My daughter and I planted four trees in our backyard recently. They were little more than twigs when she brought them home. She was able to hold all four of them in the palm of one hand. Still, with faith in the future I dug the holes in our backyard and with loving care my daughter planted each one of the saplings.
When I look out on them now I smile. They are so small and yet so full of life.
As they stretch towards the morning sun and slowly grow upward to the sky I can see the hundreds of glorious years that lie ahead of them. Soon they will be filling the air around them with life giving oxygen. Soon they will be blessing the world with their sweet smell and comforting shade. Soon they will be changing the world for the better just by being in it.
Two elderly gentlemen met up on the way to the funeral of one of their longtime buddies.
"The worst bullies you will ever encounter in your life are your own thoughts."
An unfailingly polite lady called to ask for help with a Windows installation that had gone terribly wrong.