A is for Adventure Video

L is for Love

by Hans Bluedorn, Copyright September 9, 2007, all rights reserved. 407 views

From 2006-09-08 Visit Rich LaPierre, Hans in Colorado

Almost one year ago, I rode my bicycle from Frisco, Colorado to Durango, Colorado. My route crossed the continental divide four times. I did a lot of pedaling uphill.

Some of the lessons I learned from the trip came to me months afterward. It would be difficult for some people to spend three weeks riding a bike alone across unpopulated mountain passes, but for me it was fun and I loved it.

When I am alone I can get along with myself, be productive, think clearly, and am happy.However, when I am alone I noticed that I can become selfish, merely because there isn’t anybody else around.

This is ok, but I have learned that it isn’t good for me to be alone all the time. I have a lot of energy, and if all that energy is put into serving me, a lot of it is wasted.

When I am with other people, helping them, I am less focused on myself. I notice that the faults I have become less.

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.

But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.  For we know in part and we prophesy in part.  But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.”—1 Corinthians 13

So, what is love? I don’t know, that is something I am learning. However, I do know that love can be powerful-especially the love of God.

God’s love is so powerful and perfect that even though we hated him (when we were sinners), his love irresistibly drew us to him and caused us to love him. No matter how much I try to love, my love has flaws. But God’s love is perfect.

Comments

1 • Ralph • September 10, 2008 • 10:02 AM

Let’s go!

2 • Mandy M. • September 21, 2008 • 7:50 PM

Kelli, I’m assuming you wrote this?  Just wanted you to know, at this point in my life, this is very encouraging to me.  Thanks for sharing. It’s amazing how God can worth through a simple blog post.

3 • Johannah Stanford • September 24, 2008 • 3:00 PM

The quality of this video looked good to me, and it didn’t take hardly any time to download on our computer. Did you get more climbing equipment? grin

4 • Kristen • October 04, 2008 • 3:39 PM

Sounds like tons of fun. smile  Ryan took me rock climbing indoors for the first time a couple weeks ago and I loved it! (I’m his sister.)

Colorado looks and sounds like a very fun place.

5 • Mandy M. • October 04, 2008 • 5:49 PM

Great post Heidi! You sure are brave. I’m glad you had such a great time!

6 • Nate • October 13, 2008 • 5:23 PM

Thats awesome….
Sounds like something I would do. :p

7 • Heidi Reiman • October 20, 2008 • 4:47 PM

Hans, You poor thing. I’m sorry you couldn’t get a wi-fi connection. By the way what is a wi-fi?
Is it like wiffer cookies with fine milk?

8 • Kelli • October 29, 2008 • 8:03 AM

Oh sheesh, Nathaniel, you’re hilerious! That was really roughing it.

9 • Nathan Nasby • November 04, 2008 • 11:28 AM

If you want a really creepy expirience stay at the Imperial Hotel in London!  Wow, we had blood on the walls and in the sheets in our room.  The Window was broken, and I’m not even going to mention the shared bathrooms!!!!

10 • Anna • November 05, 2008 • 8:01 PM

Haha! Nathan, this is just the beginning… Soon you’ll be cool with using towels unwashed from the last occupant, sleeping on bedbug-ridden mattresses, and, well, haha!

11 • Heidi R. • November 17, 2008 • 10:00 AM

Great story.

12 • A • November 17, 2008 • 7:01 PM

I just watched this a few days ago (was looking up vids of Marrakesh and then followed the rabbit trail) and thought about you guys…  Odd, but fitting, to see it here as well!

13 • Kristin C. • November 17, 2008 • 10:13 PM

Haha!!! That is hilarious!!! :-D

14 • Debbie • November 25, 2008 • 10:27 PM

I have a problem with getting cave crickets in my basement and hate them. I don’t think I want to be their friend. But neat story on your adventure. God Bless!
Debbie

15 • Laura • November 29, 2008 • 12:49 AM

Wow!  :D

16 • Estin • November 30, 2008 • 8:58 PM

That’s crazy.

17 • Trish • December 04, 2008 • 12:11 PM

Um…Ew. That is SOOO disgusting.

18 • Kristen B. • December 07, 2008 • 6:52 PM

You are a great writer, Kelli.

19 • Heidi R. • December 09, 2008 • 11:45 PM

Thanks, so are you.

20 • Heidi R. • December 09, 2008 • 11:46 PM

Oh, and I love your pics.

21 • Quentin Cooper • December 18, 2008 • 7:58 AM

This seems to have been written by people who have caved only once in their life or read about it in an armchair. What about the main thing warm clothes (be it a wetsuit or neo-fleece). Gloves completely unimportant as I have caved without them for 20 years and never wished I’d brought them. What about a survey of the cave? Going with someone experienced? Leaving a CALL OUT? that not feature in your essentials? Incase people ahave an accident in a cave then nobody knows about it….come on guys….

22 • Blue (Royal) • May 06, 2009 • 11:07 PM

Nice film guys. The water side looked like fun. I love a good natural water slide. Good job with not making it look to rigged.

23 • Royal Magnell • May 06, 2009 • 11:57 PM

That was fun… now we run so the cops don’t catch us!

24 • Rachel • May 19, 2009 • 9:36 PM

Hey! Hoping you get this soon. Just wondered what kind of camera, flash, etc. was used for these pictures. Also how the cameras were kept dry and clay free. Thanks so much!

25 • Beau • August 04, 2009 • 12:16 AM

Enjoyed it.  I am curious if this is the Wilder cave in Pelham, AL?

26 • Dannity Kane • February 27, 2010 • 2:06 AM

Give me a little of that and I’d feel like a king.

27 • Stephen Nasby • May 28, 2010 • 9:09 AM

Good job. smile

28 • Stephen Nasby • September 02, 2010 • 9:58 AM

That looked like quite an adventure, exciting. Swim looked very refreshing. Cool camera, you can even go underwater with it.

29 • Katie Carter • September 18, 2010 • 10:11 PM

It is in Grady County Georgia, between Pelham, and Cairo. It is owned my my aunt. It is very pretty, it is not open to the public because people can’t seem appreciate it without breaking pieces off, and spray painting.