TRUST AND OBEY?

I’ve been having so much fun that it is hard to play ’catch up’ on my blog page. The weather here in Florida is ......unbelievable.
Yesterday Charlie and I had our Sunday walk thru the Serenity Park of the Promenade at Carillon. This is a natural park environment, native to Florida, plants and animals galore...all living in harmony and peace within their own habitat. Carillon is directly across the street from our home.
It has just recently, within 5 years or so, become a mega-corporate area for many major companies i.e.; Ramon James Financial, U of Phoenix ...extended studies center, American Lung Assoc. etc.
Despite this the original natural park area has been kept intact but the addition of wooden deck pathways have been added in order to walk over the water areas. The focal point of this tranquility island is the Carillon Bell Tower, which peals its wonderful sounds for miles around.
The children in our family remember this area with delight.... In its pre-corporate days.... Picnicking with candy bars and sodas while weaving tales of adventure to our hearts delight.
Matthew, Brittney, Carla and myself had a memorable experience when we played the game of.....TRUST throughout the area before the wooden decks were added.
Two were blindfolded and two were.....Leaders of the blind.
The #1 rule we made was.....All instructions are true...no games or tricks allowed.... Instructor had to guide their blindfolded ’victim’ around the park area, safely, and return to a given point...before the others arrived.
REMEMBER; this is a truly Florida everglades natural park. To see this area go to.....Link #1 and look in album under...Nautical & Tropical...and click on sign posted in park in order to see how ’serious’ this adventure really was....
Then we reversed the roles.....Each person had to really TRUST their leader unconditionally. It was a ‘scary’ experience. Especially having Matt as a guide for he had a tendency to ’trick’. Just ask Britt and Carla.
In this case, Matt went by the rules. All of us remember this ’lesson of life’ well. Our ‘by faith’ walk lesson also, gave us a deeper insight into what ‘being physically blind’ means.
Yesterday’s walk....was truly a walk down memory lane....
As Charlie and I take Joshua....where his Mother, Brittney played ....the circle of life moves forward. Making it a “Good Life” is to be continued.....