Wide Open Fields {Guest Blogger #2}

Hey there again guys it's Elisha. Hope your summer is

off to a great start.

I'm currently writing you from a Texas Rangers game with

some friends, soakin in summer in the "true American spirit."

As I look out on the (baseball) field I wonder what it is

about large expanses of open land that causes the mind

to become so pensive. Is it the possibility of what could

be that lays before the eyes? Is it the emptiness that causes

us to wonder what use to be?

As of late my life has been in a state of (major) transition

and I find few things to be static during this season. One

thing I do know to be true is that my faith and friends/family

have played such a huge role.

Tonights game, the roar of conversation and fanfare around

me, along with this 'wide open field' has brought me to a

place of evauluation. Where is my life heading? What can I

expect of the future and my ability to impact the world?

What does family look like for me? What do I want out of my

time of transition?
It's not just the giant green lawn that has brought about

thought...I think I've always been this way. It oft puts things

into perspective for me. The large against the small, possibility

against the creativity, the ability to wonder and dream. And as

I ramble FINALLY an example comes to mind...but it's the

same wonder and interest a child can look at the sky with. It's

the limitless vastness that lay before us....tonight it takes

form in the shape of a baseball field.

I know these thoughts are a bit scattered but writing on

your iphone during Americas past time with a heat index

of 101 is no easy task. I leave you with this... If ever you

find yourself before 'wide open fields' take a minute and

evalute the world around you, your life, and where you're

headed. May sound a bit clichè but dream a little. You'd

be amazed to see the what ideas the kid inside has.

Until next time,
Elisha