We Leave Fingerprints!!~

Is This Precious or What????

We could all learn a lesson from this little guy and his companion and spend more time in prayer.

I hope everyone had a great week end. We have had 3 days of wall to wall sunshine. No room for complaining. We also had a wonderful day yesterday---very good church services and a special Sunday Dinner because we joined by Jan, Devin, Carley, Sherlyn and Ryan. We feel so blessed when family members join us. We thought Jaron would be here for the week-end but he had to go back to his dorm room Friday night.

Our Pastor just finished preaching a series of messages entitled, "Leaving Our Finger Prints". The lesson to be learned was this: whatever we do and wherever we go, we leave our finger prints. It may not be prints as such but every word we speak and every deed we do is being observed by someone and it very well may be someone we least expect. Someone is watching us just as we watch others. We don't have much respect for someone who says one thing and does the exact opposite. Our walk should match our talk at all times. We must be mindful of how we react to a disappointment or when we feel we are wronged. Even our driving habits reveal a lot about us. How patient are we with someone who moves too slowly or perhaps cuts us off in traffic? I like to think that any inconvenience I may endure is God's way of protecting me from possible danger up ahead. Remember in each of these examples, we leave our "Finger Prints" through our actions and our reactions.

I recently read of a man who owned an auto repair shop. A prospective "customer" walked into the shop and informed the owner that he is a driver for a trucking company and often needs repairs on his truck. His comment and question were, "How about adding a few extra parts to the bill for the truck repair? We'll let the company pay for them and you and I can split the difference. I come through here often and we could make quite a lot of money." The shop owner told him that was not the way he operated and he was not interested. The customer accused him of being a "fool". As the shop owner turned to walk away, the "customer"extended his hand for a handshake. He then said, "I own a trucking company and I am looking for a mechanic I can trust. YOU will be getting my business." What a wonderful lesson for each of us!!!

May we all choose to leave "good" finger prints by being a good example in all we do. Remember, it is what we do---not always what we say---that matters most of all.

My love and blessings,

Dortha