tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41000600720290001932024-03-13T22:38:26.613-07:00A Day (or more) in the Life of NathanNathan.D.Moyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345451400402582219noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100060072029000193.post-78680022267491336282009-02-20T22:49:00.001-08:002009-02-20T22:49:39.547-08:00The Last Sky BallThe sky was clear, the air was cold and the stars glowed bright. Nathan<br />and Cole approached the local Wal-Mart with intentions to purchase a<br />new iPod, because of Nathan's semi-broken iPod at home. They entered<br />the store and began to wander in the direction of the electronics<br />section. Of course on the way they were distracted by several things:<br />movies, food, board games, video games and a few television seasons on<br />sale for only 19.85 + tax. Then they found the iPod, Cole and Nathan<br />discussed the situation for a while and decided to look around the<br />store a few more times before deciding anything.<br /><br /><br />While<br />browsing the toy section Nathan and Cole came across the Star<br />Wars/Action Figure Section. In this Star Wars Section something caught<br />their eyes. The Star Wars Bobble Heads. One of Darth Vader, Anikin<br />Skywalker, and one of Yoda. Cole reached for the Anikin one, when he<br />came to find a little device, a ball to be precise. It was yellow and<br />hollow. On the front were two large words, Sky Ball. This interested<br />them. Cole dropped the ball only to find that the ball bounced all the<br />way up back to his hand. Nathan smiled, and asked Cole to bounce the<br />ball all the way to the ceiling. Cole declined this offer and told<br />Nathan that he didn't want to be kicked out of Wal-Mart this night.<br />Nathan laughed and told Cole that nothing would come of it if he<br />bounced it off the ceiling. Cole still declined. Nathan wanted one of<br />these balls, however he wanted one in the color of red. The quest for<br />the Sky Balls began.<br /><br /><br />Cole and Nathan ventured through Wal-Mart for about 20 minutes.<br />Looking in every section for the Sky Balls, they were met with no<br />success. They checked every price tag, every isle, every corner as Cole<br />happily bounced the ball all though the store. Finally Nathan and Cole<br />came up with an idea. They should ask where these Sky Balls are<br />located. They had to find the yellow Sky Ball's friends (preferably the<br />red ones). Nathan walked up to a Wal-Mart worker, and asked him where<br />he would find such a device. The man looked at Nathan and Cole in<br />disbelief, then smiled, and said he thought he knew where they were.<br /><br /><br />Finally they came to the spot where all of the other balls were<br />kept. He pointed down to a tag that read, "SKY BALL" The box above was<br />empty. Nathan and Cole were saddened upon this discovery, however<br />before tears could form, the man reached behind them on a shelf and<br />pulled out a Red Sky Ball from behind some other toys. Nathan was<br />enlightened by this. Cole was ecstatic. Nathan and Cole smiled as we<br />thanked the man, he left. Nathan dropped his Red Sky Ball. It seemed to<br />bounce farther than Cole's yellow Sky Ball. Nathan challenged Cole to a<br />Sky Ball bounce. They held the two Sky Balls up in the air. Nathan said<br />on the count of three. 1... 2... just as they were about to say three a<br />young woman walked around the corner carrying, yes, another Red Sky<br />Ball. Nathan and Cole acted as if they were doing nothing that had to<br />do with bouncing Sky Balls. She looked at them after returning the<br />other Red Sky Ball to it's rightful home, and spoke. She said, "Excuse<br />me, you're not supposed to bounce those balls in here." she spoke this<br />so seriously, that Nathan and Cole took it as a joke. Nathan started to<br />chuckle. He asked if she was serious. She didn't laugh at all, all she<br />did was point at the ceiling above them. They slowly looked up to see<br />three of the ceiling panels dented and bent. The young woman turned and<br />walked away. Nathan and Cole made their way to self checkout with their<br />new Sky Ball friends. Now Nathan and Cole own the two Sky Balls to<br />always remind them, to not bounce a Sky Ball in Wal-Mart.Nathan.D.Moyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345451400402582219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100060072029000193.post-75285914003832014752008-12-12T00:35:00.000-08:002008-12-12T00:49:32.463-08:00He Lives<span style="font-family: georgia;">My life you ask? :) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here you go-</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He wakes up every morning.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He puts on his favorite old shoes. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He goes to work. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He works on smiling :) </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He loves his job for the most part. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He loves making people laugh. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He works on his memory.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He love his friends, the ones he has left. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He misses his old friends that have moved away. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sometimes he dreams of the times that used to be. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He knows that someone has a plan for him. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He's trying to find a way. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">A way to him.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Will it take him away? </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Or will it keep him here?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He has a lot to work on. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He is in love with his Savior. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He is in love with a melody. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He is in love with a photograph. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He closes his eyes. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He falls asleep. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He dreams. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">--------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">He died. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">So I could LIVE. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I live. </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I love.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span>Nathan.D.Moyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345451400402582219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100060072029000193.post-78003042258871284412008-12-11T23:54:00.000-08:002008-12-12T00:31:47.370-08:00A Step in the Dark<span style="font-family:georgia;">I stepped though the open door. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I watched my breath escape into the cold winter air. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Breathtaking, beautiful. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Like the sound of a piano,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">It echoed through the trees that were before me. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I closed the door.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The sound was a C Major in my A minor symphony. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">For a second I felt a drop of rain. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">It soon turned to snow. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I looked up. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I seemed to move toward the cloud covered moon. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">The darkness did not cause me to tremble upon this night. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Something was different. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Special.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">One snow flake caught my eye. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">It floated slowly though the air.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Soon to blend in with the ridged pavement.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Then to go back up to the clouds that formed it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Over and over. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Then I took it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I made my choice. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">It only took one step.<br />A Step in the Dark.<br /></span>Nathan.D.Moyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345451400402582219noreply@blogger.com0