24,668,328,000 Miles

...is, as of this past Sunday morning, about how far I've traveled through space considering the earth has been traveling at a rate of 67,000 miles per hour around the sun for the last 42 years plus 11 leap days. I don't know why I think about such things. Come to think of it, I remember celebrating my 1 billionth second on earth back in 1997. I had calculated the day years before, and it came to mind that somewhere about the time of 31 years and 171 days, give or take, if I remember correctly, one arrives at their billionth second point. I think I even broke it down to the hour...try as I may, I have no recollection of what second I was born, and no one seems to be able to help me with that.

Sorry 'bout that... Okay, back to earth now. In addition to my space travel milestone Sunday morning, here's a little run down of our September highlights:

Nathan and I had another Boy Scout camp out at Huntington Beach State Park up near Myrtle Beach a couple of weeks ago. Nathan had lots of firsts getting to touch a live king snake and a small alligator. And, despite a can of Deep Woods Off, we both provided plenty of nourishment to the park mosquitoes. It was a fun campout on the whole.

Thanks to a friend's kind recommendation, I had a neat opportunity to play guitar at a lovely 5 star resort last Friday night at The Sanctuary resort on Kiawah Island. I was set up in the Ocean Room where they had a fire place and breathtaking window views of the Atlantic.

And to end the month right, we had a lovely day today out at Drayton Hall. It's one of those charming plantations on the Ashley River that was built when George Washington was only 6 years old. The best part was that Kristin was off today, and she made it seem like old times with the family enjoying a day outing.

In the midst of all the political turmoil and economic uncertainty upon us right now, I was reminded of a wonderfully comforting thought Sunday by our pastor. He reminded us that for those who love the Lord, our future lies not in the hands of politicians and economists, but in the hands of Jesus. This is the future I want for my family, and for you! Until then, let's log a few more space miles together orbiting the sun until He comes to take us to a place where wonders exists beyond the imagining hearts of man!