Joy Isn't The Natural Response To Blessings

As A Boy I Heard This Story In Church. A Man Was Patching A Pitched Roof Of A Tall Building When He Began Sliding Off. As He Neared The Edge Of The Roof He Prayed, "save Me, Lord, And I'll Go To Church Every Sunday, I'll Give Up Drinking, I'll Be The Best Man This City Has Ever Known." As He Finished His Prayer, A Nail Snagged Onto His Overalls And Saved Him. The Man Looked Up To The Sky And Shouted, "never Mind, God. I Took Care Of It Myself." How True Of Us.

The Strength Of A Friendship Can Be Measured By The Weight Of The Burden It's Willing To Share. (if You Want To Test This Just Ask Someone To Help You Move.)

. . .and Every Native Has A Story Of Winter – Stories That Usually Begin, You Call This A Storm? And Grow In The Telling Like Battle Tales Shared By Graying War Veterans. It’s A Peculiar Character Flaw To Those Of Us From Cold Climates That We Feel Superior To Those Who Have The Sense To Live Elsewhere.

You Should Always Be Careful Of What You Say In Parting.

It Is A Peculiar Thing To Believe That You Know Someone Intimately Only To Find That You Really Do Not. It Is Like Finishing A Book Only To Discover That You Have Missed Several Key Chapters. The Letter Chapter 9 Page 104