We left yesterday from the Portland airport and landed in Fairbanks, Alaska at 2:00 am, and my suitcase wasn’t there. It must have been a bad day for Alaska Airlines because there was a line of about 12 people who all were missing luggage. I stood in line listening to angry people yell at this young lady behind the counter as if she was the culprit. I felt very sorry for her and at the same time was very impressed with her self-control, graciousness, and demeanor as she worked at finding lost luggage for people who had zero appreciation for her. It seems like the way the general population treats other people has gotten much worse in the last number of year’s, people as a whole are much less patient and much more angry. Being nice to others doesn’t seem to be a common goal of very many. I think that as believers in Christ make a concerted effort to be kind to everyone all the time that our Saviour will become more attractive to people who are filled with frustration about most of what life is dealing them.

We are here with our daughter Shelly, her husband and their six wonderful kids, our grandkids, and I am very thankful to be here with them for a couple of weeks even if I don’t have my suitcase.