Influence
It has been a long while since I have posted anything here. I have been busy completing three years toward my B.A. in English and my senior year is underway. My current class (Creative Writing) has finally given me the space to take off the tight harness of academic writing rules, and it feels SO GOOD!! After reading my first assignment, Mom and Daddy gave it their thumbs up and suggested I make it a blog post, so here it is. It is my story and their story. It's a little longer than my usual posts, but as with everything I have ever posted here, I pray it encourages you to run "up the sunbeam to the sun" (C. S. Lewis). "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ." 1 Corinthians 11:1 NIV I sat above them on the stairs. Looking down through the window-like openings in the partition between the living room and the stairway, I listened to the basketball players, football players, baseball players, wrestlers, track athletes, both the lettermen ...
This is a timely reminder for me--thank you for the encouraging words. It is so easy to forget who is in control when everything around us is spinning wildly. The Oswald Chambers quote is especially inspirational...I've never thought of faith as heroic, or the act of "flinging in reckless confidence" to God. I love the visual that gives! Blessings!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad this was a blessing to you Laura! We all need reminders--when I write, it's usually me I need to remind most of all! Hugs!
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