ALL I AM: Breathe In, Breathe Out Hebrews 11:21 & Genesis 48

ALL I AM: Breathe In, Breathe Out Hebrews 11:21 & Genesis 48

Growing up as a kid, I used to love going to amusement parks. We grew up near Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and Six Flags, so I used to love to ride those roller coasters whenever we had the chance. I can remember, as a little kid, standing in line and seeing the loops and flips the coaster would do and each step in line getting closer and closer to actually getting on the ride. I could feel my blood pressure rising. It was this nervous, fearful excitement. I can remember getting on the ride and having the time of my life----the flips, the turns, the speed. All of that fear and excitement got turned into a GREAT time! I wanted my kids to have the same experience, so we went to the Eagle County Fair. The "roller coaster" they had was, I think, backed in on a flatbed truck the night before. It had a dragon on the front of it; it wasn't exactly death defying, in any way, shape or form. My kids resisted going on the ride. Like any good father, I forced them to. We were the only people in line and giving them that pep talk --- Hey, you can do it! You can get on this ride! There's tears..... Finally, there's enough bribery that they finally get on the ride. They were flying.....it was like ten feet in a circle. {Ryan puts up a picture of his son and daughter on the ride.} If you could zoom in on Avery's face.....her face is splotchy and red because she was crying. They walked off the ride with THOSE faces! What started off as fear, what started off as anxiety, was turned into excitement and fun!