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Saturday, in the park...
Posted on Saturday, March 01, 2008 at 6:00 PM by Robby Roberts
You'd think it was the 4th of July.....
OK, enough Chicago song references. But, for the 1st of March, it was a BEAUTIFUL day, and other than the temp, you'd think it was the 4th of July. I've had some things on my mind the last couple of weeks... REAL HEAVY things that, I really can't talk to anyone except a couple of really close friends about. At least for now. Anyway, I needed to clear my head, big time. So, I threw my hiking staff in the trunk of the car and headed over to Ft. Yargo State park in Winder and walked the trails for a few hours... Just me, God, my iPod and my Eagle hiking staff... (And my Blackberry, of course!!!). A long walk in nature like that can be as good for the soul as it is for the body.
Speaking of body, just a quick update. The weight loss total is now at 82 lbs since last Labor Day. I had my physical Tuesday and was told I was doing great (for those concerned I may be doing too much, too fast.)...
86 / 5 / 10
Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 10:04 AM by Robby Roberts
Anyone guess what those 3 numbers are?
No, it's not the play call
from the winning quarterback....
It's not the combination to my
footlocker....
It's definately not the measurements of my ideal
woman!!!
Give up?
86 - how many pounds I've lost since Labor Day of last year
5
- the number of pants sizes I've dropped
10 - the number of
inches off my waist
A lot done, and nothing accomplished...
Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 11:55 PM by Robby Roberts
I was writing an email to one of my closest friends tonight and I got to thinking about some of the things I've done in my 33 years on this planet...
I've taken a class cinematography taught by Steven Spielberg,
I've
taken a trumpet lesson from Doc. Severson,
I’ve shook hands with the
President (the first Bush),
I’ve made good friends and lost good
friends,
I’ve met Lonestar & Lee Greenwood and had pictures taken
with them,
I’ve performed in the half time show of a Bowl game,
I've
seen a UFO and a Ghost,
I’ve been to the Olympics,
I’ve
walked on the launch pads at Cape Canaveral and seen the shuttle rolling
out on its crawler to be blasted into orbit,
I’ve found pearls in
oysters that I pulled up from the ocean myself,
I’ve seen Niagara
Falls in the snow,
I’ve walked Bourbon Street in New Orleans,
I
was blessed to be able to give a sermon in front of a full church when I
was only 16,
I’ve seen the sun set over the mountains, and rise over
the ocean,
I’ve driven through the Vineyard’s of Ontario, Canada,
I’ve
flown a Boing 747 flight simulator,
I’ve rafted class 6 rapids & swam
with Dolphins in the wild,
I’ve hiked on the Appalachian Trail &
Watched Hailey’s Comet from the top of Tray Mountain on a night so clear
I was able to see it with my bare eyes,
I’ve eaten Rattlesnake &
Alligator,
I’ve held a fawn in my arms and nursed it with a bottle
after its mother was hit by a truck,
I’ve loved and lost,…
I can’t say I’ve done it all, but, if it was over today, I’ve done enough to feel satisfied.
No, I can’t say that I have no regrets… I have a few. Some, I’ll take to my grave.
Yes, I hurt right now. I’ve known pain, plenty of pain in my life. But, pain is part of life.
But, all for all I've done, I feel I have accomplished nothing....
Easter, and the first signs of spring....
Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 5:47 PM by Robby Roberts
I went out for my walk today, dispite the cold wind, it was a beautiful day. And, as I round the bend, about a half mile from my house, I see something that causes me to pause and think (See picture). Some may say "It's just s tree blooming out." But, realize the symbology of it on today, Easter, the day we as Christians celebrate the NEW LIFE given to us by the VICTORY of Jesus over death. There, among the "Dead" (Dormant) trees stood a beautiful, wild, pink Dogwood in full bloom. Just something to think about.
Below is the LEGEND of the Dogwood... (Its just a legend....)
The Legend of the Dogwood
There is a legend, that at the time of the Crucifixion the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber of the cross. To be used thus for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed this, and in His gentle pity for all sorrow and suffering said to it: “Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross. ..two long and two short petals. And in the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it will remember.”