Fresh Thoughts.

I haven't had much time to think. Guiding is in full swing and I just became a trip leader. The hours are full. I'm pretty tired.

So far, since late May, there have been 3 fatalities on the river. Not with Noah's, but all the same, we run the same river. Some of our 1st year guides and a few instructors did CPR and evacuated a victim from another company. They looked into his eyes as he was dying.

So, a few thoughts. First, anything can happen at anytime, to anyone. Nobody is immune. Not the young, or the strong, or the rich. Christians are not immune to death. Mortality mocks each one of us, taunts us to do our best to escape its clutches.

Second, I've felt recently a tension from living on the edge of death. One flip, one swim, one radio call can hurtle a placid reality into turmoil. We constantly live one moment away from the unexpected, from tragedy.

I'm tired. Goodnight.