Day905; Brent First Mile Solo

PLAN:
Daily Bible Devotional
Journal
Workout-Rest

READING LIST:
The Purpose Driven Life, p115

TIMELINE:
0800, End of Sleep
0900, Celebration Church
1000, Celebration Church
1100, AT&T, switch to iPhone from Android
1200, Car wash
1300, Read
1500, Nap
1800, Iron clothes
1900, Chapter 22
2100, Read SQL 2012

BRENT FIRST MILE – SOLO
In 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane that lasted in 12 seconds. He covered a distance of 120 feet as the plane climbs 20 feet above the ground.

There is no comparison here as to what the Wright brothers experienced in 1903. I just want to make a point here that to us – Me, Britta and Brittney – it feels like this guy was taking off in an airplane for the first time and we don’t know if he is going to make it. Well, he did not go that far today. He was just dropping off a Christmas gift to a friend in a nearby neighborhood. He only accumulated at least 6 miles of neighborhood street [it does not count as an actual flight].

There is always a “first time” for everything and today is the first time Brent was on his own – operating a vehicle without an adult supervision with only 6 Months of training. He is only 16 and it seems like he is still a baby to us. As a parent, there is only a few things that we can do to prepare our kids for real life experiences. Yes, we can lecture them how to do things, we can teach them how to react in a certain situation. Sometimes we share them our hard earned life lessons that sometimes appear to be a minor learning but then contributed to a bigger outcome later on. No, we cannot give them everything we know. They have to do things themselves and venture the land on their own. As a swimmer, I’ve always encourage people just to jump in the water and see if you will make it to the other side of the pool. Sometimes life is like that. We take the first step alone and the rest is history.

To Brent, I hope that you have acquired enough experiences to manage any situation on your own. Enjoy the rest of the lonely roads on your own.