewards are great, and the spotlight is on you.  It’s a narrow path, but it’s one we need to take – it’s the only way, truth and life.  So put your best foot forward because others are watching to see you make it across the great divide.

     Remember, a key for all tightrope artists is to stay balanced.  If we don’t keep balanced, we’re in for a fall. Our lives must be balanced with Biblical truths, focused on God.  It’s okay to have other things in our lives, but can you imagine a guy carrying too much stuff across a tightrope?  Jesus said it best:  it’d be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle!  If you don’t have enough balance in life – if you don’t have enough of Him – you’ll certainly be on the wrong footing.

     Even so, always remember that Jesus is our safety net.  He will catch us when we fall.  The great thing about safety nets these days is this:  they help you bounce back up again!  If we stumble and fall, the best thing to do is ask for forgiveness, and try again.  The crowd wants to see you make it across the tightrope, so get back up there and amaze them with your walk.

     Keep walking the straight and narrow, and keep balanced.  You’ll cross the great divide in style, like a master performer on the tightrope.

     Anyway, it was a good day overall.  Madison enjoyed KidPak Jr., where you can see her above.  This is a classroom where she learns a bit and does a few activities - before walking across the hallway into the auditorium.

     The rest of the day went by quick - we were at the grocery store for a bit, where Daddy picked up some wood.  The weather outside has been very cold, so a fire in the fireplace was just the right prescription!  We read some books and played some games together, and of course ate some leftover Chinese food.  Tonight, we watched "Jimmy Neutron," and Madison really liked that a lot.  But everyone was pretty tired tonight:  we went to bed early, which was also just the right prescription.  It's going to be a busy week upcoming, so that's the perfect thing we need:  rest!