Tomorrow morning, my family and I will travel to Tulsa for the annual Tulsa Workshop. This will be my first workshop in five years, as baseball coaching commitments have preempted my journeying to Tulsa each of the last four Easter weekends.
Mandy, Trae and Tori will be joining me. I must admit that at times in my past, I've looked upon speaking engagments, workshops and conferences as a "get-away" opportunity. No longer!
Recently, our Dads class at church went through Steve Farrar's book Finishing Strong. In the book, Farrar points out that when Jesus traveled, he took his disciples with him. As a father, our disciples live under our own roof with us. Typically, dads look for "getaway" opportunities while the example of Jesus demonstrates the value of taking our disciples with us on our travels.
So we're off to Tulsa, with our two precious gifts from God in tow. Who know how much they will retain from Tulsa Workshop 2005? But the ride, the hotel stay, the heated swimming pool - something tells me some of those memories will stick!
