Reflections…

Reflections…

(from January 3, 2009)
Ever know one of those people that you either loved or hated. You know…nothing in between…it was one way or the other. It is actually kind of easy when you are a sports fan.

I grew up in Colorado and so it is in my blood to be a big Denver Broncos fan. The Broncos have had some good years and some bad years, some good players and some bad players, even some good coaches and some bad coaches.

John Elway was one of those people I was talking about. Depending on which team you were a fan of – you either hated him or loved him…

Peyton Manning is another…

Tonight I am sitting and watching the NFL playoffs, bumming over the fact that the Denver Broncos aren’t in this game against Peyton Manning and the Colts (but I digress…)

Peyton reminds me of John Elway…I loved John – but I totally dislike Peyton. Now this is not to say that he is not an awesome quarterback, because he is. It is simply saying that I totally get frustrated when he finds a way to pick apart the team I love.

But now get this…

I also love Peyton Manning very much…he is simply one of the funniest guys I have seen. His commercials are hilarious and the Saturday Night Live he hosted – way better than when Michael Phelps hosted!

So right about now you are probably wondering where this blog is going and how I am going to tie this into my blog…

The answer – I am not sure. I just simply have been laughing at Peyton’s commercials and wanted to talk about it.

On another note the last time I wrote I talked about snow and how it was covering the landscape…but that it would soon melt.

Well…it kept snowing…it stayed cold…freezing rain came…it stayed cold…more snow came…it stayed cold…

After it was all said and done around 10 inches of snow blanketed the ground. It was beautiful. My kids were so excited. We had built a small snowman from the previous snowfall. It was more like a snowdoll actually. I shoveled our patio and the quarter inch that had fallen and made a snowdoll that stood about 24 inches.

After this second snowfall ended they wanted to play outside so badly! It was so enticing. So we bundled up, gloves, hats, coats, and boots were donned. The camera was turned on and out we headed.

You know the first thing that happened? My youngest fell and immediately wanted to come back inside. Play time was over. What took 15 minutes to prepare for was over in about 15 seconds. In fact, her older sister only lasted about 15 more seconds.

What was so beautiful and enticing ended up being ugly and uninviting. My girls had one idea of what it would be like and then reality set in.

So here I sit…watching football…thinking about the New Year and reminiscing about the last one. Funny how one day can simply lead into the next and not be any big deal, but, when those days are December 31 and January 1 things are so different.

Parties are thrown, games are played, resolutions are made (and by January 2 – broken), and hope is born anew.

I don’t know if you are a resolution maker or a resolution breaker, but I do hope that you take the opportunity to reflect. Reflect on this past year, reflect on the coming year, reflect on what you have done, reflect on what you will do, reflect on those you love, reflect on those who love you, reflect on today, reflect on tomorrow, and of course make sure you reflect on your relationship with Christ.

Remember, there are a lot of things in this world that are beautiful and enticing, but quickly turn ugly and uninviting.

The New Year is such a good time to make changes. So after you are done reflecting, ask yourself if there are any changes you need to make – and then make them!

So until next time…

Pastor Barry