Breathless

As a child, I was surrounded by water.  My parents owned a large campground and built 5 lakes in the area, which hosted a variety of water activities. Winter was filled with ice skating and being pulled behind an old jeep across the ice on our sleds. Summer was consumed with swimming, fishing, paddle boats and the annual fireworks display illuminating off the water. Needless to say, the love of all bodies of water has never left me.
I have spent time on both oceans, many different seas, little fishing holes that lie off the beaten path and on the shores of hundreds of rivers and streams. Regardless of how small or how vast the the water before me may be, it always takes my breath away!

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Breathless, behold such wonder all around you." tc

Altar of Sacrifice

What have you sacrificed?

Is it time spent away from your family and filled in at the office? Is it compromising your integrity for a financial bonus? Is it lowering your self-respect in the face of adversity? Is it offering less to someone in need when you have enough? Is it your standards of moral behavior when the people in the room change? Is it your future for a bottle of whiskey? Is it your child's future for a line of cocaine? Is it your faith out of fear of death?

Sometimes, we think we are making sacrifices for all the right reasons, only to discover later, how wrong we were.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"The only sacrifice suitable for the altar of God is your wicked ways." tc