{"id":63854,"date":"2015-10-02T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=63854"},"modified":"2015-09-29T21:15:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T01:15:05","slug":"dont-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=63854","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Wait"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Musings of a Simple Country Man<\/p>\n

\"Hobie<\/a>
Hobie Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Hobie Morris<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Brookfield, NY \u2013 Oct. 2015) We all have been guilty to some extent at one time or another.\u00a0 This simple country man confesses to being guilty more times than he painfully wishes to remember.\u00a0 What I\u2019m talking about are calls not returned; letters unanswered; subtle appeals appealing for some kind of help unresponded to, etc.\u00a0 My failures are sadly legendary.<\/p>\n

Men, I suspect, far more than women, are captives of mindless habits and routines that while not necessarily etched in stone are nevertheless very constraining.\u00a0 I have found over the years that it\u2019s far too easy to say \u201cNo\u2014I\u2019m too busy,\u201d etc., etc. But thankfully my beautiful wife Lois is Pit Bulldog tenacious in her love for me and in meeting the needs of others. \u00a0I am profoundly fortunate that my incomparable Lois sees the Big Picture of life\u2014what\u2019s really important\u2014to which this simple country man is far too often oblivious.<\/p>\n

The story that follows is true.\u00a0 I am eternally grateful that with my pin pricked conscience, and lovely Lois\u2019 gentle encouragement, I didn\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n

The call came from Virginia\u2014a close Bridgewater friend.\u00a0 A lady unknown to her but a friend of Virginia\u2019s aunt was dying from cancer and wanted to meet Lois and myself.\u00a0 This local lady had read my Musings for many years.\u00a0 Virginia went on to tell us that this very ill lady had a bucket of wishes and we were in it.\u00a0 We felt extremely humbled, blessed and honored.\u00a0 Virginia set up a luncheon date.\u00a0 On the day agreed upon we drove over to Bridgewater.\u00a0 Virginia served a lavish meal and we had a wonderful, long visit with a lady we had never met but would never forget.<\/p>\n

Her name was Nancy, and we loved her immediately.\u00a0 She was an amazing woman of incredible faith and courage, with a radiant beauty, both inside and out.\u00a0 We felt so blessed and enriched to be in her presence.\u00a0 I gave her a signed copy of my new book of Musings and she accepted it with tears in her eyes.\u00a0 This was the last time we saw her.\u00a0 God did welcome Nancy Kochan with open arms on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n

For once this simple country man didn\u2019t wait!\u00a0 If for some reason you need to connect or reconnect with somebody\u2014or to respond to a desperate appeal for help\u2014do it today.\u00a0 Don\u2019t wait!\u00a0 To do so will undoubtedly be one of the grandest, most fulfilling moments of your life.<\/p>\n

Hobie Morris is a Brookfield resident and simple country man.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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