Do Not Grow Weary of Doing Good

This has been a really good day for me so far. I was able to take a couple of walks, feed and observe lots of wildlife, call and talk to family members and mail pictures to a favorite great Aunt. I think I'm especially in a good mood cause of last night.

When I was little, my favorite show was The Rifleman. I loved Chuck Conners as Lucas McCain and his son, of course, was Mark. You can't imagine how exciting it was when Johnny Crawford (aka, Mark McCain) came to our town of Fort Worth, Texas to appear and perform at the local Tandy Leatherworks. The concert was outdoors in their parking lot. Johnny Crawford had become quite the heartthrob as a television star and gifted musician and singer as well. As a diehard fan of six years old, I was in heaven.

Well, let's fast forward some 46 years. As a recent resident of Georgetown, Kentucky I read in the Lexington paper that Johnny Crawford was going to be in a play in Danville. I asked my sister if it was something she'd like to attend, she was a fan as well. So, last night, we went with her husband to the pioneer playhouse and saw a really sweet play about family relations and saw my first "crush" perform as a character other than the son of the Rifleman. The play and all the actors were wonderful and I was enthralled with one performance in particular.

After the final bows, the ensemble lined up for greeting. Pam and I took an end run around the other actors and asked for a picture with Johnny. He was so sweet and even recollected the concert in Fort Worth. He said he remembered it as '62 and mentioned he still has a saddle that Tandy had presented to him that day. It was sweet sharing our memories of that day.

I hope you have a wonderful Fourth of July weekend. I hope to do some encouraging by mail, phone, whatever. As yesterdays upperroom mentioned, God uses us to do unique and significant tasks while here. I believe many of my tasks are small acts of kindness and encouragement....things I've enjoyed doing all my life. Have a great day......God Bless the USA!!! luv, Susan