Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
Earlier this evening I looked out my front door and noticed an old man with a hunchback walking by with 4-5 grocery bags. The man was wobbly and not able to walk many steps in a row without pausing. His feet pointed into each other at the toes, making it more difficult to walk. I've …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #283: Carry One Another’s Burdens – Literally, If Necessary
While walking my dog today around the loop at Seneca Park, we passed several young parents with their preschool children at the playground. As we approached the slide, a small boy struggled to walk up the steepest part of the slide near the top. As hard as he tried, hands gripping the sides, he kept …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #256: Tackle Big Dreams and Help Others Achieve Theirs
I went to the Kentucky Humane Society today to meet a dog named Angel. She came from Laurel County, KY where her owner and the owner's daughter were killed in a March tornado. Angel and her three canine companions were chained to trees during the tornado and survived. The other dogs have found homes, but …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #253: You Can’t Save the World, So Be Wise in Who Or What You Help
Each of us experiences times of disappointment and being hurt. Regardless of the cause, there is a period of time when we feel rotten. If we're lucky, that period of time is brief. If we're really fortunate, there is someone near who recognizes that hurt and comes to our aid to help heal the pain …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #246: Find a Hurt and Heal It
I've visited three lemonade stands this summer. The first was at a house on a corner of our block. I pass that way when walking home if I take the bus, so I stopped one day and bought a cup from the two young boys to drink the rest of the walk home. Of course, …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #202: Stop at Lemonade Stands and Be Generous
