Plans are subject to change. After a long career where planning was a large portion of my day, I know that we all need to make contingency plans when things happen not to plan. Take this weekend for example. I had no plans to drive 6 hours to tear down a storm damaged cover before the next storm but did it anyway. I had no plans to get the tractor stuck in a mud hole but guess what happened? Now some call me stupid and in their eyes perhaps I am but its just mud that can wash off. Right? A popular song has lyrics saying “you got mud on your face you big disgrace”. Yes, I did get mud on my face. O well, its just mud that can be washed off. The best laid plans are subject to change. I could have been upset by this turn of events but why? Its just mud. Life is sometimes full of twists and turns that can make a person feel down but do not let the material things in life prevent you from achieving a greater purpose. I drove another 6 hours home feeling sad then this Sunday morning I had a great Communion Service where we recognized several graduating seniors. The mud was gone. Later, I drove through a terrible storm to take my wife to meet my youngest daughter for a mother-daughter cruise after her hard work to accomplish her dreams. There was mud on the road and some may call me stupid for going down this path but I did it anyway. As I drove home, it was still raining but all I could see was sun shine. Life is full of risks but do we stop or do we move forward through the mud holes of life? Look at the brighter side of every situation and when someone tries to lay down there problems or hang ups just say, no thank you. Keep on trucking through the mud holes and look to the brighter side of every situation.
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