As teenagers, my best friend and I worked all summer long mowing lawns forextra cash. Unwisely, we spent all of it. One of our favorite things to do wasto go to a little restaurant in town. We ate there so often that I wouldventure to say we tried nearly everything on the menu. My friend…
Weary in Well Doing, part 7
Do you want to see this world become a better place? Don’t just fight to change the world, fight to love it. It’s a fight because in the process of trying to save it you risk losing yourself. Going down this path can cause you to grow to hate what it was you loved in…
Weary in Well Doing, part 6
One of the greatest examples of becoming weary in well doing for me was demonstrated by the life of my mother. For years she has demonstrated a commitment to our family unlike anything else I’ve ever witnessed. I have seen firsthand how it has taken its toll on her and watched as the stress mounted…
Weary in Well Doing, part 3
There had been a couple months where I had been inactive in the nursing home ministry of my church. While I was not actively thinking about the rejection of my last experience, it still hurt so I didn’t try to find anyone else to visit. However, the director of the ministry reached out to me…
Where’s That Wheel Going?
After leaving church one Sunday morning, I was headed to visit my friend in the nursing home. On my way, I drove down a busy road that had two lanes on each side of a center turning lane. When I drove around a bend in the road, I noticed something strange in front of me.…
A Helping Hand
I went to the hardware store to pick up a couple of shelves. When I got to the isle where they were, a man was looking at the same shelf set I wanted to buy. He walked a few steps away when I approached. These were the tough, heavy duty kind of shelves made of…
“Now” People
This world needs more “now people”. When an authority figure asks you to do something, when does it get done? Right away? Or do you dread doing the task and delay starting as long as possible? Why wait? Do it now! (Let every mother say amen!) Be a yes person who does not wallow around…
Don’t do it. Want to do it.
Have you ever wanted somebody to do something for you? Of course, we all did . It’s not just that we want somebody to do something for us but that we want them to want to do it for us. If they complain, either with their speech or body language, we feel like telling them,…