Still Popping, Still Pulling

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth,nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8: 38 & 39

Johnny Popper doesn’t work the big fields anymore. But he still pulls. He still plows. Just not a whole bunch.

These days, he hums through the garden rows and helps with the yard. His pop is louder, his jump more pronounced. But he’s still moving. Still serving.

My husband knows him well, knows what he needs, how to coax him forward, how to care for the aches. He doesn’t ask Johnny to be what he once was, but to be what he is today. Johnny’s still got it. And that’s enough.

Johnny doesn’t need to be what he was. He just needs to be loved.

And that’s true of us, too. Have a wonderful Sunday being loved by someone greater than all! Enjoy your week!