A poem I have written

Love of a Knight

Twas a day of sorrow and grief
The slain lay at the good knight's feet
The day was their's, a bloody win
Now to his house, his love to meet

Through the screaming dead and dying mass
Over a foe he steps with chill
The foe not dead, but in defeatful sleep
The foe did stand, the foe did kill

And through his wound the life did flow
To his knees the brave knight did sink
The darkness enclosed the world around
And of his love his knight did think

Into the darkenss the knight did vow
To see his love before he rest
For he knew their young love was strong
To stop her hand from from death he sees

From his mortal shell his soul arose
In spinning soft confusion cast
A look upon the field of death
To save his love, he must be fast

From yonder castle high above
The love did watch her knight fall slain
In tearful scream she fled away
Grabs a dagger to kill her pain

Through the gates and up the stairs
The knight did run with unbound speed
To the bed chamber door in castle keep
The door slung wide his love did meet

In dark chamber, now he stood
Lying beautifully upon the bed
His love was there with dagger sharp
Her life did leave, she lays there dead

Into the dark her soul did sink
In dispairing cry of the spirit knight
He drifted upward to heaven
His true love never to unite

Are you getting settled?

Are you getting settled? This is a question I keep hearing periodically. I say yes, but there are some little organizing stuff that I need to help really put things together. So, I decided to post some pictures of my apartment that I have at University Park Apartments on the ACU campus for you to decide if I am settling. I am right behind the Community Center in the complex and laundry is close, too, which is a plus. Let me know what you think.

Be More Like a Duck!!

One day I was driving to work and I saw a male duck and a female duck waddling down the side walk. He stopped and turned his head around towards the female and "quacked" then motioned his head to invite her to go first, I am assuming to their nest. So very carefully she passed him glanced a look and kept going as he followed. Observing this made me think that we should be more like ducks than what the cliche implies. You know the one, "Be more like a duck and just let it fall off your back." I tend to dislike that cliche because it is easier said than done. Especially when it has to do with betrayal. Life stuff though does just happen and you need to pick yourself up keep living it. My next thought was it is sad that being kind is still something so easy ducks are still doing it. But it seems to be something that is becoming harder and harder for God's children to be practicing. For instance, I hate going down the halls at church sometimes because of the uncourteous attitude that is being displayed. I feel some actions are actually saying... "Get out of my way!! Where I am going is more important than you!! I am more important than you!! I am going to talk in the middle of the walkway because what I have to say to this person has to be said and I don't care that you said excuse me I am not moving until I am done!!" Where did God's commandment go? You know the one in John 13:34 that says "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." I am afraid as a Christian society we have forgotten what it really means to love each other as God has loved us. Have we gotten too caught up in the world that we don't see each other a brother and sisters? Or that we don't notice that we are not being kind or loving to each other? Think about this. We need to be still, stop, and look at what God has created and remember the love that he intends for us to protray should be like his own. He has given us example after example how we should live. So I ask you if it is something that God has commanded us to do why is it easier for the ducks to do than us? Next time you hear that cliche "Be more like a duck..." I hope you remember reading this and ask yourself if you are.

Where's My Parents and Why?

I have arrived in Abilene and already I am being asked where my parents are. This happened during Sing Song when I visited for the first time and turned in my application for ACU and signed a lease at the University Park Apartments. Everyone was asking where my parents were. Do I not look my age or something? When I got to the apartments to fill out paperwork and get my key they sent me to a table to get started. I sat down they looked at me and said that I need to go to another table with my Guarantor which has to be one of your parents. (Picture confused look on my face.) Then they noticed I have no parent with me just my friend Jennifer, who was gracious enought to come with me and help get me settled. Well I took one look at the girl and said, "I am 31 years old." They felt dumb. Much apologies came afterwards. Then I signed the paperwork while the sat there feeling foolish still. Oh well, I can't help looking young. This will make for an interesting semester.

Star Wars? When and Where?

Today was great!! I went to the Star Wars exhibit at the Ft Worth Museum. It is a small exhibit that would take the less interested person of Star Wars probably about 15-30 minutes to walk through. It took my sister and I about 2 1/2 hours. I wanted to watch all the videos and play with all the cool gadgets. Some of the videos consisted of why and where they chose filming locations and how they came up with some of the ideas of the towns. It was pretty neat. They also had a vehicle that ran on a cushion of air and the object of it was to control the vehicle to do your bidding and not its own. The little kids were fun to watch. The smaller or lightest the kid the faster it went in circles due to their lack of control. I was a natural at riding on a hoover vehicle that I did not feel the need to stay on it and stopped it before the air ran out. The attendant and I laughed and I said, "Well I did it and got bored with it."

At the end of the exhibit there is a little film that is about robots today. So if you do not go to the IMAX this is a good substitute. It is easily missed since it is at the exit. Once you turn the corner there is a booth where someone is taking the audio/digital guides and right before that there is a little entrance way to a Jawa Landcrawler. After the film you exit into the Gift Shop. Everything in the gift shop is every Star Wars fan's heaven. They have all kinds of stuff. I wish I had picked up the R2-D2 trash can. It would be a perfect addition to my college apartment. Oh well... maybe not. I did get the 30th year anniversay shirt that has a Star Wars timeline on the back of what movie started on what date. It is definately a "must have." The drive to Ft Worth for this exhibit is worth every minute of the fun you will have when you get there. So I end with some pics that my sister and I took for your viewing enjoyment.