Tip of the Day 5/23/12

The beach and litter, two things you not only do not want to see written on a page together, but do not want to experience. It always amazes me to see someone purposely litter and walking along any beach you see evidence of this ugly practice. Not only is it gross to come upon a diaper someone has left behind, but it is dangerous to the wildlife. Birds die or are injured by litter left on the beach and stepping in someones left behind mess is unpleasant. Trash containers are located along every beach. If you can haul half your house to the beach I am pretty sure you can carry your trash to a container. This is your public service announcement for the day.

Word for Today, Words: I am a lover of books. But if all I ever do is collect books or walk through libraries, I will not benefit from the words written on the pages. I have to open the books and read tbem. Perfect days and vacations consist of endless hours reading. Each summer I choose a genre or author to spend the summer reading. One summer I read Emily Dickinson, another I read books by and about Louisa Mae Alcott, one summer I devoted to re-reading my childhood books-Nancy Drew..., I have also spent summers reading Shakespeare, biographies and autobiographies, and cookbooks. This summer I have chosen books on France. The words on the pages can provide excitement, escape, entertainment, knowledge, wonder, even wisdom, but the one thing all these books cannot provide is Life. There is a Book that can and it is the best seller of all time. However, just owning that Book will not do anything for you if it just sits on a shelf unopened. It has to be opened, read, and believed. As I was reading this morning I was struck by the power of the words used in the Bible. Words like unchangeable, uttermost, faultless, boldly, safety, strength, honor, mercy, humble, death, peace, forgiveness, grace, love. I never tire of reading these words or of the One who embodies them all. One of the first movies I remember seeing in the theater was "The Greatest Story Ever Told." The awesome thing is, unlike many of the books I have read over the years, the one I read daily changed my life for eternity. It isn't just the greatest story ever told, it contains the key to eternity.