Saturday, November 15, 2008

JUST KEEP CLIMBING



As you can see by Jamies blog we had a great time during her visit. I would like to share an event with you and because I am not a great writer please be kind as you read. Toryen and Christian were playing in the dry creek bed out behind our house. They were where the walls of the creek were rather steep. They would climb up and roll down in the sand and were having such fun.
Jamie was shooting the gun and I was just laying on my bike soaking up the sun and listening to the sounds of my loved ones. When Christian and Toryen started teaching me a lesson.
Christian said "Toryen lets climb up right here". So up they started the climb. It was the steepest part of the mountain and It would be a challenge to both of them, thats if they made it. Christian has just long enough legs that he could actually make head way with out the sand falling back down where he had just stepped but Toryen has littler legs and each time he would take a step the sand would move and he would be basically be back where he started.
So Bub who is Christian got out in head right at the start. When Toryen looked up Christian was so far ahead he yelled "Bub wait for me" To which Christian replied JUST KEEP CLIMBING. Toryen put his head down and started up again. he made it to the top of the first rise where he thought he would find his brother but by then Christian had gone up and over the top. Toryen called out again" bub,where are you?" Christian said "right here" Toryen said "I can't see you" Christian replied "JUST KEEP CLIMBING". So with out fail and trusting his brother Toryen went to climbing again. By now the sand was very steep and soft. Toryen was getting tired so he was down on his hands and knees trying to make it to the top. I was sure he would give up and come back down. But, he kept climbing and just when he was ready to top out Christian stepped to the edge of the dune where Toryen could see him. Toryen looked up and cried " Bub I found you" to which Christian replied "I was right hear all the time". When I heard Christian's reply to his brother for the last time. I was so filled with the spirit of a kind father in heaven.
It whispered to me. "MALAWNA JUST KEEP CLIMBING, EVEN IF YOU CAN'T SEE ME,I'M RIGHT HERE".
I am so great full for a heavenly father who loves me enough to remind me how really simple his plan for me is. As long as each of us are headed up we are headed in the right direction. So, Family and Friends
JUST KEEP CLIMBING.