"our boats collide; we feel the breeze.
We stay afloat and make the most of everything.
the sun would set, the stars would shine.
the trees would shake, we'd all feel fine...
Let's take the moon and make it shine for everyone."

Ahh... Get Up Kids, how I miss your music. Listening to the Get Up Kids is something that brings me some modicum of the comforts of home. I don't know why, but I have only good memories of their music. I probably saw them in concert 4 times over my more productive concert going years. I listened to them at a time in my life when I felt like I was in that nether world between making money, and having little to no responsibilities. They remind me of one of the greatest summers I've ever had.

It was a vacation summer; the last horrah before I committed myself to having a better life - something with meaning and purpose. The Get Up Kids remind me of the Sugar Shack, and hanging out with the Katie, Kristen, Jo, Amber, the Snow boys, Eric, Davin, Chris, and Chris. That was by no means an innocent summer, but it was memorable to be sure.

Well, that was then and this is now. Sometimes I'll wonder what the big difference between the Shea of that summer and the Shea of this summer will be. I'm pretty sure I'm more responsible, I got married, bought my first new-ish car, pay bills, work full time, and give up the fun things of life to do the things that need to be done. I hope I've gotten a little wiser in that expanse of time, but I can't really guarantee anything there. Spiritually, I've grown up too. My relationship with Christ hasn't made it through those years unscathed. Like most of my good friendships it too is scarred with the mistakes of my sin - but then who's isn't?

Anyway, this is just a time of reflection for me I guess. What have I done with what I've been given? If I die tomorrow what will my legacy be? What can I claim before the almighty Lord God? I hope the Lord would tell me that I've made his name great before the people of this world, I hope that somewhere down the line I've made the name of the Lord the standard bearer for the graduating students of colleges all over the world. Until that time, I have two classes, two weeks, and decent chance of actually passing them. To that tah tah until next time.