“Redeemed pain is more impressive than removed pain.” Philip Yancy Redeemed pain. While this resonates with what I know to be good and true it’s still such a hard pill to swallow. I can look back in the rearview mirror of my life and believe that God redeemed the pain in the loss of a child, in living through cancers, in the loss of relationships and death of loved ones. But it is in each new…
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I am at the stage of life where the weddings I am honored to attend are our friends’ children. At the most recent wedding I attended, I was sitting with couples who were all finished with their direct participation in educating their children. One woman stated that those years were particularly joyful. What she said next made me pause. She said, “I would do it over again, and this time I would know what I’m…
11 CommentsWe all love stories and as soon as we hear, “Once upon a time…” we’re hooked. So with the start of a new school year, let’s revisit a familiar tale. Once upon a time in a land far away, a father was devastated to learn that soon after the birth of his one and only precious child a curse was placed upon her life. Now, this curse predicted his only child and daughter would perish…
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If you could have any skill in the world, what would you pick and why? That question became the topic of conversation at Chick fil A as our family played the table topics game from a kids meal when this card was pulled: The question stopped me in my tracks because ironically, we had just attended an event where Mr. Jim Downing, 103-year old survivor of Pearl Harbor, shared his experiences communicating life’s ideas. I…
Leave a CommentI serve a global community where we help students get ready to speak. One way that takes shape is when students speak on public platforms we track. I’m often asked, “Does that count?”. When I reflect on my response to a specific line of thinking in my community that asks the question, I want to answer in a way that can be applied to a broader audience. We all ask in many places in our…
Leave a CommentI didn’t think I sounded bossy. In fact, I was pretty tootin sure I was being reasonable and just pointing out something overlooked. Last night at the dinner table as my husband was placing the casserole down, I asked a simple question. “Did you see the pot of rice on the stove?” It was his response that rocked me. “I only have so many hands.” I immediately (a very dangerous speed for me) asked, “Did…
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