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Sarah and I were watching a a pretty funny and interesting show called Duck Dynasty. Maybe you have heard of it. One of the funny parts in one of the episodes was when the CEO of Duck Commander, Willie, said he feels like the Little Red Hen and the rest of his guys that are working for him are like the farm animals because they are always up to something besides work. That made me scan my childhood memories and try to think about what that story was a about. Then I remembered. The Little Red Hen was about a hen that decided to plant some wheat seeds so that she could have some bread. She asked her barn yard friends to help and they did not want to because of different reasons. Finally, after a lot of work she asked who like to help her eat the bread. Well everyone wanted to but she told them because they did not help, she was going to eat it herself. You can read the full story here if you want. Even though this is a kid's story I believe there is still truth in it....

A couple of weeks ago History channel started a new unique series that got me excited. It is called "the Bible" and it looks at important stories from across the Bible. In the first episode they follow the life of Moses as he frees God's people from Egypt. When Moses first talks to the people about God's plan there was a quote that stood out to me that I think would be good to remember and know but so many of us forget. "Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, he has not forgotten you." Moses the Bible I am sure the Israelites felt abandoned after years of slavery but was it because God abandoned them or was it because they abandoned God in their hearts and minds? The amazing thing is if they did abandon God he did not abandon them. He had a plan to free them and he put a plan into place that freed them. I know that sometimes I forget the most important things. I am so glad I have a calendar or I would forget so many things. The incredibl...