We all have choices to make in life. We decide what to wear, what to eat, who to hang out with, and what we want to do with life among the hundreds of decisions we make each day. Sometimes the choices are based on what we prefer - like red or green grapes. Choices can be based on the weather. It's cold so perhaps I should wear a coat and maybe it is a better day to do something indoors. Yet other choices require us to look at what we value. We get offered a new job in a new city, what will the move mean for social life, proximity to family, pay and work environment. We need to spend time looking at what we value most to help us make good choices in life.

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A couple weeks ago on my podcast I used a phrase that I grew up with. Low man on the totem pole. I had a friend message me to say that could be an offensive phrase and that we use it in a way that is backwards to its actual meaning. I apologize if I offended anyone, that was never my intent. I have been reading and learning about the tradition of the totem pole with First Nations people of the Pacific NorthWest. The bottom figure is the most respected so yes, we have it backwards thanks to a 1940s comedian. This was a great reminder to be open to hearing from others and to grow and learn instead of getting upset that it was pointed out. May we all continue to grow and learn.

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Veggie Tales made a full length movie in 2002 of Jonah. In the movie, there is a gospel number called Second Chances. It is a reminder to Jonah that it is not to late to obey God. This is demonstrated in other stories in the Bible as well. I also saw this in the community.

The East Hill Singers is a men's choir that was founded in 1996. Inmates from the minimum security unit at the Lansing Correctional Facility alongside volunteers from the Kansas City metro come together to make incredible music and share it along with some of their stories. The East Hill Singers are part of the Arts in Prison. Through visual arts, spoken word, creative writing, Choir, and other avenues, inmates are offered positive places to be rehabilitated and prepare to be in society again. I invite you to check out their webpage and learn more about them.

And if you live in the Kansas City area, they have a concert on Sunday, May 5th at 4:00pm at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS.

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