singleness

Remember the Swissman Andy Kradolfer? i really looked up to him, as he was a man of faith and wisdom. He and Daylon were a good pair; i wish i could have just hung around them more and hear them talk. I remember one time when Andy was talking about married vs. single, and what stuck to me about that conversation is that we need to be all the single person we can when we're single and all the married person we can when we're married. There's good things about both sides. Sometimes i think being married would be better, on my good days, but then i have a day when i'm just a pure ball of goofups and i'm telling my future wife under my breath, "i'm so glad you're not here seeing this right now!"
God will make me be what i need to be when i need to be it, but right now it does seem weird that i could possibly be married in 3-4 years. I admit, that long ago it seemed weird to be a flight instructor and flying airplanes, but that's where i am, and i am what I need to be when i put my mind to it.
As i am single, i am free to be more constructive in my career and yes "take advantage of" being single. I share with Randy's vision to make money to with which to help other people. Not only tithing but also directly touching other people's lives with my resources. But if i get married as those resources are just blossoming then you know where they're to go. I believe that the picture of my life that God's painting incorporates marriage, so as that becomes a concrete reality i'll need to rely more on God's wisdom for the dispersal of the resources my job generates.

On Wednesday, I am planning to fly with my student Brian Varnell to Galveston, Texas. It's on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico and a pretty place, i hear. We were about to go today, but the Duchess was late due to one of its tires going flat on landing, and that caused me to step back and remember what all i need to do the next 36 hours and reconsider flying til midnight tonight.
I hope that trip will be something to tell about on thursday.

Going home to where the heart is

I made my plans for the upcoming break from school today. Randy found me a steal on airfare to Alaska--$380 round trip O'Hare-Anchorage. so i bought my ticket to depart July 30 and return August 9. i will still get to spend well over a week at home before and after my stay in Alaska. I'm so glad that i get to go again; i was praying for an objective confirmation to my hope to go. It's just heresay for now, but i talked to my friend Angela who's going to be a missionary in the village of Aniak, Alaska, and she told me she needs to make a couple trips to the village this summer--while i'm there! so my next desire is to go with her on one of those trips. Aniak is WAY away from Palmer/Anchorage-about 250 milesWest- and it would be one wonderful flight.
It's been a year, but my heart never left. I'm just sad already because i'll be there so short a time that i'll be thinking about leaving as soon as i arrive! God will direct my steps as i'm there.