Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Prov. 27:1 Work recently took me within an hour of a very dear friend now lives. We manage to see each other perhaps every other year. Visiting with her reminded me what good friends we really are and how much I miss not seeing her more often.

I learned this philosophy from my grandmother and had it reinforced by my parents. I grew up in a household that figured if they kept us fed, adequately clothed, got us to school on time and indulged us with a few special gifts once in a while they’d done their parental duties by us. Whatever I lacked – though I wasn’t aware that I lacked much of anything – I more than compensated for in […]