To My Fellow Parents

Just a note of encouragement to say…keep going, keep wanting the best for your kids, keep training them up, keep trying, keep loving them, keep believing the best, keep leading them, keep their perspective in mind, keep trusting He cares for them more than you ever can.

Don’t give up. Parenting is one of the most important roles ever created for us on Earth. If you’re a parent, you know it’s one of the most challenging, too. There is no manual and it may get stressful to the point it hurts, but it is worth it. Your kids are worth it.

So, take a deep breath and know you are making a difference in their lives when you do your best as a parent. Sure, you’re not perfect, but they don’t need perfection. They need you to show them how to live, as best as you – flawed, imperfect but caring, loving, dedicated you – possibly can.

Love on your children today. It is a deposit you will get back with interest. It’s perhaps the best investment you will ever make.

Have a great day.

Do Something Great

Heard a great message at church recently. The emphasis behind it was what you see in the picture above.

So many times, we as people say we’ll get around to giving what we have to God – time/talent/treasure – when we have more of it. But, we need to get away from that mentality.

God says, take what you have now and do something great with it!

Don’t have time to do things for God? Make time. He will make it worth your while, I promise.

Feel like you don’t have much to offer God when it comes to your talents? He thinks otherwise. You’ve been blessed uniquely with ways to give of yourself that are important and needed.

Going to give money to the church or something for God’s purpose only once you have enough money? Why not give now? He will multiply what you give.

Rick Warren explains it pretty well, here:

“If you keep a seed in a sack, it does no good, but if you plant it, it multiplies. For example, when you plant just one watermelon seed, you get a bunch of watermelons with hundreds of seeds in them. In the same way, God multiplies whatever you give him.”

So, don’t wait. You can make a big impact and do something great, no matter where you are in life right now!