Seatbelts. Anyone? Anyone?

I sounded like Mom today and I was so mad, I didn't even think twice.

Here's the deal. C, J, A & I went to lunch together today. Typical Thursday. I drove and when we left lunch, J says to A, "Dude, put your seat belt on."

I glanced in my rearview mirror and look at A as if to say "And..." And he just sits there!! So I stopped the car before we pulled out, put it in park, took my foot off the brake, and crossed my arms. That's right. I'm stubborn and there's nothing you can do about it. He finally put his seatbelt on and I drove us back to work as we continued with a lively discussion of who has the "right" to make someone wear their seatbelt.

Totally something Mom would do, but Geez em!!! I dug in my heels and only our group of peeps would continue with an "animated" conversation about legislating the wearing of seat belts.

So funny!!

Memory Lane ... 2001

I'm mulling through quite a few different thoughts lately that I will share on here eventually, but something a little different for now.

I was going through an old Bible of mine, and it was a hardcore trip down memory lane. Notes from people that I haven't talked to in years, some I haven't thought of in years, and some I don't even remember. It seems like a lifetime ago and maybe it was. High school was forever ago, right?

I am asked by my students all the time who I still talk to from college, but that tends to be my only thoughts on the matter. But today, as I was going through some study notes I will be using tonight I grabbed this Bible to use some of the maps in back, and all of the sudden I was immersed in someone's life.

I did find a poem of sorts that I had written called "I Know". I don't remember it at all, but it was dated February 16, 2001. Nearly 9 years ago and the statements of "I wonder ..." are barely recognizable. And then I realized, I'm thankful. I read through the questions and statements thinking of how thankful I am that God has brought me to such a different place in life.

A trip down memory lane reminds me that I'm not who I once was. And I praise God for this journey.