Today, while at the vets office getting my toenails trimed i read this quote on the wall by a man named Kingsley.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements to really make us happy, when all we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

This really made me stop and think about things that i am enthusiastic about. There are things that i really feel good about and support. My love for God, Christ and the church stand out as more important to me than comfort or luxury. My love for family runs deep even though i fail to show it much of the time. We get so involved in things that are not so important which cause us to neglect the things that are most important.

I also thought of this area of my life that i am extremely enthusiastic about. The latest Insight publication from Central Arkansas Christian Schools highlights my feelings about things taking place that are most important to me. Dr. Carter Lambert related this incident that took place earlier this year.

The Honorable Patrick Hays, mayor of North Little Rock was on our campus recently. The city issued a proclamation naming March 10 CAC Mustangs Day in honor of our girls basketball team successfully defending their state championship and being named the over-all top girls team in the state. Mayor Hays asked for a list of other co-curricular and academic accomplishments that he could recognize during the ceremony. After reading the list, he commented that he knew of no other school in the state that could point to such a high standard of excellence among its students. He indicated that this must be an exceptional year. I jokingly him that I disagreed--excellence at CAC isn't exceptional, it is expected.
At CAC, we have high expectations for our faculty and students. We expect them to model the Christian values of respect and love for each other, sacrificial hard work and preparation, and a desire to do their best as they strive for excellence in all that they do. We are just seeing the results of an educational philosophy that makes effort and attitude paramount. Consequently, the results are predictable.

Dr. Lambert went on to explain all the Boards plans to develope more facilities to upgrade our science and technology facilities that will contain state of the art equipment at both elementary and secondary locations. Expanded fine arts areas and refurbished class rooms at all locations. These are just a few of the plans that are in the works for the future. Yes i can be very enthusiastic about the future of this great school. Not only because of a son and daughter graduating there but also the fact of 3 grandchildren having graduated and 2 more to go. Yes, i feel very good about CAC and the future it holds for so many others that can share in the excellence that is so prevelent now.
I have been blessed to have had a role in its existance. Probably a lot more than i realize.

I suppose Mr Kingsly was right in stating, what we all need to make us happy is something to be enthused about. What are you enthusiastic about?