"Do you believe that anything is possible?" called Sam, from the family room.

    I was unloading the dishwasher and simultaneously cutting  big marshmallows into small marshmallows with wet scissors for Sam's hot chocolate.  His wet , snowy clothes were already spinning in the dryer, and dinner was nearly finished.  Did I believe anything was possible?  You betcha.

    "Sure, Sam," I called back.
    "Is it true?" 
    "Is what true?"
    "That anything is possible?"

    Honestly, where's an easy question when you need one?  Is it TRUE???  I had no answer.  I was so happy with the way the evening was going that I certainly wasn't going to stomp on his very fair question with a factual response, like, "No Sam, it's not true.  It's not possible for you to grow wings and fly.  A blue horse will never fall out of the sky."   Not to mention the fact that we all know that if I did say these things, Sam most certainly would sprout wings, and a blue horse would drop directly from Heaven, just to prove me wrong.  It's just the way it works.  

    Is it true?

    We say it all the time.  A quick, "Anything's possible!" tossed into a conversation about the world, about our family, about our faith, about our friends, our sports teams, our own goals, our own dreams.  It's one of those phrases that we hear so many times that we don't even really think about what the words mean.  

    "Hey, Christy, are you going to run today?"
    "Anything's possible!"  (sarcastic)

    Can we find a path to peace in the world?
    Anything's possible. . .  (hopeful)

    "I wonder if this was the answer to that prayer I've been praying?"
    "[With God]  anything's possible. . . "  (faithful)

    I wish I had thought to ask Sam where he heard the expression.  What was he hoping for the possibility OF?  It will all make for good breakfast conversation tomorrow. 

    Any.  Thing.  Is.  Possible.  What a hopeful string of words!  So I finally told Sam, yes.  It's true.  Anything is possible.  

    And if a blue horse falls from the sky anytime soon, don't say you haven't been warned.

    "With God all things are possible."
    Matthew 19:26

*This verse is also the state motto of Ohio.  I can't wait to tell Sam in the morning!