Blog Post August 18, 2013
When you’re finished
changing, you’re finished.
Benjamin Franklin
In the past 61 years I have accumulated a lot of things and
a lot of memories. Ruth and I will have been married for 43 years in September
of this year. Our children have grown from babies to adults 3 of our
grandchildren are now in their teens or older. Through these years I know I
have changed, hopefully for the better, we are all “works in progress”
I am sure that right up until the day I die I will be
learning and changing and hopefully becoming better because of the changes, of
course no one can do that alone and that is why I put my faith in Jesus. Last
weekend at Heritage
Church
There was this man that had been a sniper in the Army
probably Viet Nam , he
mentioned that he was stationed at Fort
Campbell Viet
Nam and then joined the Army National Guard
when I got out of the Navy. I started as a Machinist Mate then ended up as a
Hospital Corpsman in the Navy and a Combat Field Medic in the Army. I did my
best to save lives, so while I understand the military mentality I never
understood why anyone would “like” or maybe even love killing other human
beings. This man not only killed a number of enemy soldiers but he enjoyed it.
He carried that attitude on over to his civilian life.
This hard hearted man was a person that no one really liked,
and I think from hearing his story he really did not even like himself. A
member of the church befriended this man and showed him a lot of love and
understanding and reintroduced him to Christ.
The service that Sunday Morning actually ended with this gentlemen being
baptized. That was a huge change from a
man that loved killing other humans and did not even like people to a man that
now wishes to live his life for the lord.
I pray that the changes he made so far and the changes that
I am sure are in for him in the future will improve his life and strengthen his
faith.
His story reminds me of a song by one of my favorite artists
Marty Robbins that I heard many years back and actually have sang many times in
my life, Of course I doubt that my own rendition could ever come close to
Marty’s, but the name of the song is The Master’s Call and if I did this right
you should be able to click here and listen to the great Marty Robbins sing The
Master’s Call
BIKES:
Let’s talk a little about bikes. I test out almost every
bike I repair except the small bikes like say a 20” or an 18” or 12” I let my
grandsons test those for me. Jason is now 14 and he is getting a little big for
some of the bikes but he is a great tester. He can tell you if the bike does
not feel right and is almost always right on the money. He is learning how to
repair many of these problems but his ADHD does get in the way sometime. He
does love to test them out though.
The BMX Race for this Thursday evening has been cancelled,
but they are hoping to have it on Saturday. If they do race Saturday Jason,
Kevin and I will probably all 3 race. Kevin is racing an SE Ripper X, Jason is
racing a Free Agent Speedway, and I am racing an old Dingo that I built up from
parts. All of our bikes are getting a little old, but they are still solid
though the bearings need to be changes out in Jason’s Bottom Bracket, which I
will do this week, so he can use it Saturday.
If you ever get down to Albany Georgia
Don’t forget that September 14 is coming up quickly and that
is the date for the Nut Roll. As always it will start at The Parks at Chehaw
and the riders will take any of several routes the longest being a 100 Mile
(Century) ride through some lovely South Georgia Countryside. I expect to be helping park the Cars before I
head out, the length of my ride will depend on whether or not there is a BMX
race that day or not.
If you need a bike, need a bike serviced or just want to
talk about bikes or cycling I am usually around in the morning, if I don’t
answer leave a message and I’ll give you a return call.
Have a great day
Jerry
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