“I am with you. I will watch over you everywhere you go”—Genesis 28:15(NIRV). Almost 13 years ago, I took a giant leap of faith. I left a northeastern Oklahoma community where I’d lived since 1969—except for the times I’d gone away to college—to move to a larger town about 70 miles west. I left behind …
Proverbs 22:29 says, “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.”
Most of us don’t even know our neighbors today. We no longer sit on our front porches in the evenings, swapping stories and watching our children play until the street lights come on.
After the storm had abated, I assessed the damage through disbelieving eyes. I was overwhelmed. I was thankful my dog and I were unharmed.
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