03/29/2024
Robert Hester, Founder of BladenOnline.com
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Weather forecast for the area … Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 88. Tonight, patchy fog after 5 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 71 … Thursday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 88 and a 30% chance of precipitation.

Ever think back over the years, some good, some not so good, but think about some of your most unusual situations where time and place was a miracle? … Just happened to be someplace when something happened that changed the direction of your life … about folks you met, etc. And, you wonder how it all came together … mostly good.

Then, thought about some ‘dumb’ moves I had made … for instance … Only son at the time wanted a swing set for Christmas … naturally, it came in a box, unassembled. For some small amount $5 or $10 … {remember this was in the 1960s), I had an opportunity to have it assembled for near nothing … but, I chose not to do that … Had a friend who would help … It was Christmas eve … We began work about dark-thirty and completed after midnight, after Santa had come and gone … So, as I lay in bed thinking back … my thoughts were along the line of how dumb can I be? For a small, measly sum of money, I could have had it assembled … thought about other moves … smart and not so smart…

Then heard my phone ‘ping’, so I peaked … There was an epistle related to some health concerns of a loved one … Turned over, and went to sleep … Up early to check the latest report … more ups and downs on this ‘rocky road’ we travel … So, what’s new?

“Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“Life is a daring adventure, or nothing.” Helen Keller

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