Christmas gift cards and thoughts while walking...

I got a lot of gift cards for Christmas this year.  Normally, I am not a big fan of gift cards, but this year, I asked for them because I couldn't think of things I really needed this year for Christmas and was really in between clothes sizes (need to buy bigger sizes but I hope to lose weight instead, we'll see), so I asked for gift cards and iTunes cards.  I got some great music (talk about that in a bit), a camera from the Best Buy cards I got from my brother, and this chair from Dick's from a card from my parents.  It is a sturdy chair that folds up and should come in handy for overflow seating when I have folks over to watch football or other things, also for going to baseball or softball games for my niece and nephews and for tailgating or maybe camping (thought it is definitely not something to carry for a backpacking trip, maybe car camping or something).  I like it and hope it holds up, it did come with a one year guarantee from Field and Stream if it doesn't hold up.  Hope it lasts for more than one year though, lol.

Went for a walk this afternoon as part of my physical therapy on my ankles.  Got some tightness in my legs, especially the right one, that seemed to threaten me not to try to run.  But, hope it will improve.  While walking, I listened to my iPod and some of the new songs I got with the aforementioned iTunes gift cards.  One song was "Sheep go to Heaven" by Cake.  Not sure if you are familiar with it, but I like the strange rhythm and odd beat of it.  Anyway, one of the lines is something like "As soon as you're born you start dying, so you might as well get busy having fun."  I think this is very true, but the question is, how do we best have fun?  Some would say it is through wild partying, some say through getting in tune with nature, some say it is through getting rich and having the best toys. I believe God when he tells us in His Word "I have come that they might have life and have it abundantly" - John 10:10.  If we are seeking "fun", the key is to realize that we will never have it so good and so full as when we give our life to God, follow His will and live in the blessings He gives back to us.

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