08/25/2026
How is my day going, is a question I get asked a lot. Well, my answer right now is "Awesome"! This morning it wasn't. Yesterday someone pooped in a urinal (yes, you read that right) this morning, three times someone came to me complaining about someone else and what they did. So, I got on the mic and reminded everyone that they were adults, grown men and women, and I wasn't their babysitter or dad. If they couldn't be kind to each other while they were here, I would shut the place down. They haven't seen me get upset very often over the years so there was a quiet time after that. For the devotion today I chose Ecclesiastes 9:11 (I'll let you look it up) and I explained that what the author is telling us is that life is not fair. That no matter what we want and expect out of life it doesn't always go our way. Good things happen for bad people, and bad things happen for good people. All we can do is submit and trust in God. During lunch, while in the office, a woman came in and thanked me for the devotion. She said she was going through a hard time; her husband had been hit by a truck and was in a coma for 2 months. Once he came to, he had several strokes and has been in for the last 3 months. He's a fighter and is still fighting, but she has been struggling through it all and didn't know if she could keep going. Now she knows she has to keep going, that she isn't alone in facing trials. She has already come a long way. After 30 years of substance abuse, coming to ODB made her realized where her life was heading. She got clean and is currently in her 2nd year of online college courses to become a substance abuse counselor. So, yea, I'm doing awesome now. Being a part of ODB has been amazing. God's words have touch people in ways I never expected. They aren't my words, just my voice. And when I need it most, God takes care of me. God bless.
