Words, words, words empower us encourage us challenge us defeat us give hope to us even destroy us at times When you think about how powerful our words our, you must learn to be intentional in our words. When you think about speaking, you want to be speaking words that give life. You must be intentional in your words. How to be intentional in your Words As you look through this list, notice that a number of these do not…
“God gives special children to special parents.” Those were the words that a well-meaning friend said after hearing that our daughter had Down Syndrome. My first response was, “I don’t want to be special, I just want to be normal.” I had so many feelings but special was not one of them. It is easy to give a cliche. What do you say to parents who learn of their child’s special needs? Here are some thoughts based on my own experience…
Last year I spent some time praying and pondering what should be the Spiritual Goals that each of us should set each year. These are goals to help us grow to know God and be more like him. You can read that here. There is one goal that I would add to that list or maybe to another list – Learn to Rest. I am going to share more about that later. Here are my spiritual goals for 2020. I…
Living intentional means that we know what we are to be doing and we strive to do it. The foundation for flourishing intentional living must be God and the Bible. Any other foundation will not be able to withstand the storms and whims of life. As we consider that foundation, here are 12 verses that will help you to know what it means to be intentional. Verses on Being Intentional So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,…
“May I hold her.” Steph had finished eating and pushed back her chair. Steph was visiting Taiwan to speak at one of the seminaries. Her arms opened to hold Miss K who was just four months old. As Steph held her, she commented on the memories of when Timmy was a baby. There at the lower level of the Royal Thai restaurant, I met Stephanie for the first time. Since that meeting, we have met at various times. The other year…