Packing Lunches

My grandson woke his mom early with "Mom, Mom - today is the day!"

 "What day?"

"The day we take food to the kids, get up, they are probably waiting on us!

 Where did we lose the sincere, innocent heart of a child?  Hunger is all around us even in the most sophisticated suburb.  When young ones like my grandsons are aware, we should be too.  Service like love, peace, and joy begins in the heart.

Standing and Waiting

I heard a speaker once who explained the phrase "they also serve who only stand and wait."  For years I thought it was to sit quietly and nod approval, but he explained it differently. 

When you think of a server in a restaurant setting, you get the gist. A wait person or a waiter is one who is at your side, assisting, helping you make good decisions, and hopefully making your experience pleasant. 

Get this image in your head and in your heart.  Serving will take on a new meaning.

Service that is sincere comes from a heart cleansed and a mind renewed.  Only one of my 13 Decisions That Will Change Your Life.

Do You Ever Wonder?

Please tell me that I am not the only one who pauses and thinks what would happen if?   I know all writers do especially the novelists among us.  But what about the others?  What would have happened if I had married someone else or not married at all?  Had 4 children or no children?  Moved to Hawaii or been a missionary to Japan? 

Lots of choices and most of them are made when we are young maybe even just out of high school or finishing college.  We decide who we will spend our life with and what we will spend it doing.  These are important decisions.  13 Decisions That Will Change Your Life and 13 Decisions That Will Change Your Marriage can help.