I took my oldest daughter to the Skatepark of Austin over the weekend. Only I wasn't one of those parents who were taking their kids to drop them off or watch them ride. I brought her so she could watch me ride. That's right, this old man was skating and chatting with 11 year olds in a beautiful wooden skate park. I took the flowboard with me to test drive, but found the old sled to be a little heavy for skatepark action without lots of speed. I'm so out of shape that getting to that speed stage will require getting more into the groove of being used to this stuff. My ankles were the first thing to scream, 'Hey, we're not used to this stuff!' Fortunately, I didn't get hurt. It was a real fun time. I plan on going back soon.
I had a phone message from Josh of Day of Fire, hoping that I'd have a cool encounter with Jesus today. And another encouraging email or two from some other friends. It's always so good to get encouragement. It's really appreciated during deadline week, cause the work is long and hard. One great thing about eternity will be having the time -- the time to thank the people that prayed for you (and the One Who acted on your behalf, too, of course!).
I'll post some of the blurry pictures that Kaela took of me at the park...soon.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at July 26, 2004 11:44 AM