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If The Unimaginable Happened, Would Beauty Rise Through The Ashes?

Steven Curtis Chapman and his Family went through a horrific tragedy a few years ago. Steven’s next CD, Beauty Will Rise, captured his pain, his faith, his hope.

The past two weeks, I’ve been witness to a 10-year old boy’s blossoming. Just the very beginning of the bud of his life opening. The thought of that disappearing is more than I can bear. This is what happened to Steven.

A few minutes ago, lying in bed with headphones on, I heard this precious song of unimaginable pain, and glorious hope. This post is a result of a compelling feeling to share it with you:

Okay, going back to bed. Count our blessings. We have far more than we deserve.

The Best Parenting Advice I Ever Got Was From A Colleague Of Mine

Parenting comes down to two simple things…

Monty Ray Davidson told me his story about being at the hospital admiring his newborn child through the nursery window, when a very old, very wise woman asked if it was his.

She told Monty Ray, “Everyone is going to try to tell you how to raise your child. What to do and what to not do. When to do it and when not to. But you only need to remember two things…You can’t hold them too much and you can’t love them too much”.

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What Possesses Us To Go Above And Beyond When It Would Be So Much Easier Not To?

The boss says rake up all the debris from the previous day…

Who decides to make raking a work of art that only the first visitors will ever notice?

When in fact, even most of the first visitors won’t notice. But The Blog Whisperer notices.

And so does God.

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When Taking 1 Photo, Often A 2nd, Bigger & Better Photo Is Waiting Patiently

Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. Often, when stopping to take a photo of one thing…

A bigger and better photo is waiting patiently…

To me, all great servant leadership starts with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. For others, it may be something else. Doesn’t matter if our beliefs are different….

What matters is that each of us has an unwavering belief about where it starts, on our own terms.

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