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Sit Up. Look Around. Enjoy the Ride.
I feel like I am always in a hurry. Looking to the next thing. I love accomplishing things and get satisfaction in something being completed. But sometimes it's the journey that makes a difference and not the satisfaction of completion. Recently my husband and...
These Feet Were Made for Walkin’
Have you ever looked at your feet and thought about just how important they are? They hold you upright. The big toe on those feet keep you balanced. Our feet take a beating. We are on them a lot. They hold a lot of weight (mine hold a lot more than other people's...
Forrest Gump Had It Right!
I was sitting on a bench outside of Bob Evans® Restaurant waiting on my family. As I sat in the sun next to the American flag pole surrounded by colorful flowers and crisp green trees, I felt such a sense of peace. I have been praying for something specific in my...
The Little Culprit Who Changed My Plans
Job 9:27 – I will forget my complaint; I will change my expression and smile. If anyone had reason to complain, Job did! He had lost his family, his home, his animals, everything in his life that mattered to him except his faith. Somehow he kept a good attitude and...
Rest in the Nest
The other day I saw a nest of 3 baby birds. I got the binoculars out just so I could watch them. They were asleep for a while. Then they woke up chirping and opening their mouths because they were hungry. Pretty soon the momma bird came over with some worms to feed...
The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlestick Maker
Sometimes it’s hard to be at work all day when you have other things you would rather be doing. Sometimes it’s hard to be at work when it’s nice and warm outside. Sometimes it’s hard to be at work when your friends are teachers and have the summers off; when you...
May the “Good Ole Days” Become Automatic
Remember the good ole days of letters? You know the kind with a stamp on it that goes in a little box out by the road and a red flag is raised to alert a guy in a car to pick it up and deliver it to your friend??? No one seems to take time to write letters anymore. ...
Happiness, Hope and Heaven
Matthew 5;14 - You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. We did it with your help! One hundred and one buckets were delivered to St. Jude's Children's Hospital Monday. My friend and our daughters drove to Memphis, TN and delivered the...
Sing in the Sun
Ephesians 5:19(b) Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord! It has been so beautiful lately in rural southeast Indiana. The other day I took my bike to work and just rode around town during my lunch hour. Last night I rode my bike around the little town I live...
