01 May 2011
Mother’s Day
May/06/11
Mother’s Day. Flowers, cards, phone calls, and strange meals. Every child becomes a chef. I’ve eaten scrambled rubber eggs and carved bologna sandwiches as if they were lobster with drawn butter. But Mother’s Day is not a day of celebration for everyone--especially for families experiencing economic turmoil, divorce, death of a child, or mom, or dad. Pain can wipe out even decades of happier memories.
What can we do if we are that family in pain? Try something different. One dad took his two children to the beach for the first mothers day after the love of his life exited for heaven. They walked in silence. Eventually he wrote in the sand, “Happy Mothers Day Deltha.” Spontaneously both children signed their names. They began a new tradition.
Face forward. Choose something new, and comfort will come.
Podcast
What can we do if we are that family in pain? Try something different. One dad took his two children to the beach for the first mothers day after the love of his life exited for heaven. They walked in silence. Eventually he wrote in the sand, “Happy Mothers Day Deltha.” Spontaneously both children signed their names. They began a new tradition.
Face forward. Choose something new, and comfort will come.
Podcast
Heart Writing
May/05/11
Our heart is a tablet, an Ipad. II Corinthians 3: 2 & 3 says, ‘You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.’
What a sobering thought. We’re carving a message on another person’s heart. And then others read it!
What kind of letter are you writing on the heart of your spouse? What letter are you writing on the hearts of your children? Your letter is incredibly important to them. Your influence, your legacy, does not end there. Others read it. Is their heart shredded, or strengthened, secure and healthy?
Lord, guide my heart writing.
Podcast
What a sobering thought. We’re carving a message on another person’s heart. And then others read it!
What kind of letter are you writing on the heart of your spouse? What letter are you writing on the hearts of your children? Your letter is incredibly important to them. Your influence, your legacy, does not end there. Others read it. Is their heart shredded, or strengthened, secure and healthy?
Lord, guide my heart writing.
Podcast
Live Boldly
May/04/11
One of our biggest dangers is to become immobilized when crisis comes. We have a better option. I love the Scripture that says, ‘in all you DO, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths. He can only direct if we are willing to act. I remember walking through the bush in Africa. The path was uneven and sharp turns gave no indication of what was around the next corner. The grass was taller than my head. Does your path seem like that today? You can choose to sit down. But then God can’t direct your path. Remember, ‘in all you DO, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.’ Your boldness and action indicates your faith. He knows exactly where you are, what’s ahead, and loves to give us bold directions.
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Choose Intentionally
May/03/11
I knew when my life seemed to spin out of control that I had choices. I could succumb and crash and burn, or tenaciously choose four different options. These have been my pillars and my desire for all of us when must start over. We can:
Our we can let our crisis ruin our future.
Has your world been shaken by divorce or financial upheaval? Have you lost a person you treasured. I listened to a divorced mom recently who lived in her car after having a ‘typical’ suburban family. She’s radiant today. Her children have become rock solid believers. She chose intentionally to not look backwards with bitterness. Yes, she had to relocate and begin a new career. God honored her faith. Choose intentionally my friend.
Podcast
- Choose intentionally
- Live boldly
- Change positively
- Trust biblically.
Our we can let our crisis ruin our future.
Has your world been shaken by divorce or financial upheaval? Have you lost a person you treasured. I listened to a divorced mom recently who lived in her car after having a ‘typical’ suburban family. She’s radiant today. Her children have become rock solid believers. She chose intentionally to not look backwards with bitterness. Yes, she had to relocate and begin a new career. God honored her faith. Choose intentionally my friend.
Podcast
Starting Over
May/02/11
I knew when my life seemed to spin out of control that I had choices. I could succumb and crash and burn, or tenaciously choose four different options. These have been my pillars and my desire for all of us when must start over. We can:
Our we can let our crisis ruin our future.
Has your world been shaken by divorce or financial upheaval? Have you lost a person you treasured. I listened to a divorced mom recently who lived in her car after having a ‘typical’ suburban family. She’s radiant today. Her children have become rock solid believers. She chose intentionally to not look backwards with bitterness. Yes, she had to relocate and begin a new career. God honored her faith. Choose intentionally my friend.
Podcast
- Choose intentionally
- Live boldly
- Change positively
- Trust biblically.
Our we can let our crisis ruin our future.
Has your world been shaken by divorce or financial upheaval? Have you lost a person you treasured. I listened to a divorced mom recently who lived in her car after having a ‘typical’ suburban family. She’s radiant today. Her children have become rock solid believers. She chose intentionally to not look backwards with bitterness. Yes, she had to relocate and begin a new career. God honored her faith. Choose intentionally my friend.
Podcast