When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr．Gibbs．When Dr．Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was 1 trees．His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life's goal was to make it a 2 ．
The good doctor had some interesting 3 concerning planting trees．He never 4 his new trees．Once I asked why．“Watering plants 5 them．"He said,"If you water them, each younger generation will grow 6 ．So you have to make things 7 for them．”
He talked about how watering trees 8 shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow 9 roots in search of water．He'd planted an oak and, 10 watering it every morning, he'd 11 it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's 12 ．
Dr．Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home．Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 13 and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty-five years ago．They're incredibly 14 now．
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my 15 ．I stand over them and pray for them． 16 I pray that their lives will be easy．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my 17 ．
I know my children are going to encounter hardship．Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not．Too many times we pray for 18 , but that's a prayer seldom met．What we need to do is pray for 19 that reach deep into the earth 20 they won't be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow．
I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check-in．It had been a very 1 three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the 2 time to make my notes on what I 3 to do the following day．But then came the 4 that my flight had to be 5 because there was a problem with the plane．
As I sat waiting for my 6 to be called, I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable 7 with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by 8 filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had 9 together．At the end of our time together, we both said how much we had 10 it and that we must do it again．
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my 11 all that we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular 12 of the good times in our life．I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short 13 and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over 12 years．
It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album 14 in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful 15 that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who are in the 16 ．
My flight home was finally 17 three hours later．I smiled as I 18 the plane and realized that I was not at all 19 about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend the time 20 on the good times from days gone by．
I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check-in．It had been a very 1 three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the 2 time to make my notes on what I 3 to do the following day．But then came the 4 that my flight had to be 5 because there was a problem with the plane．
As I sat waiting for my 6 to be called, I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable 7 with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by 8 filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had 9 together．At the end of our time together, we both said how much we had 10 it and that we must do it again．
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my 11 all that we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular 12 of the good times in our life．I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short 13 and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over 12 years．
It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album 14 in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful 15 that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who are in the 16 ．
My flight home was finally 17 three hours later．I smiled as I 18 the plane and realized that I was not at all 19 about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend the time 20 on the good times from days gone by．
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, a doctor named Gibbs．When Dr．Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was 1 trees．His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life's goal was to make it a 2 ．
The good doctor had some interesting 3 concerning planting trees．He never 4 his new trees．Once I asked why．“Watering plants will 5 them．” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow 6 ．So you have to make things 7 for them．”
He talked about how watering trees 8 shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow 9 roots in search of water．He'd planted an oak and, 10 watering it every morning, he'd 11 it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's 12 ．
Dr．Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home．Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 13 and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty-five years ago．They're incredibly 14 now．
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two 15 ．I stand over them and pray for them． 16 I pray that their lives will be easy．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my 17 ．
I know my children are going to encounter hardship．Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not．Too many times we pray for 18 , but that's a prayer seldom met．What we need to do is pray for 19 that reach deep into the earth 20 they won't be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow．