Today I am looking out at the train tracks I used to walk with my Papa when I was 4 years old and the great times we had doing that together....Yesterday I climbed the "mountain" behind the house up to the caves with my children and remembered the adventures I had as a kid climbing the hills around my Nana and Papa's house....Saw fresh bear "droppings" so needless to say we did not get to go into the caves ...(Yet..)
Like the old song says..."Memories pressed between the pages of my mind...Memories sweetened through the ages just like wine... quiet thoughts come floating down and settle softly to the ground like golden autumn leaves around my feet....I touch them and they burst apart with sweet memories... sweet memories..." Youtube "Memories" Elvis Presley great song
As I think about the memories.. The sound of cars going by on Rt. 2 are heard... with the sound of Cicadas singing ... and the noise of a river boat going by on the Ohio River ... brings all of these back as if it were yesterday....
As Christians we have memories in our lives of how we used to spend time with Jesus and others in our family... My goal as I visit here is to relive some of the memories with my family and most importantly make new memories with tem so I will have memories in the future.
God ordained the family first so we need to forget the job... Forget the $$$... spend time with the family... you're what they want.. not the "stuff". Jesus wants us to put our family before everything but Him... So let's do it!
"A man must leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife (and children)" Genesis 2:24 according to Brian's Paraphrase...
Prayer of the Day: Jesus help me to take time for my family and You.
Keep Lookin' Up!
Brian
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