Time, and Lack of

I have become one of those people who need more time. I always thought I was too smart to get caught up in doing too much. Going too many places. Doing too many things.
Nope. I now would like an extra several hours at work to get things done. I would like an extra several hours to get things done at home. I always wish I had more hours to spend with my wife and kids.
I have too much to do. It just happened. I did not really sign up for extra stuff. So I need to not sign myself up for anything new, and when I finish the projects I have now I will have extra time!
Right.

tsunami numbers

Estimated Dead from the December 26 2005 event is now over 212,000. I can not even comprehend that many dead. Millions are homeless. Millions.

Consider how blessed you are to live where you live, and have what you have. The next time you go to the store, ask your self if you need what ever it is you are about to buy. Then send the money to some internation relief agency, or give it to you local church.

I am going home to see my kids and wife.

My Cool Kids

On Saturday, Daniel, Ethan and I got in the car to run an errand about 30 minutes away. When we were driving back, I had some Christian radio station on. Daniel started clapping, and Ethan was making the "Ministry in Motion" movements to the song, with his hands.

It was a wonderful moment for me. Just the boys driving around, listening to loud music. Both my sons were enjoying the music, and the drive. I relish the moment.

Tsunami Conversations

At work today there were several conversations about the Tsunami devastation. I think that it is sureal for most people. Somehow we just can not force ourselves to believe that it is that bad. Our minds can not comprehend it.
Most conversations I have had are about what can be done for the survivors, or we talk about the science of Tsunami's. Thinking about 150K + dead in a matter of hours is just not a thought or conversation that any of us are comfortable with. If the number reaches 197K, which most reports state that it will go way past, it will be like the city of Richmond, Virginia was erased. Everyone and everthing there gone. In a matter of an hour.

There are great stories of heroism, and relief and aid coming from the region as well. I will find some for my next post.

Tsunami

I do not know what to think about peoples reactions to the recent devastation in Asia. I really thought when I returned to work on Jan. 3rd that it would be the center of conversation. Instead, it was barely mentioned. I wonder if it is too horrible for people to discuss, or if we are so overwhelmed with news of destruction that we do not care.

I can not get it out of my mind. I find myself praying while walking to get more coffee. I am thinking about it as I work on laptop computers. When I play scrabble online, I relate all of the words to a Tsunami. As of 8:30am, Jan. 4th, the unofficial death count is 155,000. There are millions of people that had a home two weeks ago, that no longer have a place to live or any way to feed themselves.

There is some good news today. Relief Aid is getting through. Water and food are making it to survivors. There are tales of heroic efforts by relief workers, including United States Navy helicopter pilots.

There is still silence here at work about it. No one brings it up. No one wants to talk about it. I put a picture of a clock that had been found in the rubble on my office door. No one asks about it.

Pray.