The Call For Eagles to Return

Osceola Hills, originally uploaded by andebos.

And adorned around my neck I wear the claws of a hardway warrior, back to back and painted to the purple hue of a shaman in the tribe of Mic-O-Say. Like my fellow tribesman and Eagles before me...I heed the call of the Hills and return for another year to the fellowship of my brothers and kindred spirits. May the deep memories, guarded secrets, and trails lined with white rocks carry me through the Hills of Osceola...as I venture back to my youth, and again, reconnect with that place within, like I have so many years before.

School ended last Friday and the summer has finally begun. Extremely late in comparison to my former mid-western schedule. This week I still visit the school as I organize, turn in, meet, pack, and a million other things before our final day on Thursday. The following day (Friday) I fly home to Kansas City and then drive down to camp for a few days. I was saddened to realize not everyone can attend like I once thought. It will be an interesting adventure nonetheless. I'll arrive back in KC with just enough time to catch up with a few friends and then head back to Boston for the fourth of July party on top of the roofs of Beacon Street. Life's pace is interesting at the moment, it is both speeding up and slowing down. As I process and reflect upon this past year it's so bizzare...finally, now that the buisness side of life is over, I can, for once, truly reflect and contemplate again. Perhaps my mind isn't as blank as I once thought. Already a bunch of ideas are beginning to flow - but I'll hold off for the moment. At CityLife this past Sunday I heard an interesting idea that hadn't occured to me before. I don't have the word for word quote but the thought develops out of Mark 9. The gist is this: The person who understands putting others first and being of a servant of all - truly understands that salvation is a gift. Something to ponder on...I wish the sermon had given some time within it so let us think upon that thought, a teaching strategy I'll leave with the teachers, wait time - think on it!