Listening is a trait not too many of us possess. Calvin’s response: “You lose.”
I was looking out the back window of the car as we climbed to the top of the second hill. I could see the road all the way back to town. I was amazed with all the cars lined up as far back as I could see and they all had their lights on.
It was a long, lonely night in the motel room. Everything I worked for seemed to be falling apart. “I have never been a quitter,” he said. Lucky for us, our God is a God of second chances.
It’s probably the cry of each generation, but sometimes I really miss the “good old days.” It is also known that it was just before their wedding day, that he first summons the nerve to just kiss her on her hand.
One year I planted a small fig tree in the yard. I wasn’t too inspired by its progress. The strange thing about it is I don’t think they or anyone in history has ever moved a mountain with their faith. Or have they?
Appreciation is a funny thing, you don’t see it while it is happening, but when you see its results you know who is responsible. And you guessed it, he is almost always smiling.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel back in time? Where would you go? Would you witness some historical event? Would you go see some famous person? Would you go back and try to fix a mistake? With so many choices, what would you do?
Who, in their right mind, was the soul who first grabbed one of these creepy looking varmints and said, “I bet if you throw one of these on the grill for a little while and then add a little cocktail sauce to it, it would taste great?” Today, though, we are going to talk about one that was lucky to be around at all.
My breakfast is sitting in front of me, yet my thoughts are on distant things. I try to shift back to the present, but those thoughts howl at me and I turn back in their direction. Distracted, upset and confused, I look at my eggs and take a bite. Such are moments consumed with despair.
Advice is like a yard sale. Yet, here he stood, almost larger than life and even, despite defeat, somewhat a hero to the locals.
