"A Lemon Story…"
by: Allen Paul Weaver III
3.27.09

Once, there were two boys… from a place called ‘Little Town.’ They both had dreams and aspirations, but neither knew how they were going to reach their goals. They would often sit on the gravel path by the roadside, just on the median where the grass gave way to stone, and look up at the blue sky and talk about their dreams… Days would pass and they would talk… and talk… and talk… Sometimes they would make fun of each other when neither had a clue about how to make their dreams come true.

“Desperation” by Allen Paul Weaver III 

Here’s a piece I wrote back in 2007.  I think it may speak to where some people may feel themselves to be today.

What Dreams live inside of you?

(Posted October 29, 2007)

As I walked into my place of employment and waited for the elevator… hesitation overtook me as the dreams that live inside of me suddenly swelled up in my mind. Where did this come from? “…Lord is it possible?” Everything seemed so far fetched from where I stood - almost too fantastic to ever come to pass. And what made it worse was that I was becoming afraid to believe them.

Did you know that seeing is reality?  Simply put, what you and I are able to see affects our perspective on life.  And how we act is based on how we perceive. How do you see your life?

Getting off the Train

Yesterday, I took the train into Grand Central Station and proceeded on my usual walk to catch the subway.  There’s a long tunnel that everyone has to walk through to get to the shuttle to Times Square/42nd St.  There’s usually various advertisements for different television shows on the wall.  But, this time there were only different versions of advertisements for the same show:  HEROES. 

Are you investing in your dreams? Here’s a personal story.

A Gift Card Dilemma

I was recently given a gift card - and what do we usually do when we receive a gift card? GO BUY OURSELVES A GIFT!!! As I was on the way to Best Buy to buy myself a DVD, I felt the LORD say “no.” I went anyway and spent at least twenty minutes looking through each section. The conviction was heavy on me not to buy, but I was determined. I held them in my hand, but the movies I wanted to buy, didn’t interest me at that moment. After some struggle I ended up conceding to the Holy Spirit and leaving WITHOUT buying anything. “Sorry Lord… What am I supposed to use this gift card for?”