Brian Pomicter

What if money were no object? Who hasn't had this question put to them by a friend or acquaintance? What would be your answer? Would you decide to travel, buy a house or pay off your mortgage? Would you “party hearty,” or would you bank a sizable sum?

Folks in our Western culture often admire others who are financially successful. However, just because someone has made money doesn't mean that they’ve necessarily got it made.

When I was a boy, my grandmother used to send our family copies of a Pennsylvania newspaper, Grit, which published only good news. Grit displayed news and features aimed at rural America, and climbed to a weekly circulation of 100,000 by 1900, and reached nearly half a million by its 50th anniversary in 1932. Grit is still printed today as a bimonthly magazine, and its memorably optimistic mission statement has remained with it through the years.

Years ago, a television ad posed the question, “If you’re going nowhere today, where will you be tomorrow?” I was impressed by its message since, as a young teen, I was at that age where the mind starts to mature and focus more on the future. As we grow up, we inevitably look beyond the current day and develop a "game plan" for life.

Occasionally my wife and I have the opportunity to watch a youngster when her parents spend an evening playing together on a volleyball team. When at their home, we are often encouraged by Abigail to color with her in one of her crayon books. Some pages present a partial image with some detail and an outline presented as a set of dots. Abigail is young enough that we have had to instruct her on how to connect the dots in order to make the image clear.