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“So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.”

Galatians 6:9

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11

I’ve had the opportunity to get to know many people from far away whom I would never have met in person. I have been a member of a virtual Bible study group for women from all over the U.S. and other countries for several years. This last year, I’ve also been in a virtual planning group, and two writing groups, with members spanning many countries and time zones. I’ve made a great number of friends and have a heart connection with women that I would not have met in my regular life. I am thankful for the ability to share conversations and ideas with these ladies. Our daily lives…

OBSERVANT

He who has eyes to see…he who has ears to hear…

Pretty much all that is needed to be observant is to have eyes and ears. Well, that’s part of what you need. Each of us has the ability to observe all that is going on around us. We see each other, we can hear each other, and we can observe. Most of the observations that I make tend to come from body language and tone of voice. But in order to really be “mindful” or observant, I have to go deeper. I have to ask that next question or take that next moment to look into the eyes of someone.

Most of this life, people just fly by trying to get to the next activity or next “to do”, or the next project. We are, at times, so myopic that we barely look up from the task at…