The great contralto singer, Marian Anderson, gave a concert in a small Nebraska town. It was the musical high spot of the winter. After the concert she returned to the hotel and approached the hotel desk. She asked the girl behind the desk if she has attended the concert. The girl, a student, working her way through college, explained to the great artist how her job kept her from attending and her deep disappointment in not being able to come. Then followed an unforgettable moment. The world-renowned singer stood in the lobby, unaccompanied, and sang for the young college student the “Ave Maria.”

According to FactCity.com a jiffy is a unit of measurement of how long it takes for light to travel up to a centimeter. Light travels one centimeter or .39 inches in one thirty-billionth of a second. Light travels so fast that it can circumnavigate Earth 7.5 times in one second.

I try not to raise my voice, but sometimes I do. I try to be patient and use my teaching voice instead of an angry voice. Our two-year-old granddaughter often points out the one thing at mealtime she doesn't like. When Gram (my wife) sets the plate in front of her, she might say, "But I don't like peas!" or "But I didn't want a red plate, I want a blue plate!" So sometimes she loudly points out the one thing she doesn't like.

What is looming before you today? Is it a decision that’s grabbed your attention? Does your problem have dollar signs? Maybe it’s a medical diagnosis? Perhaps it is a relationship that’s causing pain, stress, or grief?