“In my mind ... I am jumping up and down all day long ... no matter what.”

A man and his daughter were riding in the car heading to another town for vacation.

The young daughter became restless riding in the car.

She would frequently ask her father how much longer they had until they arrived to their destination point while jumping and bouncing up and down on the seat of the car.

The father was getting upset that his daughter was jumping up and down on the car seat and repeatedly asked her to stop.

Each time he asked his daughter to stop jumping up and down, she did not reply back to her father.

After the father had asked his daughter several times to stop jumping up and down, the daughter finally spoke back to him.

The daughter said, “Yes, I will stop jumping up and down but I want you to know that I will be jumping up and down in my mind the rest of the way of our trip.”

This story has stayed strong in my heart and mind since the first day I heard it from my pastor.

This story says many things to me such as, do not ever give up, do not let others see you sweat and stay positive and strong willed.

Are you jumping up and down in your mind?

Psalm 46:10
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”?

Evelyn Minton and her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton are the authors of the Blue Ridge Tenderpup children's series. These books may be found at the author's website BlueRidgeMoments.com and Amazon.com/Author/drbillieminton.