LifeSavers

John DeButts was the CEO of AT&T just prior to its breakup in the 1980s. At the zenith of his power, he had more than 1,000,000 employees around the world. DeButts retired very wealthy. Not long after that, he needed to have a leg amputated. He later said, "In spite of all that money, power, prestige and influence, do you know that as I lay there in my hospital bed, not one person came to see me, called me on the phone, or dropped me a card?  But there at my bedside, tending to my needs day-by-day, was the woman I had ignored for 30 years." If you haven't let your wife know lately how much you love and appreciate her, send her an e-mail or text right now.  Better yet, stop by a flower shop on the way home tonight.

Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us." Psalm 62:8 (NAS) The thunder and lightning of a powerful storm rattled our house last night.  As rain slashed against the windows and lightning lit up the dark sky, I woke up just long enough to make room for my youngest son and yellow lab to join me and my husband in bed.  I remember thinking with surprise that I didn't even know it was going to storm.  What a picture of my life lately.  It's been a year of unexpected rain.  Some just drizzles, but others, like the storm hitting me most recently, have rattled windows with wave after wave of thunder and bursts of lightning. What about you?  Is there stormy weather in your life right now?  Where are you finding shelter from the storms?  My friends and family have been a shelter for me this year, just like my family was last night as we all huddled together in bed.  They've encouraged and...