Day: March 20, 2011

I believe in the sun even when it’s not shining
I believe in love even when I don’t feel it
And I believe in God even when He is silent
And I, I believe

These are lyrics to a Christian song and words of an old Irish saying.

I had to smile when I read them today in the transition of the Texas warmth and sun to the rain and cold and gray weather of Grand Rapids. I do believe in the sun when it’s not shining. But the rest of the words got me thinking….

It is a choice to believe in the things I can not always feel or hear. To believe in love when I don’t feel it and to believe in God when He is silent require me to rely on what I know to be true. It is a good reminder for me going into this week. The reminder to live by what I know to be TRUE. Not what I make up in the silence or start worrying about if I am not “feeling” the feeling I am longing for.

I am coming off a wonderful five days away in Texas with two very special friends, my Mom and my two nieces. I want my reentry into work and my routine to go well. I want to believe the best about the people who surround me every day and live as a positive presence in the lives of those I interact with.

I am going into this week, with all it holds, both known and unknown…choosing to BELIEVE!

It is late again here in Texas and our day was full of adventure and fun. I will write more on all of that in the days to come as I get back home. Today though, before I call it a day, I want to write about a moments that felt so respectful.

I had a number of conversations today with Richard and Betty Lee’s grandchildren and they so politely and wonderfully respond with yes ma’am throughout the conversations….

It made me wonder why that is just a southern tradition and how our attitudes towards our elders and authority may change if we all addressed strangers (and those we know and love) with a ma’am or sir.

I so enjoyed the moments today of conversation, laughter, wondering, adventure and even rodeo suspense during bull riding.

More to come….