Brandon Update, Dating Back to 2007

If you have followed my blog since practically the beginning, you know in May 2007, and for many months afterwards, I wrote about a young man named Brandon.  Brandon was in our youth group when he was in 5th/6th grade.  Brandon went off and joined the military right out of high school, and in May of 2007, he lost both of his legs due to a roadside bomb in Iraq.  The story is on my blog, if you go back that far.  Many people would have given up, but not Brandon.  Brandon fought, and fought hard.  He overcame his disability, and is now part of the X Games as a mono skier.  He is also married, and has a little girl.  He is an American hero.  


ESPN did this video on him for the X Games this year, so I thought I would post it.

Do You See Him?

God gives us moments to enjoy. 

He gives us moments where He reveals bits of Himself to us. 

 Do you stop long enough in the busyness of life to see what He shows you? 

 Do you walk away long enough from our over-connected world to shut out the noise, and hear Him, see Him?  

He shows up everywhere, with special gifts just for us.

Do you see Him?

At Your Name

New Venture

Sorry for the extended absence!  I started taking online classes, and have had little time for anything but watching videos, writing essays, participating in discussion questions, and taking tests.  It's been a challenge, since I have not done college classes in over twenty years!  I am making it, so far at least!!  My biggest challenge has been the online venue, and not letting others comments to my essay answers get to me too much.  We are required to write three essays a week, and other classmates are required to comment on our answers to the posted question.  I find it very interesting that some people, who don't know me at all, jump right in and become an expert and authority in my life, and others in the class.  I don't mind some helping points, some ideas, some constructive criticism, but I do mind when people take liberty to lay out everything they do not like about my answer, or my personality.  We were asked in the beginning to be kind and respectful of each other.  For the most part, the class is, but there's always that 10% who take charge of everyone else, I guess.  I guess it's just increasing my understanding of different people and how not to respond to their off the cuff remarks. 


Other than those few people, I am enjoying the class, and challenging my mind to learn at this level again, although it has been a very tired mind the past two weeks!  I am working on life coaching with some counseling classes.  It takes a lot of years and a lot of state laws to follow to be a counselor, but not nearly as long to be a life coach, and a lot more flexibility.  I want to continue to work with teens and young adults, as I have for years as a volunteer.  Whether I will be paid or not, I do not know.  I just know that God put this out there and clearly made step by step happen, so He has a plan.  I just don't know what it is yet.  I am just trusting Him, and doing the work.  


I will try to post at least once a week, so keep checking back.  

Happy New Year

A new year...a time for new hopes, new dreams, and new memories. A time to choose to live each day with purpose. Don't waste the precious gift of each day!


Blessings and joy to you in 2012!!  

Stop and Think

This is a great way to spend 15 minutes, listening to Francis Chan!  It's much better if you put it on full screen, instead of just watching the little video.



Stop & Think from Stop & Think on Vimeo.

When Love was born - sung by Mark Schultz