Archive for April, 2007

Trinity Bible Class Talk

Posted in Choices, Disciple Bible, Emmaus, Methodism, Mountains, RMC on April 30th, 2007

This is a talk I did at the Sunday Bible School class Suzy and I attend. As we are moving soon I was “moved” to offer up my spiritual journey in advance of my physical journey. Dean Brown the outstanding teacher of the class obliged and what follows is what I said that day. Most of the writing has appeared in parts in the Rocky Mountain Climbing Diary in prior versions and compiled and edited for the Trinity audience of friends and Disciples.

I want to apologize for not being able to attend class for the last 5-6 months. Many of you know that Suzy and I are moving to Colorado soon after my daughter graduates from high school. Over the last 18 months we bought, fixed up and moved in renters into a condo in Avon, Colorado. Started building a house in Eagle, Colorado. Went on numerous business trips from Atlanta to Santa Barbara. Had a couple of school visits. First my daughter Sarah was going to be a Missouri Tiger. She ended up an Aggie. Moved tenants out of the condo, fixed it up again, moved furniture into the condo to make it more saleable, sold it, moved furniture out, closed the sale. Put our house in Dallas on the market… and on and on. Oh yeah, Suzy just got a great job with a company based in New York.

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Remember Me Video- Support Our Troops

Posted in Choices, RMC on April 18th, 2007

This is a really beautiful and moving video. That came from my friend Joyce. When I thanked her for sharing this with me, here is what she sent back:

Hi Durk,
It is my pleasure to be able to share this with you.  My beautiful daughter, Jennifer, sent it to me.  It brought back a lot of memories for me of when my son, Jason, was deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq.  My heart goes out to all the people who have loved ones serving in the military.  I cry every time I hear that another one of our precious service men or women have died while fighting this war on terrorism or when I see pictures of those who have been terribly wounded.  I pray that someday all the people in this world will be able to get along and love one another as Jesus taught us to do while he walked on this earth.  May God bless you and your family.
Much Love,
Joyce

I am a strong, beautiful woman accepting love from God and others, using that as medicine for myself so that I can reach out and help others experience God’s love.

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Seeking a Greater Canopy of Stars

Posted in Mountains, RMC on April 10th, 2007

Rocky Mountain Climbing #26- Seeking a Greater Canopy of Stars

On the flight to Houston, April 4th

As many of you know Suzy and I are moving to Colorado the summer of 2007. It’s only a few weeks away. We have been “planning” to move to Colorado almost from the time we met again 30 years after our high school graduation.

Why we want to move appears to be a fairly uncomplicated decision. Colorado is beautiful. We both like to ski and see snow. Cold doesn’t bother us too much. That’s the surface of the decision.

Suzy always has seen herself living: “in a cabin in the mountains”. While the house we are building is far from a cabin it is definitely in the mountains.

It is on a golf course too… it’s not exactly roughing it.

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