Change............
In 1949, third graders, including myself, were so excited to move into a brand new, very large and beautiful school building. Since the devastating tornado in 1942, all the school buildings but one were destroyed and students had been meeting in the drafty and cold old CCC buildings. Because of the prospect of many new students, the word is that a new building could be built to house middle school students; high school students would meet in what is now ...the middle school. Then, the building that was new in 1949, would be torn down and replaced with an auditorium or an all weather sports facility by 2019.
In 1949, third graders, including myself, were so excited to move into a brand new, very large and beautiful school building. Since the devastating tornado in 1942, all the school buildings but one were destroyed and students had been meeting in the drafty and cold old CCC buildings. Because of the prospect of many new students, the word is that a new building could be built to house middle school students; high school students would meet in what is now ...the middle school. Then, the building that was new in 1949, would be torn down and replaced with an auditorium or an all weather sports facility by 2019.
Change.........
In the early and mid 1900's, the town square was booming with activity. Stores stayed open late on Saturday evenings; the band played in the gazebo in the middle of the park; people visited with each other and small town life was wonderful. Then the Big Chain Store moved in. The town square became much quieter; the highway went through the middle of the park; people didn't sit around and visit on Saturday nights and the band was quiet..........
Change............
The old fair grounds was moved to a different location several years ago. There was no more outside grandstand where horse racing took place and the queens contest was held. People complained that the fair just wasn't the same any more.
Change............
Summer is fading with shorter days and longer nights. The leaves on our Japanese maple tree outside my kitchen window are dropping. A feeling of fall is in the air most days. Fall will be here this month ushering in football games, Thanksgiving and Fall Festivals followed by winter and it's cold, blistery winds ushering in Christmas.
Change............it happens.
It can knock us off our feet sometimes; loved ones pass away, people loose their jobs. But, some change is good; children grow up to be wonderful, productive adults, new relationships are formed, new life comes with the cry of a newborn. We wake up nearly every morning to a change somewhere. But, one thing that never changes is our Heavenly Father. The promises He has given us in His word continue just as He promised from the beginning. When we find we can't put our trust in our government or mankind, we can rest assured that we can put our trust in the One who created us and Who knows what is best of each of us.
"He has by his own action given us everything that is necessary for living the truly good life, in allowing us to know the one who has called us to him, through his own glorious goodness. It is through him that God’s greatest and most precious promises have become available to us men, making it possible for you to escape the inevitable disintegration that lust produces in the world and to share in God’s essential nature." 2 Peter 1:3-4 (J.B. PHILLIPS TRANSLATION)
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In the early and mid 1900's, the town square was booming with activity. Stores stayed open late on Saturday evenings; the band played in the gazebo in the middle of the park; people visited with each other and small town life was wonderful. Then the Big Chain Store moved in. The town square became much quieter; the highway went through the middle of the park; people didn't sit around and visit on Saturday nights and the band was quiet..........
Change............
The old fair grounds was moved to a different location several years ago. There was no more outside grandstand where horse racing took place and the queens contest was held. People complained that the fair just wasn't the same any more.
Change............
Summer is fading with shorter days and longer nights. The leaves on our Japanese maple tree outside my kitchen window are dropping. A feeling of fall is in the air most days. Fall will be here this month ushering in football games, Thanksgiving and Fall Festivals followed by winter and it's cold, blistery winds ushering in Christmas.
Change............it happens.
It can knock us off our feet sometimes; loved ones pass away, people loose their jobs. But, some change is good; children grow up to be wonderful, productive adults, new relationships are formed, new life comes with the cry of a newborn. We wake up nearly every morning to a change somewhere. But, one thing that never changes is our Heavenly Father. The promises He has given us in His word continue just as He promised from the beginning. When we find we can't put our trust in our government or mankind, we can rest assured that we can put our trust in the One who created us and Who knows what is best of each of us.
"He has by his own action given us everything that is necessary for living the truly good life, in allowing us to know the one who has called us to him, through his own glorious goodness. It is through him that God’s greatest and most precious promises have become available to us men, making it possible for you to escape the inevitable disintegration that lust produces in the world and to share in God’s essential nature." 2 Peter 1:3-4 (J.B. PHILLIPS TRANSLATION)
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