You Never Really Know

You ever have one of those experiences where your life flashes before your eyes? This was one for me a couple of weeks ago. The below article is from the January 17 Beacon Journal:

Norton man killed in crash in Wayne
CHIPPEWA TWP.
CHIPPEWA TWP. - A Norton man was killed Tuesday morning in a two-car crash on state Route 585 just north of state Route 94 in Wayne County's Chippewa Township.
Dead is Robert Johnsen, 54, the Wayne County post of the State Highway Patrol said.
The patrol said the accident occurred at 6:51 a.m., when William Baechle, 39, of Dalton, who was northbound on Route 585, lost control of his car while crossing a bridge.
Baechle's car slid left of center and struck head-on the southbound vehicle driven by Johnsen, the patrol said.
Johnsen was pronounced dead at the scene by the Wayne County coroner, and Baechle was taken to Akron General Medical Center.

The significance, you ask? Well, route 585 is the road I drive to work at Smucker's. And I normally am driving through the spot where the accident occurred at right around 6:50. It just so happened I was a bit late that morning. But I was struck by the fact that this could have been me! I was just like this Robert Johnsen, driving along minding his own business when BAM, it's over.

Life is very fragile, I'd better be sure I'm enjoying and making the most of it.

"Life Means So Much"

Chris Rice

Every day is like a bank account,

and time is the currency.

So, no one's rich and nobody's poor

We all get 24 hours each.

So how are goin' to spend,

Will you invest or squander?

Keep on tryin' to get ahead,

Or help some one who's under?

Teach us to count the days,

Teach us make the days count.

Lead us in a better way.

Somehow our soul's forgot,

Life means so much.

Life means so much.

The Sun Did Come Up ... Somehow

Man alive, the Buckeyes got smoked on Monday! I still can't believe it. I'm afraid it will be awhile before they get to the National Championship again. But, as this post's title says, life does go on. I guess if they had to play such a bad game, I'm really glad they didn't do it against you know who.

I think you can learn a lot about life from sports. Somehow I think the OSU players got a little full of themselves after they beat Michigan, and they badly underestimated their next opponent. I know I'm prone to do the same in my walk with God. I can get happy with myself, especially if I've been victorious over a temptation or done something well in ministry. But as soon as I lose sight of God, I'm in trouble. Romans 12:3 -- "Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment."

My wife has her tonsilectomy this Friday. Praying that it goes well, and is successful in ridding her once and for all of the dreaded strep throat.

We went bowling with the Nye's (friends from Katie's school) last night. It was fun, but we might as well have been at an Eminem concert. Loud rap music, lights, smoke (I guess since people can't smoke anymore since they passed that law, they pipe it in through the air ducts) -- I could barely roll the ball straight. It was fun though, many laughs were had.

That's all for now. Happy '07!