Greetings To All:
Well, as is par for the course, it's been another month since our last update. Where does the time go? How have you been? We've been doing well. The Ropes Course has been busy recently. Just recently we had our annual inspection from an outside source. Although there is nothing serious that needs to be fixed, we do have a couple of days of work ahead of us. The main things will be replacing cable connectors that have been worn down. This will be good practice and skill development for me right before I leave for Russia. It's hard to believe that next week on the 22nd I'll be headed for Russia. A lot of time will be spent flying. Does anybody have a sure-fire way to get bumped up to first class without paying a dime? Please forward your suggestions to me.
One thing on my mind lately has been our uniqueness; each of our individuality. Isn't it amazing that God created each and every one of us, and yet no two people are exactly alike? What do you suppose He is trying to tell us? What about this: "Live out your walk with Me (God) the way I have called you to." I agree that it is okay to share similarities with others, but I believe that we are not called to walk just like other people and deny our God-given individuality. When I surrendered my life to God, I surrendered it to Him, not to anybody who would come along and give me suggestions on how to follow Him. Each of us is called by our Father to deny ourselves, which is to live a selfless, serving, humble, loving life. I believe that we can each deny ourselves (deny our sinful nature) while living out of and from our God-given individuality. Why else would He have created us so? If you have any answers let me know.
This past July 2nd marked four years of marriage to my BEAUTIFUL and loving wife, Kathleen. I firmly believe that God answered my prayers and desires for a wife in her. We have both grown from and through our marriage. (You know, that whole iron sharpens iron thing.) Life certainly has been exciting for us. Especially the past year and a half. Getting ready for the move to Salem to do the DTS and life during and since the DTS has been unpredictable. God knows every day of our lives before we are even born. HE holds the cards, I wish He would show me some once in a while. As wild and unpredictable as the past year has been, I wonder what this next year will bring.
To celebrate our anniversary we drove to Seattle. Jeff has a sister that lives there with her family. He arranged for us to stay at their house. So we had really nice free lodging, which was nice. The morning of the Fourth we headed into town and saw the sights: Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and Ivars. We were told not to leave Seattle without trying Ivars' clam chowder. So we did. We also tried Pike Place Chowder; it was a two-chowder day. Life was good. Oh, and somehow that darn little guy with the hard hat and blue pants tagged along again. Where will he turn up next?
Thanks again for reading my blurbs. We look forward to hearing from you.
God's Blessings To You,
Carson, Kathleen, Dakota
