Heart Hope by Olga

Volleyball by the Lake It was a beautiful afternoon for all kinds of outdoors activities--bike riding, hiking, playing sand volleyball. The only problem was that as I rode past the volleyball court the game was at a standstill. Three of the players were standing in anticipation of playing the game while the fourth was talking on his cell phone.  I wondered what might be so important that one player would stop the game to talk on his cell phone. Was the conversation about his evening plans? Was it a family emergency? Was his wife calling to tell him to stop at the grocery store on the way home? Or was it just that the young man thought he was so important that he could just make everyone else wait while he talked on the phone? Since Bible study that morning had been about waiting to hear from God, I started thinking about how rude it seemed that one person was requiring three other people to wait on his selfishness. (BTW it apparently was not an emergency because on my retu...

I am so excited today that I can hardly contain myself. If you are wondering why--it’s because I am anticipating the arrival of my grandkids this weekend. (Of course I’m excited about seeing their parents too!) The Fourth of July is a fun-filled time where I live, with parades, fireworks, concerts, people and much more, therefore, the Texas part of the family likes to come to visit each year for the holiday to beat the heat and enjoy the festivities. Today my step is a bit peppier, my countenance is brighter and my arms are longing to hold precious Will and Molly. The expectation is so great, that I am not quite sure how I will make it until Saturday. The old Carly Simon hit says: “Anticipation, anticipation is making me late, is keeping me waiting” and I agree with her that the hard part of anticipation is waiting. It even seems that the clock is ticking a little slower than usual. While we are waiting, we are thinking of the ones we love and longing to be with them. We might even be ...