We kept thinking, "if only the rain would stop . . . now." “Ok . . . now? “ (And after day #4) . . . “nnnnooowww? “ Family and friends would check in and we'd tell them, "So far, so good. But that rain, though . . . It just won't stop!" Then it did. After so many days of dark clouds, heavy winds, and relentless, constant, flood-inducing rainfall, the sun shined. I took a picture of it. Yes, a picture of the sun shining. Mind you, the sun rises and sets every Continue Reading
Persevere
A family friend recently shared about how he has been watching his 9-month old daughter’s endless efforts to pull her self up. She crawls over to the nearest structure, gets a grip, and goes at it. Her goal is to stand. Oftentimes she falls back to the floor. But she tries it all over again. One day her dad noticed something that I find absolutely fascinating. He picked her up by grabbing her the way he has probably every day of her 9-month old life when he realized she was more firm in some Continue Reading