Honeymoon Was An International Bicycle Trek

Yesterday’s post spoke of missing Cheryl as the highlight of the recent Oregon trip.

Why?

Because 26 years ago, we spent 17 days in the Pacific Northwest, cycling through Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, Canada and the North Cascade Mountains of Washington state.

There is something magical about being in wide, open spaces with the one you love.

And something about going back alone, to remind you of the early years.

Window Seat For Lunch

We Spent Less Than $200 In 17 Days

Dining Like Royalty

True Companions

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Living In A Moment...

Randy Pausch, who wrote The Last Lecture, and shortly thereafter, died, wrote a book about living while he was dying.

I’m writing a book about living while I’m living.

We are all dying, son, it’s simply a fact of life.

Leave a trail for your Family. That’s what I’m doing for you, son.

Yesterday, as my crazy mind was racing, I recalled Randy’s life, his book, and both touched my soul and inspired me, as well as countless millions. And the sad fact that his “anniversary” is soon – July 25. Two years ago Randy left his earthly life.

Somehow, I recalled the cassette tapes I used to make for your Mother. I’d pour over our CD collection, for hours, and create loving tributes for your Mom.

Must have been five or six tapes total. Most likely over 100 of the best Love songs ever written. Most of them Country songs, and most of them obscure songs, meaning they weren’t hits or mainstream.

Here’s one of them, called “Living In A Moment (You Would Die For)”:

Cat's In A Cradle?

How do you measure success?

How often do you measure it?

Do you have a consistent method?

Does it even matter?

What do you do if you are doing poorly, or, really well?

How do you avoid giving up, or, getting complacent?

These are things we all need to figure out.

So last night I asked our son, On a scale of one to ten, how much do you think I love you?

His answer really surprised me.

Honeymoon In Puget Sound

Bloggers Blog for many reasons.

What’s yours?

Having a blog is really like having a cell phone number, or a snail mail address.

But most people aren’t dialed into this yet.

The longer you wait, the less likely the domain name you would like to have will be available.

Bloggers can also write about anything they want to.

Happy 27th Anniversary Cheryl.

I love you.

The best is yet to come.

Don't Get Caught Sleeping

Personal responsibility is yours and yours alone.

This is a tough lesson to learn.

In the animal kingdom, if you don’t learn it, you become someone else’s dinner.

In a way, it happens to humans, just not in the literal sense.

Steven Curtis Chapman, a Christian singer, has a large Family. One of his teenage sons accidentally killed his young daughter. Unbearable, unthinkable.

This is a song from his newest CD, Beauty Will Rise, called I Will Trust You. I pray somehow it gives those that need it, a glimpse of hope.

You Can Observe A Lot By Watching

jeff noel.org is:

• An idea
• One of Life’s Big Four
• A Business
• A Website
• A Blog
• A Way Of Thinking
• Our Spiritual Responsibility
• A Movement

jeff noel.org is really about becoming a humble servant – a very lofty, most likely impossible goal.

This blog, very simply, revolves around Faith, Hope and Love.

Fatherless.  Sheperdless.  Is it your fault?  Probably.

Never Give The Same Speech Twice

Do you have your license?

Do you go outside with, or, without it?

At what age did you receive your license?

How much does it cost to renew your license?

Do you like the photo on your license?

Do you use your license all day, everyday?

What license?

Your license to do good.

You saw that one coming didn’t you?

Probably not.