"And the day came when the risk it took
to remain tight inside the bud was more painful
than the risk it took to blossom."
Anais Nin
The domain: Hoka Hey ACRG
will cease to exist in about October. We will then be:
and
Giving Seems to Have Some Kind of Magic Attached To It.
Though I don't understand how God does everything exactly, I do know that those that give, ...receive. It just works that way. So when you have a chance to give to, or do something for others, do it. I promise you won't be sorry.
This event, this fundraiser was made possible
by our great friends at:
Infusionsoft
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Joeta's Leather
480-827-1868
San Tan Ford
866-629-5966
Superstition Harley-Davidson
480-346-0600
Skunk Motorsports Inc.
480-649-2800
Keith Salyer
American Family Insurance
480-969-6404
The Story of CJ and Bucky
Like all police officers, I’ve had a wide variety of experiences in my career. I’ve been in four police officer involved shootings, several high speed pursuits, rolled in the street fighting with suspects as passers by looked on, kicked in front doors, ran inside and fought with raging husbands and more. There have been times when I was extremely scared and once I almost ran through a plate glass window, just to get away from a crowd I thought was going to kill me. All those experiences left their own mark in my character.
But to be honest, those stories don’t mean very much to me. I don’t talk about them to other people and seldom have I even bothered to tell my family about them. However, there are some experiences I will always remember.
(Ron Knudson, my Prison Ministries Missionary Companion. We did 2 years in the big house together.)
Like the time when it was my Friday and I was scrambling to get all my paperwork done so I could go home on time. I was parked alongside the road, trying to avoid everyone when suddenly in my window there appeared the face of a small boy. He was wearing a red baseball hat. The bill of his hat was crooked on his head and it was turned up. He began pointing down the street and saying,
“Bucky keeps taking my hat and pushing me down!”
(Notice the road? It's on top of a razor back ridge.)
“Some problem”, I thought! The kid kept pointing down the street and telling me about Bucky. I ignored him as best I could, hoping he would just go away. As he kept talking, my half of the conversation sounded like this, “...Uh huh. ....He did? ....Hmmmm!” But the little kid wouldn’t take the hint and leave. He just stayed there, continuing his saga.
As he was talking, I was thinking; “...Kid, don’t bug me! ...Can’t you see I’m busy? ...Take your little two cent problem and go someplace else!” But the little boy persisted in asking my help. So finally I decided I had to tell him that I was just too busy to help him. After all, this was a problem for his mother. So I turned to the kid, and as I did, suddenly the expression on his face hit me. I could tell by the look in his eye and the expression on his face, that this was just the biggest problem in the whole world to this kid! The fact that Bucky kept taking his hat and pushing him down! As I looked into his eyes, I couldn’t help but think of all the times I had gone to the Lord with: just the biggest problem in the whole world! And what if the Lord had told me,
“Kid, ...don’t bug me! ...Can’t you see I’m busy?
...Take your little two cent problem and go someplace else!”
As remembrance flowed into my mind, slowly my attitude changed about this boy and his problems. My feelings of impatience and apathy were replaced with humbleness and understanding. So I looked back over at that kid, gave him a smile and said, “Son, what’s your name?” He said, “C. J.” So I put my paper work down, set my clipboard aside and said, “Well C. J., let’s you and me go over to Bucky’s house!”
Did I do any good? I don’t know! I changed districts and never saw those two boys again. But I’ll never forget the look on C. J.’s face because I have seen it on my own face many times as I have gone to the Lord in prayer,
with just the biggest problem in the whole world!
This Rider's Code
Some men have that explorer drive,
Needing to hit the road and feel alive.
Every turn of the road is something new
Finding a place that he never knew.
Alone with just his thoughts and soul
To find one's self is a worthy goal.
Rumbling along on his trusty bike
What is there about it not to like.
This daunting trek is such a trial
It'll be remembered for a very long while.
No one could ever understand or relate
Unless they were riding as my mate.
But such a challenge I have chose
No time for mates, I suppose.
Only looking forward; alone I ride
Stop to smell the roses; I can't abide.
I take this challenge for several reasons
Myself, my friends, and needy ones.
A worthy effort will be left on the road
Helping others is this rider's code.
Written by friend and supporter, Richard Pembroke, as a gift to me.
...live the dream...
...and take your best friend with you.
Always-always ...live the dream.
Here is where your money for the Hoka Hey Fundraiser went:
Friends of the Lost Dutchman
Child Crisis Center of the East Valley
Sunshine Acres Childrens's Home
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Make a Wish Foundation
of Central Arizona
A little history on Make a Wish Foundation, some of you will remember this in the news.
Founded in 1980 as a non-profit corporation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation's actual beginning was in the dreams of a little Phoenix boy with leukemia who wanted to be a policeman. A special friend of his spoke to a member of the Arizona Department of Public Safety - the Highway Patrol - about Chris. Within a few days, several motorcycle and patrol officers from Department of Public Safety stopped by to say "hello." After meeting the seven-year-old, the officers wanted to do more. Arrangements were made to take Chris for a ride in the Ranger helicopter and a police car. A local news reporter filmed Chris' dream coming true.
Any child under age 18 who has been determined by a physician to have a life-threatening medical condition creating the probability the child will not survive beyond his/her 18th year is eligible for a wish.
Our objective is to provide the child and family members with memories of joy and a time that is as worry-free, as possible. The Foundation is proud to have begun as a grass roots organization. Our volunteers continue to be the heart of Make-A-Wish. Groups or individuals are needed to help give back hope, strength and joy to a child with a life threatening illness. As a part of a wish team you will assist with the determination and presentation of a child's wish as well as organization and follow through to make certain the wish is completed.
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
The really great people make you feel that you, too,
can become great."
Mark Twain
My Nephew, Paul and his Victory. His wife Stephanie and their son Zack, living at the upper end of the Great Salt Lake. (In the background.)
...Live The Dream.
And while you are living the dream,
do some good
...and make a difference in someone's life.
Don't just ride through life
without making a difference.
Make a difference!
Samuel
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