A Typo

I sent a text to son Joseph.

In my haste, I mis-aimed with my thumb on my phone’s keypad.

Rather than my text ending like this —

Love,

Dad

— it appeared on his screen as —

Live,

Dad

— and while it wasn’t wrong, since I was very much alive, it startled him.

And merited a phone call.

Jesus gives this solid advice: “ Just let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ be ‘No.’” (Matthew 5:37)

Hey, that closing typo to my text could have been a lot worse, right?

And he was happy to know I’m both alive and loving him.

How many other people in our circle of influence would appreciate knowing both things about us today? Let’s tell ’em!