Take Out the Trash

Read: Psalm 103:12; Micah 7:19 Dad closed the trunk of the car. “Okay, everything’s packed. Let’s go!” “Wait!” Mom called. “Aria and Nolan, please empty the trash in the bedrooms and kitchen before we leave.” “I’ll get the bedrooms,” Aria said. Nolan went to the kitchen and glanced at the trash bag. It wasn’t even full. I’ll empty it when we get back, he thought, and ran to claim his spot in the car. A few hours later, they pulled into the hotel parking lot. “It looks like a windstorm tore...