Taking Hebron

This week the main road to our neighborhood was closed for paving. One day I went out to the store and as I headed for home I had to stop and consider which way I would take. My normal way was going to have road construction and then ultimately be closed. I plotted another route in my mind and ultimately missed all the slow downs. As I drove I considered the conscious effort I was having to make to get home. Normally I just go on habit and don’t think once about which way I need to go. Have you ever had a pattern of thinking that you’d like to change? It’s very difficult isn’t it? You have all the good intentions yet somehow you find yourself going on habit. Next thing you know you’re driving down that same old road again! Perhaps you’re like me and you know you really “shouldn’t” go down that road, so you put up a couple orange cones to catch your attention. Once my dad and I were working at the clubhouse of a senior living neighborhood. We were putting a new floor in thei...

I always get sad when I think of the precious children who enter this world and there is no one there to celebrate their life or every birthday after. I wasn’t there when Lindsey was born and I wasn’t with her when she celebrated her first birthday, but today I was here to celebrate her ninth! We took her to her favorite restaurant for pepperoni pizza and since it was her birthday she got to get a free dessert! She chose the chocolate cake with ice cream and when the kind waitress brought it to our table she asked what Lindsey’s name was and how old she was going to be. Then she announced to the entire restaurant that today was Lindsey’s ninth birthday. I watched the other guests smile and clap, before everyone joined in to sing Happy Birthday. Everyone clapped again and our waitress even wished Lindsey a Happy Birthday as we left. In that moment I got to see the Lord’s delight. Lindsey is His treasure. He was there on the day she was born; He was watching out for her as she...