Wordless Wednesday: He's Going Solo

(These three have gone to watch DS 3--in the middle--complete his solo flight in a glider this morning. Although this is NOT a glider, it is the three of them with the thing they enjoy so much: an airplane.)

Fireworks Anyone?

I love Tim McGraw's song "How Bad Do You Want It?"
People always ask me
"Son what does it take
To reach out and touch your dreams?"
To them I always say
Are you hungry?
Are you thirsty?
Is it a fire that burns you up inside?
How bad do you want it?
How bad do you need it?
Are you eating, sleeping, dreaming
With that one thing on your mind?
How bad do you want it?
How bad do you need it?
Cause if you want it all
You've got to lay it all out on the line"

It reminds me of what my husband always says:
"You've got to find your passion...The thing that gets you excited...and do it." Today
in church he shared about Isaiah's calling. Would that I would be as ready as Isaiah
to say, "Here I am, SEND ME!"

I am passionate about so many things: my faith, my family, and my job. I feel like
almost every day I have the chance to let my fire burn as I live the life to which I have
been given and called. Some days I burn bright with laser focus and confidence.
I have vision,
direction,
and feel like I am living my dreams.
Other days I fizzle a bit and feel like there must be more that I need to be and do.
On those days, I try and find my way in darkness.

There are fireworks going off outside tonight...and I realize that I want to burn with
that kind of excitement. I want to have that fire that burns me up inside.

And I want to burn brightly...

Just like the fireworks!