Dear Friends,

God’s Word is so encouraging. It brings clarity to my situations, guidance for decisions I need to make, and encouragement for daily challenges. And the words of Jesus are so simple and practical, So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today, Matthew 6:34. Jesus had just finished talking about overcoming anxiety and He concluded with those words. He knows that we live in a world filled with daily challenges and troubles, and that we need to face them and make a decision to overcome them. Add to Jesus’ words, those of James, How do you know what is going to happen tomorrow? For the length of your lives is as uncertain as the morning fog — now you see it; soon it is gone, 4:14 TLB. All of us ‘valley people’ understand what Tule fog is and how challenging it can be. James tells us that life is like that, we don’t know how much time we have, so don’t think about tomorrow, live today to the fullest, and I would add, be moment-by-moment people.

Today is January 27, 2023. It is the only January 27, 2023, we will have. A day full of moments — moments to be embraced, or if we are not careful, moments to be missed. We need to think of the POWER OF NOW, to use our moments with what we can do, not what we can’t. I recommend that you use your moments to be KIND. Don’t wait to be KIND, you never really know the true impact your act of kindness has upon others. You never know how much someone needed that smile you gave them; how much your act of kindness can turn someone’s entire day or life around; or how much someone needed that long hug or deep talk. Don’t wait to be kind. Don’t wait for someone else to be the first. Don’t wait for better circumstances or for someone to change. Just be kind because you never know how much someone needs it.

Join me in making the most of our MOMENTS. Be kind, giving, loving, forgiving, and a moment-by-moment person who follows the path God has provided!