Enjoying New Life

I was honored to be able to go to Seattle last month to spend some time with Mollie, Kendall and new baby Finnegan.

We were also blessed with another new baby in the family, my nephew's son, Finn Fry (he is in the hat).

Double the trouble, double the fun, Finnegan, Finnegan, Finnegan Fun.

The Servant

I want to be a servant

Even if it hurts

With all my prayers so fervent

When the pain gets worse

I want to say to this mountain

Away with you to the sea

Because this has been a long climb

But I still believe

Chorus:

But when I go meet Jesus

He'll know it's me

His good and faithful servant

And I'll be lifted from my knees

It's nice to see you Jesus

I have finally seen

The good and faithful servant

Who gave his life for me

I'll be home; I am home

(this song was written by Tyler Hook for his friend Chris Olson who went home to be with Jesus

November 12, 2009)

Can you imagine?

I love to just sit and think about heaven. Do you remember the movie that Robin Williams was in about heaven and dying? I really didn't like the movie, but there were scenes of the colors of the plants and flowers being so lush and deep and real that the colors blended when someone walked through them. Those scenes inspired me to think about what I can't even imagine. The reality of a perfect unspoiled place. Heaven. Can you imagine that there will be colors that have never been seen by human eyes? The brilliance and delight of crystal clear waters? Just light itself. Never imagined light.
Well, my sweet friend Chris knows this now. He is seeing it and loving it! Thankful for his short life on earth and now imagining him sitting with the apostles talking about Nick's game on Saturday against UT. He is in Heaven!
Wouldn't today would be a wonderful day for the Lord to come?

Praying for life at Medical City

Our good friend, Chris Olson is dying. That is what the doctors say. He is 20 years old, has leukemia and they have done all that they can do medically. There is no other treatment. Now he is at Medical City Hospital with pneumonia and not expected to live much longer. So...the body of Christ at Lake Highlands Church decided to go to battle. We have been gathering at the hospital each night to glorify God and ask him to heal Chris. Then, because we were there, we began to meet other patients on his floor, young children who are diagnosed with incurable diseases. Their parents long to have hope and have been thankful that we are including their children in our prayers and fight.

Lord, you can do this. We can ask this in confidence that you are able. Come Lord. Heal Chris. Heal Cohen, Michael, Issac, Anthony, Cutler, Joseph and the many others. We won't stop asking Lord. You are mighty. You are Holy. You are their strong right hand. This is war!

Chris is not a saint. He is just a regular awesome young man of God who believes that no matter what happens, he lives.

http://chrisolson20.blogspot.com/

Pray.