Father's Day 2010-What I Loved about Today

What I loved about today: I didn’t think I would get to see my son today; I did, loved that!

My son gave me a great big hug and continued to show me love in his primary love language of physical touch, but almost always accompanied that with a whispered I love you Daddy (which ministered to my primary love language words of affirmation,) loved that!

I got to complement him on his kindness and masculine trait of initiating and leading, loved that!
We got to share being silly by play fighting for a fun picture, loved that!







I will always have the great card he gave me and a few photos of us taken today, love that!
Written by,
JAMES AVERY TUCKER at Sometimes Hallelujah!

Why They Call it Falling

Have you struggled with something...something that has had control over you...and you've begun to get some footing on this unstable ground in your life? I have.

I heard a friend say today, "I fell." Why do they call it falling? I fell off the wagon...after a poor attempt to direct my friend to wiser counsel...and as I prayed a song came floating into my mind. I say floating, because it drifted in...started softly and then began to play at full volume in my head.

The song of course really has nothing to do with falling in this case, but it's a sad country song that for some reason I happen to like.

My dear friend. I'm sorry that you have fallen, but you are not the same person...you have grown...you are a new man in many ways...get up...you can do it...you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you...you have what it takes! RUN TO HIM...CRAWL TO HIM...He's waiting!!!

"Why They Call It Falling"

It's like jumpin
It's like leapin
It's like walkin on the ceilin
It's like floatin
It's like flyin through the air
It's like soarin
It's like glidin
It's a rocket ship you're ridin
It's a feelin that can take you anywhere

So why they call it fallin
Why they call it fallin
Why they call it fallin
I don't know

There was passion
There was laughter
The first mornin after
I just couldn't get my feet to touch the ground
Every time we were together
We talked about forever
I was certain it was Heaven we had found

So why they call it fallin
Why they call it fallin
Why they call it fallin
I don't know

But you can't live your life
Walkin in the clouds
Sooner or later
You have to come down

It's like a knife
Through the heart
When it all comes apart
It's like someone takes a pin to your balloon
It's a hole
It's a cave
It's kinda like a grave
When he tells you that he's found somebody new

So why they call it fallin
Why they call it fallin
Why they call it fallin
Now I know

Ooh, why they call it fallin
Why they call it fallin
Now I know

Written by,
JAMES A. TUCKER at Sometimes Hallelujah!

Folding Clothes

Do you hate folding clothes as much as me? I hate it so much that I will choose to mow the yard, before folding clothes! Since I hate it...I don't do it! I avoid it. Months would go by and I'd rather deal with the mound of clothes and the dig for boxer briefs over taking the time to fold clothes. My guest room become a storage room for unfolded clothes. When I walked by my guest room I could hear my shirts calling out "rescue me." It was like a printer commercial...where the photos all wondered who'd get deleted out of the digital camera, but my shirts wondered who'd be rescued, worn!

Awful. The pile had to be moved when I decided to turn my guest room into a home office. The best decision I've made lately-well maybe not the best, but it ranks way up there...WAY UP THERE-love having a home office! Okay...maybe the best decision lately!

Yesterday-I had enough (the pile had moved to the dining room table.) Enough, I declared! Then I sat down for a moment and watched a little TV...I'm a great avoider! It was a big pile. Then, I did it! At first slowly, but then I was determined. I wondered why I had waited so long...it wasn't that bad. Kinda like going to the gym on Monday, but glad you did. I didn't time my experience folding clothes, but when I starting paying attention it took over 30 minutes to fold clothes, from when I started timing:

60 shirts
4 shorts
2 jeans
5 pairs of socks
3 sweat shirts and
9 boxer briefs!


What are you avoiding? The truth is I don't only avoid folding clothes. I'd rather get lost in a lethargic lyric than foster forgiveness. I'm making changes. Let's stop avoiding and do the hard things!

Written by,
JAMES A. TUCKER at Sometimes Hallelujah

A Dear John Post

Dear John,
You and I have known each other for a really long time...longer than I care to admit. You have become part of me. Even when you are not directly involved...I hear your whisper and feel your pull in my heart. That's why this is so difficult for me...our time together is over. THIS IS OVER. It is time for you to leave! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE...you are not welcome here! I've met someone new.

Are you wondering who John is? Are you wondering who I've met?

John's real name is FEAR. I'm pretty sure you know him too...I bet he even says some of the same things to you that he says to me. Things like: "You will always be a failure," "They will never love you," "You don't have what it takes," "You're not strong enough," "You don't deserve success," and "You will never measure up!"

Do you know fear? That thing that stops you from doing what you've been designed to do...the only thing you feel right doing. I recently employed a new friend in my life...his name is COURAGE. FEAR MEET COURAGE...yeah...who's scared now!!!!

Courage has allowed me to STEP FORWARD! I'm currently making choices that are moving me through my FEAR. I feel the FEAR, but I'm doing it anyway. "OUCH!" It hurts and it is scary, but I'm STEPPING THROUGH MY FEAR. I'm fighting fear...right now...as I type this. Fear is saying..."Sure you are, okay in that one area you are, but you tire easily...you're not consistent and you don't know how to TRUST! You will eventually fail-YOU ALWAYS FAIL!" "OUCH!"

Do you know this voice? What is your greatest fear? Will you feel the fear and do it anyway?

Craig Groeschel says "The path to your greatest potential is often straight through your greatest fear." It's true isn't it? That's why FEAR is present. We see the potential and, in ways, know the potential, but fear robs us, stops us. Craig also says "...that normal people live with regrets." Ugh...I'm tired of being NORMAL. Normal is over-rated! "I want to be UNCOMMON!" (as stated in a previous post)

So what will you do? I hope you meet COURAGE, find the courage to do it! Find the truth in the fear...and move forward! YOU CAN DO IT...you really can! In fact, LET'S DO IT TOGETHER!

Written by,
JAMES AVERY TUCKER at Sometimes Hallelujah!