Recently heard: "The motivation to bear up under hard times is strikingly missing in our society today."
My parents stood up in hard times. Mom was one of six. They were very poor. She dug dandelion greens in the front yard for the nightly vegetable. The protein was a squirrel or rabbit that happened through the yard. She went to college for one semester.
At college she met my dad. He had a better life growing up than she did, but nothing to shout about.
They launched into life. Three miscarriages, then three kids. Threats of divorce, way back then. Demands on the kids that they behave.
Dad lost his job in 1975 during one of the oil crisis'. It was the only time that my mom ever worked. She took a job at a place like Kohls. Dad was off work for a year. They sucked it up. We ate hotdogs for a year.
Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. No room for whining. You just do what you do to make it work.
The motivation to bear up under hard times is strikingly missing in our society today.
What will happen tomorrow? What will happen next year? Whatever it is, we need to stand up, do what needs to be done and see the good. Pull together and do the good.
It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
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I am leading a River Cruise to Belgium and the Netherlands March 19-27, 2022. If you are interested in reading about the trip or joining in, the link is below.
http://www.eo.travelwithus.com/files/uploads/RC22_031922T_TulipTime_002_FINAL-1.pdf
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