Bike4Kids

Karen and I were involved in a 14 car pile-up on I-12 in Louisiana on April 29 while driving to the PGA Champions Tour event in Austin, TX from Savannah, GA to lead Fellowship for the players and wives and Tour family.Thankfully, nobody was killed and only 3 taken to the hospital despite the carnage caused by the out of control 18 wheeler that hit everyone unexpectedly from behind. We took a heavy blow from behind, avoided the car in front, and ended up in the median ditch between the east and west bound lanes. We walked away with no serious injuries and rented a car. We drove 12 hours to get home to Oklahoma. We thank God again for His protection and Grace in our lives.

Psalm 91:11 in the Living Bible says, "For He orders His angels to protect you wherever you go!"

I saw 6 alligators during a 35 miles ride in the Myrtle Beach area and saw some beautiful countryside during a 52 mile ride through Mississippi. It's difficult to train while traveling and speaking but the different and interesting routes are a blast! I often have my morning quiet times with the Lord while on the bike cruising the countryside!

The Trek bike arrived! You can lift it with a couple of fingers it is so light. Thanks to John Burke (Pres. of Trek) for his generosity in donating the new Madone 6.5 for the Bike 4 Kids ride.

Tracy Habluetzel has scheduled 7 straight days of 50 miles plus rides for this week. We are on day 3 with sore legs already! Don't know what I would have done without Tracy's training and encouragement. Four weeks of training left to go. Reminds me of all those years of basketball practices to prepare for the basketball tours and unicycle shows.

"In a race, everyone runs but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a blue ribbon or a silver cup, but we do it for a heavenly reward that never disappears. So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win. I'm not just shadow-boxing or playing around. Like an athlete I punish my body, treating it roughly, training it to do what it should, not what it wants to. Otherwise I fear that after enlisting others for the race, I myself might be declared unfit and ordered to stand aside." I Corinthians 9:24-27, TLB