How It Begins

An early morning cup of coffee on the porch looking out over the awakening marsh; spending a little 'quality time' with the Takamine - it makes you realize how much the way you start a day determines how it will go later. I suppose that's one thing that makes our travels so enjoyable - we almost always start them with a smile or a laugh. It also brings to mind something a fellow from Atlanta, Charles Swindoll, wrote a while back. Something we've commented on before but which probably bears repeating in view of some recent events. He said: 
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes”

Well, speaking of attitudes, this afternoon we'll be visiting with one of our friends who has had a truly remarkable life. Her late husband was an outstanding Biblical scholar and a highly acclaimed theologian. Together they accomplished amazing things and along the way got to know presidents, actors and industrialists. The reason I mention all that is that they have always been the humblest people you could ever hope to meet and absolutely embodied the concept of a positive attitude. Our visit also comes at a very special time, too! Fifty years ago the two of them were some of the first folks to sign up to join Rev. Martin Luther King in Washington, DC for the now-legendary march and speech. Amazing.

After spending time catching up on the latest 'family happenings' with our friend we plan to head back out Highway 17, over to 'Russells' on Murrells Inlet. As we have said many times, it is our favorite dining spot and the trip isn't official' until we've eaten there at least once, With that, we'll close for now but come back soon because it won't be long before its time for our fishing trip. See ya.

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