Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means.” ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Sometimes we look at the long road ahead of us before we reach our goal — and it is overwhelming.

“How long is this going to take?” we ask.  “How long can I hold out against temptation?”

The answer — just do it today. Tomorrow you start again, but right now all you have to do is make it until bedtime. You can do it!

Eating to live and living for Christ,

Susan Jordan Brown

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