Day 26 - Movie Night

Friday. Not just any Friday. The first Friday of the month. And in Abilene at our church - that means Parents Night Out.

;-)

Yeah, I'm not much for cutsie symbols, but Parents Night Out does put a smile on my face.

Tonight this meant dropping off Jacob at 6:15 p.m. as Krista and I began our date. First stop? Rosa's for some fajitas and chips with salsa. Next stop? The movie theater and a little Bruce Willis and Mos Def in "16 blocks." I won't provide any "spoilers," but I will say I enjoyed the movie. Plenty of action and just enough plot for a Friday evening.

I can't watch a movie anymore without looking for good illustrations or the meaning behind the meaning. There were two recurring "lines-of-thought" that caught my ear. In one, Eddie (Def) reminds Jack (Willis) that people can change. In another, Eddie points out that things happen for a reason - and we'll understand those reasons if we pay attention to the "signs" around us.

Sounds a lot like the "surprise me" experiment, at least as I understand it. God is at work around me (things happen) and I'll understand "it" and Him better as I have my "surprise-radar-antenna" up and functioning (noticing the "signs"). IF I'm faithful to that commitment, then change (being transformed) should be the by-product.

16 blocks. 30 days. Still walking...