As a dad, when my children rely on me and believe I can do anything for them, it puts tremendous pressure on me to perform. Their trust inspires me to step up in every way possible.
Make A Wish Foundation gifted our family of eight an absolutely amazing trip to Orlando, Florida. It has been for years, we had the pictures of Disney’s World on our refrigerator. Whenever, our kids wanted something, we would remind them, we were working towards Disney’s. Automatically, everyone would be refocus again.
Reading Bringing Out the Best in People by Alan Loy McGinnis reminded me: The more we pressure someone to change bad behavior, the less likely they are to comply.
What a Brother we have; that He would think of us before Himself. The dust of the earth or the Son of the Eternal God? He chose you.
It was in the upper room at the Last Supper, and Jesus had just told His disciples that one of them would betray Him.
God’s Smuggler It was Jessca’s favorite book to read and recommend. She even wrote a blurb about it (Post #10): “If you enjoy adventure and thrills, I highly recommend God's Smuggler (it's so good, I've lost track of how many times I've read it . It also has a bit of drama and romance if you're into that).”Even though I’ve read it many times, this book never fails to make me laugh. Here’s one story I read on the bus today. Brother Andrew, a Dutchman, just started his first semester at a missionary school in England:“And so began one of the hardest two-month periods of my life...What made the two months difficult was learning English. I worked so hard on the language that my head continually ached…I was up with the first bird song, dressed, and out in the garden with two books in my hand. One was an English Bible; the other was a dictionary. It was doubtless an excellent technique, but it did have some disadvantages. My English during that period was filled with thees, thous, and verily. One time I passed on a request for butter by saying, “Thus sayeth the neighbor of Andrew, that thou wouldst be pleased to pass the butter.”
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