It's going to be quick!

Life is good. Working 55 hours a week as a lifeguard and a barrista. I'm getting married in 13 days. I get to see my brothers soon. Seattle with some amazing friends in a couple days, Thanksgiving with my family, flying to Maryland, then getting married!!!

Life is good. Learning lots of about Jesus and love and life. It's good. I'm excited to see how the Lord can use us together instead of apart He's amazing.

Blessings to you all.

Keep loving Jesus more each day!

"You are not who you are in Christ because of what you have done; you are in Christ because of what He has done." - Alan MacLurg

It's coming!!!!

Coffee Shops:

I was feeling expressive this morning and ended up writting this at a coffee shop a couple blocks from my apartment (Disclaimer: this isn't the final draft, I am still working on it but thought I would share):

My heart has been captured and enraptured. I say this though the Lord will not strike me dead for idolatry and Shabana will not tear me limb from limb for being unfaithful. Yes, my heart has found a new place of peace.

Peace and rest abound in a place of business and energy. Constant movement, continuous chatter with under currents of soft music. It’s a place to escape the cold, to be warmed. A place to be alone in a crowd. They come in many different sizes and shapes, some quick and impersonal while others are small and intimate. Cozy – yet not smothering; moving – but not too busy; loud – in a pleasant way; inviting – but not home.

It’s a place where the world is at your fingertips. A place to dream and create. A place to ponder life. A place to soar with nothing to drag you down. A place to meet to work through complex business issues or just share life with a friend. A place of safety and rest.

Yes, my heart has been captured. I dream about the day one will be mine to call my own. I am but the clay on the potter’s wheel.

Man, it's been a long time

Man, it’s been almost a month since I posted!  I’m getting married in 45 days – God is good. I thought time went fast at Teen Mania, it’s going even faster now! I’m working about 55 hours a week between lifeguarding at the YMCA and working as a barista at a coffee shop. It’s fun.

Learning a lot about relationships and the Lord. I love spending time with Shabana. The Lord is taking us to new places. It’s good and blessed by the Lord. I need to go back to work…have a great day!

The Old Oak Tree:

So tall and strong

He stands all day long,

Quietly watching

While people their lives are botching.

He’s the old oak tree.

Newlyweds prance gleefully by,

Druggies seek a higher high,

Children romp around him,

While old men reminisce under his limbs.

He’s the old oak tree.

Birds come from far and near,

Squirrels – they have no fear,

Ants boldly climb

While crows bide their time.

He’s the old oak tree.

What wisdom does he contain?

How many fools could he name

Who need to listen?

Every day he beckons.

He’s the old oak tree.

If youth would simply stop

But for a minute to take stock

How their lives would be enriched.

But oh, so many opportunities missed!

He’s the old oak tree.

Young men now old,

If only they had been told,

“Life is short;

Don’t stay in port.”

He’s the old oak tree.

“Spread your wings and fly!

You must give life a try!

Go for your dreams,

Then your face will beam.”

He’s the old oak tree.

Now this poem is coming to a close,

I hope you didn’t dose.

I know a safe place to dream

And no, he’s not mean.

He’s the old oak tree.

David B Knight

September 2007