Trampolines, What if?s, and Hunger

The following email conversation occurred the day following an evening of powerful conversation between a mom, her son, and his friends concerning truth and trampolines,'and the 'what if?' questions they had been exploring; and God's intrusion into that conversation in the form of a homeless one walking by the restaurant window. Even though the conversation was heated, intense, and engaging, without saying a word to each other we knew what had to be done for this intrusion on the other side of the window---

The conversation turned into a most beautiful choreographed ballet as I pushed my wrapped sandwich toward my son who in turn left the restaurant with it and delivered it to the man as the man picked up a broken plastic utensil and stood there wondering if it was something he could eat.
We were waiting on God that night. Though we were entrenched in conversation our eyes were on the man watching and waiting to see what God would have us do without me knowing that what was going on inside of me was going on inside of Jimmy as well.



Mama: Just had to stop what I was doing to tell you I love you and appreciate the conversation last night. God did something but I am not sure what is was, not enough to put in words, anyway.
First: I got to thinking about trampolines, and here is what I have to share…before I forget what I was thinking. Trampolines have legs. The legs are the very things that enable us to bounce around. If you mess with the legs people get hurt real bad. The legs cannot be tampered with in any way…they are designed to hold the trampoline in the air. There are no what ifs concerning the legs. They just are and you have to have faith that the legs hold you up or you will never even get on the trampoline in the first place.
I think, as an older person, legs are a comfort to me and I appreciate their sturdiness. When old people break bones it is very difficult for those old bones to heal so we tend to appreciate those sturdy old legs. But you, and Danny have youth on your side. The legs are taken for granted a little bit because it is so fun to fly in the air and there is so much to discover out there. We both are talking about the trampoline but my discovery is that we are interested in its different parts.
Second: and here is what God is pleased with, not the conversation, but that the conversation did not get in the way of the both of us noticing the man and hearing from Him that he was needing food and giving him that food. I am blessed to be on this journey with you. I am truly blessed. Thank you, Mama

Son: Totally, and in our hearts we are examining the legs to see if what we are relying on, is in fact the most sturdy, most flat foundation.
I know that right now we’re having a good time flying and sometimes we do get broken, but in our brokenness is where God does most of His work.
When bone breaks, it heals stronger, I know that when we’re older it’s harder to heal, and things hurt longer, but I think even though we don’t see the need to fly anymore, it can’t be because we’re afraid of getting hurt, or to think that the pain isn’t worth the revelation, sometimes we use trampolines to lay down on and gaze at the stars. And that’s a good fun thing as well, if that’s what you and God are doing that night. It’s the willingness to get up and jump if someone comes along and needs to experience the flying sensation that matters.
You might not ever need to because you have people around you that are willing to fly (Danny and I) ha-ha. And we in return need to be willing to stop, lie down, and spend the night looking at the stars with the Creator.
I love you too mama, ha-ha always and forever. J

Mama: Yes, I think what I am trying to say is: I still fly, but not as high, and I know the legs will hold me. And…I lie down and look up at the stars too and I love watching you fly knowing I have checked the legs and they will hold your weight! Mama