remember when's (w/ roc larue)

Do you ever get caught up in "remember when" talks with friends or family? It can be so much fun and sometimes, so embarrassing! It happens every time I go home for a visit. This past visit was no different...except for one thing.

I took my dad out for dinner one night for the primary purpose of getting him to share stories. He didn't know that was my goal which, of course, made it much easier to achieve. The fascinating part was that I didn't realize how much I would learn nor did I realize how much it would mean to him.

As he told stories of playing with people like Eddie Cochran and Carl Perkins (and others whose names I never remember), meeting Sammy Davis, Jr., playing at the Apollo, his band "Roc LaRue and His Pals" being the house band at The Wagon Wheel (located at 45th and Broadway, just off Times Square), meeting numerous movie and music celebrities, being on TV 6 nights a week and the radio several days a week, having a hit #1 single in a large portion of the northeast market and on and on... I found myself thinking, "Wow, do you believe this? My dad did all of this?!?" But the truly amazing part to me was that as he retold these stories, even HE was saying, "It's still hard to believe this really happened."

God is the perfector of the "remember when" talks! You can find them throughout the Bible - people recounting the infinite vignettes of our Lifestory Crafting God.

Have you ever had a "remember when" conversation with Him? A conversation where you remember back to some of the amazing (and embarrassing) stories of your life and journey together?

There is a story in John 11 where Jesus and Martha are having a fairly intense discussion. Martha is esseentially saying "Remember when you did all those amazing things for all those other people? Why didn't you do it for me? For Lazarus?"

Do you remember Jesus' reply? "I am the resurrection and the life. Do you believe this?"

Take time to reflect and "remember when" with those you love...including Jesus. Then take some more time to anticipate, to become confident in the God who has proven his faithfulness yesterday will prove it again as He walks with you today.

And tomorrow.

Do you believe this? Pretty amazing, I know!