Every Monday while I’m on this crazy ride I’m sharing some reflections about the Mississippi River as a metaphor for a dream. You can see previous articles here. * * * * * I’m noticing a lot about the river as I live with it. I’ve lived in the Midwest a lot of my life. […]
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Friday was a ‘just get ‘er done” day. If you read yesterday’s post (You Gotta Refill The Bucket) you know I woke up feeling pretty empty. I’ve made a point each day of the ride to remind myself how blessed I am to have this opportunity. I did that Friday morning, but I wasn’t feeling […]
Continue readingGot Doubt? a repost
This article originally appeared on March 25, 2011. It seems appropriate to repost during Rich’s Ride. * * * * * Do you ever experience doubt? Imagine a man trudging through the desert in search of water. He’s absolutely certain the water’s right over that next hill. Of course, he was absolutely certain the water […]
Continue readingYou Gotta Refill The Bucket
Today we re-learned a valuable life lesson. You know this lesson. One can only survive for so long on determination and adrenaline. If you want to keep going long term, you have to refill the bucket. Bucket-filling takes many forms, but generally I find that I need to recharge myself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. […]
Continue readingSame Old Same Old
Have you ever thought of God as same-old-same-old? I posed that question this morning to the men’s group I spoke to in Hannibal. The general consensus was that God is never that way, but our lives often are. I shared this scripture and talked about what it meant to me (Hannibal Devotions) in the context […]
Continue readingPlay Or Work
Hi. It’s Monte again. Thanks for the kind comments about my observations along this thing called a “project.” I’m not sure what a project is, but you can read my other articles here. * * * * * One thing I really don’t get is the idea of “work” and “play.” Rich and Becky always […]
Continue readingCruisin’ Into Quincy
A few fun things happened on Tuesday. Our good friends Glenn and Judy joined us for the second day. You’ll see Judy and hear Glenn in the video below. Glenn and I did 45 miles from Keokuk, Iowa to Hannibal, Missouri. The first 32 miles followed a wonderful route known by locals as “Bottom Road.” […]
Continue readingHannibal Devotions
I’m speaking at a men’s breakfast tomorrow in Hannibal, Missouri at the Mark Twain Dinette. It’s probably nothing like the picture I have in my mind, but it sure sounds cool. I just received my “assignment.” I’m supposed to do a twenty minute devotional. So I thought I’d tell you what I’m thinking about and […]
Continue readingHere Comes The Sun
Monday began week four of Rich’s Ride. I can’t believe how fast it’s going. My friend Glenn drove all the way from Denver to ride a few days with me. I’m grateful for the company, the commitment, and the great weather he brought along. We headed south from Burlington, Iowa under cloudless skies. For the […]
Continue readingPatience
Happy Monday. Greetings from Burlington, Iowa, where I’m struggling to find today’s word-of-the-week… PATIENCE I’ve gotten behind schedule on Rich’s Ride. No excuses—for a lot of reasons I’m about twenty miles behind where I need to be, and almost sixty miles behind where I’d hoped to be, to reach my 1500 mile goal. I know, you’re […]
Continue readingDetours
Every Monday while I’m on this crazy ride I’m sharing some reflections about the Mississippi River as a metaphor for a dream. You can see previous articles here. * * * * * Thursday and Friday of last week I scarcely saw the river. I trust that it’s there, that I’ll meet it again at […]
Continue readingUnexpected Blessings
Today I met a good friend for the first time. Jon Swanson writes 300wordsaday.com. It’s the blog I read each morning even if I don’t have time to read anything else. Jon helps me understand what it means to follow Jesus in a practical way. We met via the blog a couple of years ago. […]
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