I didn’t even plant flowers because I thought there was more time!  My eldest daughter flew to the Dominican Republic for a mission trip and now is in Atlanta GA visiting her best friend.  My oldest son has worked with a friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer and has been learning how to care for a lawn and a home while he helps out the family.  And my youngest son, age TWELVE, has a six pack that most body builders would be jealous of! 

Hmmmmm, and what did I accomplish?  I think I got to breathe between driving the kids around the city and I wrote hundreds of articles. . . .  I need a life!

So on the fourth day of the trip the leader called the church to say that everything was going well, and a few other details.

An interesting thing happened on my two calls (when I was called and when I called the next person).  During both calls the parents stayed on the phone far longer than was necessary to get the small amount of information being passed along.

It was as if by staying on the phone with other parents, whose children were far from home, we had a connection with our children.  Almost like we could talk about their activities and they would be home within hours.

Sometimes we can convince ourselves of things that aren’t true.  In personal life or business – it’s always best to face reality.  Living under a false assumption changes the future – but in a negative way.

Athough . . .  I have been imagining she’s just upstairs in  her room, studying, the whole time she’s been gone.