Saturday, January 31, 2026

Tongue Depressor

 


Each MWF on the way into cardiac rehab, I walk past a sign reminding all of us to use a mask when possible.  There are masks and a bottle of hand sanitizer just below the sign.  But walking out, I noticed the back of the same sign.  It was held upright by 4 tongue depressors taped to the back of the mask sign.  I thought, “How clever.  Some nurse used what she had at hand to stiffen the laminated flopping sign.  As a carpenter, I would have used a sturdy trim board.  A plumber might have used a length of thin water tubing.  And electrician would have used a thick piece of electrical wire.  Hey, none of the supports just mentioned would have been seen from the front of the sign.  They would have all worked to varying degrees.  The point being: supporting the sign is the whole purpose, whether stick, tube, wire, or tongue depressor.  Hey, use what’s available to you today to be a blessing to someone.  Today, be kind to people and uplift the good Lord above.  Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 9:10, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might …”  Like the unknown nurse working at CHI, think outside of the box today … and be a blessing.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Life and Stuff

Life is strange. You arrive with nothing and leave with nothing.  But you spend your life trying to accumulate stuff.  In life, may your soul gain more than your hands because you will leave it all behind in death.  Ecclesiastes 2:18&19, “Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? ...”  Ecclesiastes 12:13&14, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”


Thursday, January 29, 2026

Love and Respect

 

A man came home from a long business trip to his beautiful wife.  But it wasn’t long before they started arguing.  And then it got really nasty.  In exasperation, the man said, “How can someone so beautiful be so stupid?!”  The wife retorted, “It’s easy: God made me beautiful so that you would marry me, and God made me stupid so that I would marry you.”  In Ephesians the dear Lord commands husbands to love their wives and for wives to respect their husbands.  Hey, both are looking for their needs to be met.  Paul said in Ephesians 5:21, “Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.”  As we give in to one another with love and respect, we both draw closer to the good Lord.  So, today, make today a good day.  Love each other; respect each other; and draw near to God … and it will be a good day.  Yes it will.