My wife and her mother are unlike any I have ever met before. They are indefatigable in serving others. While most of the world is asking, “How will this help me?” they are always asking, “How can I help you?” They take the injunction to serve, not with a heavy heart, but with a exuberance that catches most off guard. They really do enjoy being “joyfully inconvenienced.” Sometimes it exhausts me to be part of the team, but in the long run, I know it is the right way. Oh, that we could all be joyfully inconvenienced!

Andria reads to two of her grandsons. Christmas 2011.