I’m reflecting on encounters from yesterday and looking forward to new ones today. Yesterday included the young barista at the coffee shop that I’ve known since she was in high school. When I mentioned that I’d heard a certain young man was in love, her face lit up with happiness. She is the object of that love and it makes her happy. The day also included interaction with a person who has it all together—job, family, friends—but painful experiences have cast long shadows that are very well concealed. And then I had the opportunity to tell a high school student that God loves even the students who have been suspended for punching someone in the face, but I wasted the opportunity.

I guess each day has its own unpredictable mix of heavy and light. My life will be enriched today as I have lunch with a young man I don't know very well. This evening we get to enter my granddaughter’s world when we attend the 57th West Union Elementary School Ham Dinner. And I hope I will be insightful enough to recognize an unanticipated opportunity.