Sometime today, while you are going through the paces of your average Friday, if there is such a thing, Marti will be getting ready to jump out of an airplane. It’s one of the two things she has always wanted to do sometime in her lifetime, and since she has already accomplished the other one, the time is now. The opportunity presented itself; she saw it; she took it.
She was a little reluctant to have me write about this beforehand, however, not sure she wants to go down on record for this. What if I don’t go through with it? Well, she will. I know her.
Imagine if all the things you said you would do went down in writing to thousands of people before you did them so that if you failed, you not only failed yourself, you failed a host of other people as well, who knew about you and were counting on you. Would that make you more of a man or woman of your word? Well consider yourself served with an audience of God and a heavenly cloud of witnesses. (Hebrews 12:1-2)
One of Marti’s favorite phrases is “to die for.” Anything that is truly great is, in her book, to die for. She’s famous, at least in our family, for stating before all the attendees of her father’s funeral that the Hospice people who took care of him in his last days were absolutely to die for. Kid you not.
Hopefully, Mart’s experience tomorrow, though great, won’t be to die for. We want to hear about it from the living.
John Fischer The Catch 
First of all, how come you aren’t jumping also!!!!!???
And secondly, it is a bit overwhelming sometimes when reading scripture to think of what all the folks went through who did write down their prophecy and outlived it. I know it’s not the same thing, but wow the faith they and their families had to have to live sometimes for many generations before seeing something come to pass.
And I have to admit, email, Facebook, blogs, etc have definitely helped me adhere to things I’ve “stated” online that I might otherwise have sadly skipped out on…
Marti, will absolutely LOVE IT! When I took my first jump, it was exciting, but it was also a little, like Peter when he stepped out of the boat. Stepping out into the unknown. A little fearful. You see peter stepped out in faith toward Jesus, but he looked around and lost his faith, and got into fear. Marti will be stepping out in faith, that whoever packed the chute did it right (Don’t worry they did). With her faith in the Lord, she will have a great adventure. A time of untold beauty awaits.
Yea Marti!!! I will pray today that she lands unscathed. That is one of my lifetime dreams…but since I can’t even make myself get on a roller coaster, I figure skydiving will remain a dream. Kudos to Marti for having the courage to make it happen!
Kudos to you all for the excitement you put into life! I just finished reading your Confessions of a Caffeinated Christian and, alas, I am “Just the Security Guy.” Actually, I am just the retired Latin and English teacher and will remain that to many people. Age and disease have caught up with me, but God is good and my mind lets me read many books including yours. May God bless you in your new efforts this year. Your books are so encouraging to me!
So glad to hear it. Remember, you’re never too old for new experiences.
hey yeah, is really cool… like ohh my goshh, is not all over & the life keep going… thanks for reall, i really like examples from others & see that is possible that even through the desert or making mistakes always God is there & really good friends like you… thankss a lot & God bless you tons…
Outasight Marti: You’ll love it!!! I’ve gone 4 times. First time was after my wife died. Friends thought that I might have a death wish. I told them that it was a “win-win” situation. I said, “If the chute opens, I’ll have the time of my life & if it doesn’t then I’ll get to see my Maker”. Either way, it was a win-win. I felt like I “touched the face of God”. Can’t wait to hear what Marti has to say about her experience.
Way to go Marti. I jumped at 3,000 feet about 1980. Something I always wanted to do. Loved it but not enough to do it again, but I am glad I did it. One thing off my bucket list. The thing I remember most was the silence, no wind rushing, no feeling of falling, no silk from the chute, just silence (not even me screaming). It was beautiful. Anxious to read your thoughts and feelings about your jump. I was not tandum, but was on a static line.
When it comes to jumping out of a plane, there is no “on the fence” moment about it – you either want to do it or not. I wanted to do it and my husbands jaw fell to the ground. It was the greatest experience for me – I did it when I was 45 yrs. old…I am now 57. At the time, I loved it so much I wished I had the money to take the whole course and be able to take a jump by myself without a tandem partner. I felt no fear when it was my turn to move towards the door and make the jump – only excitement. Some friends jokingly said I was in my “out of mind” moment, but I felt complete faith that I was being watched over and that the whole experience would go smoothly – it did. No fear Marti….GO FOR IT! You will be on such a high after jumping you will talk about it for weeks and we want to hear all about it!
‘Imagine if all the things you said ‘ … Someone IS lisening – always strive to let your (my) yes -be ..yes…
Like to think of it as a good ‘ol fashioned handshake -w/ God.