What Happened to Excellence?

I can't help but wonder what in the world happened to excellence.  You know, where we do things right.  No matter what we do.  It seems that people try to get by with doing things, well.....less than excellent, half way or just not at all.  If we would go above the call of duty maybe we could keep our jobs.  If we would pay attention to the small stuff maybe our homes would be ready for company at any given time. Maybe if everything from the music to the kids ministry in church was done with excellence, church would be more desirable.  Maybe if we would DO "what Jesus would do"  we could bring back excellence.   You don't hear of him performing miracles half way....the blind had 20/20 vision.  The dead were alive and rejoicing.  The wine was the best ever.  The fish and bread were abundant and as for me......ALL my sins were washed away.  Not just a few.  Whew.  Excellence.  Lets bring it back.

Friendship

Friendship is a strange thing.  If you don't believe me, move away.   You will find that things change.  The friends that you were closest to and think will keep contact don't and other friends seem to take over.  Keeping up with whats going on in your life and letting you know you are missed. Then there are those that were mere acquaintances that you seem to get to know better even though you are farther away than you once were. There are friends that you may not have talked to in years yet as soon as a conversation begins it's as if you were never apart.  Of course there are always new friends to make anywhere you go.  So strange this thing called friendship, yet I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.