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Date Posted: 02:37:41 08/12/03 Tue
Author: Cheri
Subject: A Dash of Spice.....



A Dash of Spice, by Phil Ware


It was a hot day and we had chosen the mall for a cool place to kill time with some friends. Our vacation had been fun and relaxing. We were going to catch a few bargains and grab an early supper before heading back out into the countryside where we were staying. We bumped into Ginger almost by accident. She was helping our wives look at a special on cookware. While we didn't purchase anything from her, the few moments we spent listening to her deep Arkansas drawl was delightful.

Her smile was contagious, but what first caught my attention was her burnt orange hair. For a couple of Texas Longhorns in Razorback country, it was a welcome sight. Ginger was engaging, funny, encouraging, and personable. She wore a purple jacket, a multicolor blouse, and big earrings that matched her blouse. She was indeed colorful, but not ostentatious. Our conversation with her was a blast.

We made small talk about the weather (Hot!), where we were from (Texas, where she had been born.) and then we wandered into more personal details. Ginger was well past the age of retirement and she joked about it -- "I was born well before anybody had a TV and before most folks had radio!" she joked.

So I asked, "Isn't it hard being on your feet all day?"

"No hun, I thrive on hard work. I still do my yard work and tend to my garden. I just love it!" she answered.

I'm pretty sure I won't bump into Ginger again on this side of eternity. On a hot day while on vacation, however, she was a refreshing gift that brought a laugh and a few moments of genuine joy in a place I least expected it -- the mall.

In our busy lives, we often forget the incredible value of a single person to God. They become part of the traffic in our way, a tool to accomplishing our newest task, or simply go unnoticed as we scurry on to our next destination. However, if we are willing to pause, to value, and to listen, God will bless us with a dash of spice and a touch of refreshment with one of his precious creations. Let's never forget that people, not accomplishments, are our real treasures in life. Let's learn to take refreshment in those special heavenly messengers, those human angels that God uses to brighten our paths.


      The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others   will themselves be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25)



      May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because   he often refreshed. (2 Timothy 1:16)

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      (c) 2003 Phil Ware, Heartlight, Inc.

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