How uuuuu doin'?

So I get asked this question a lot. Most of the time it is just a form of saying hi. But there are a few people who, when they ask, you know they are really looking for you to answer it. Well, just yesterday someone asked me "How are you doing?" and I replied that I'd have to think about how to best answer that question.

I thought and thought and here is what I came up with:

Have you seen pictures of that new tourist attraction over the Grand Canyon? It's a glass (floor and all) walkway shaped like a horseshoe and it goes straight out over the Grand Canyon.

I picture myself there. I'm the only tourist around. The walkway is completely glass, no support beams at all. I'm standing right at the edge of solid ground about to walk out on it when I just stop and look around. The beauty is breathtaking. I almost feel like falling on my knees to praise God for his handiwork when I realize how immaculate the glass walkway is. Really! It almost looks invisible because it is so perfectly clean and free of any cracks at all. I think to myself, "how'd they do that?" but don't really seek an answer to the question.

I decide it is time to walk out on the glass when an employee tells me to have a good time and adds almost as an after thought, "Oh, by they way, not all the glass panes might be in place."

Now, a sane person would probably stop and say "WHAT???"; I however decide to go for the walk. Each time I put my foot down I don't know if it will land on solid glass or thin air. Will I survive to take another step or plummet to my death?

That's how I'm doing.

I shared this word picture with my husband when he asked that same question. He is one of those in my life that really wants an answer when he asks it. After I told him how I was doing he looked at me and with a slight little grin said, "Put some pebbles in your pocket and toss them out in front of you before you take the next step."

What a guy! And, what wisdom! May your day be filled with adventure and challenges. May you not be given more than you can handle. And if you are, may you have pebbles in your pocket to keep you safe. :)

Grand Canyon Skywalk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvzlZuWrJNw