Picture yourself showing up, on a day in 1880, to work for some guy with a funny name who hired you to paint animals in various degrees of motion around the edges of a glass discs. And you do this day after day after day. Boring? Well it certainly would be unless you could see into the future. It would be boring if you thought you were just painting animals on glass discs. But it would be something different if you knew you were a part of pioneering the motion picture industry. There's a certain amount of drudgework to every great achievement. But it doesn't seem like drudgery if you're focused on the end result. There's a certain amount of drudge-work in developing your faith in God. But it doesn't seem like drudgery if you're focused on the end result.
Jay waited anxiously with his 6-year-old daughter for the love of his life Tasha at the airport when Dale Curd stopped by from 'Hello Goodbye'. Jay shared not just their adorable story, but also his plan to propose! Their reunion was sweet enough, but the proposal gave me butterflies!
Declan spent 65 weeks in the hospital after going into cardiac arrest from a condition called Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome. This incident left Declan confined to a wheelchair and he is unable to eat, speak, see or move. However, Declan still has perfect hearing and full mental understanding. Today, his brother Mark McMullan, stood up in Declan's local bar and sang "Bring Him Home" right in front of Declan. What a powerful moment!
When I was a boy on the farm, a strange thing happened as I went back and forth in the field, from one end to the other. Although Dad taught me everything I knew about farming, I would lose sight of the fact that he knew the job better than I did. When he sent me to the field to work, I somehow would forget that he was the expert and that I was the apprentice. It was as if he knew nothing about what I was going through—the heat, the boredom, the dirt, the itching, the noise. It was as if he was off doing the “Dad” thing and had just forgotten about me. I even began to make up my own rules. I would run the tractor at a higher rpm or in a higher gear. I wouldn't overlap soil tillage as much as he did. I wasn't outright rebellious, but I took plenty of liberties just so I could get done quicker. In my relationship with God it has been easy to forget that He not only knows everything that I know, but He is the source of everything I know. I can't just say to Him, “You take care of the “God” stuff and I'll take care of my stuff.” There is no “my” stuff. I can't do anything without Him (see John 15:5). It's easy to have faith in God for the big stuff—the stuff that's impossibly big for us to handle. But it's not so easy to have faith in God for those things we think we can handle—even if barely.
Angela Withers Berton is a Physical Therapist and one of her patients is this absolute sweetheart. Her patient always admired Angela's colorful tennis shoes, so for her birthday Angela bought her patient a pair. And seeing the joy on her face opening that box will completely melt you heart!
In this clip from TV show What Would You Do the actors played the roles of a heavy woman at the buffet and verbally abusive man. But when these women overhear the conversation, they are not afraid to stand up for a stranger. This simple act of kindness is a lesson that goes a long way!
Dennis Erickson served as the church usher for years. And when he passed away at the age of 69, he left his entire estate to the church he called home. So imagine the surprise when Lisa Lundstrom, the church’s chief financial officer, walked into Dennis' house and saw his collection of over 30,000 cars. This lifelong collection will be sold and profits used for the church, just like Dennis would have wanted.
When Alaric Green stepped onto The Voice UK stage, I thought he would choose a rock song. But when his soothing voice started singing 'Unchained Melody' I was completely taken aback. What a VOICE!
Like my page on facebook One reason why I believe inhttps://www.facebook.com/danielnalley4 My website: theupperroomcreateshop.com God is because of creation. For example when you walk into a building you can clearly see that the building had a builder. Ithaca design to it. From the door that opens allowing a safe passage from the outside to the floor that is under your feet the building that you are in was created with a specific purpose in mind. Just like all the complexity in one simple building the earth as a whole is one amazing creation. I strongly believe that a building = a builder a painting = a painter a creation = a creator
Seth and Cortney put their wedding plans on the backburner when they learned Cortney's daughter had a brain tumor. One year later, the couple learned they were winners of a dream wedding called the Joyful Day Giveaway. Grab the tissues!
Just days before his daughter's wedding, Walter Thompson underwent brain surgery. After discovering a tumor in the middle of his brain, doctors warned Walter about the difficulty of the surgery and highly doubted he would be able to attend his daughter's wedding. But God stepped in and the miracle that transpired is truly amazing!
Andrea Diaz burst into tears when her cochlear implant was activated. This deaf woman was understandably emotional as she heard the voices of her loved ones for the first time. But it was the heartfelt words from her boyfriend, on one knee, that really got the tears flowing!
This subway passenger’s smile started an incredible chain reaction of happiness during one busy commute. The train was packed and everyone seemed to be in their own bubble during the ride. That’s when a stranger started to laugh out loud while looking down at his tablet. Other passengers looked around and, eventually, they couldn’t stop smiling at this happy man.
One by one, their stoic faces transformed into ones full of happy and joy. This beautiful chain reaction all started by The Coca-Cola Company and their ‘choose happiness’ campaign. They decided to try this experiment on a crowded subway and see if happiness could truly spread by something as simple as a smile.
Well, I definitely think this campaign worked and everyone left the train in much better spirits. This is such a great reminder that a simple act can truly turn someone’s day around. God urges us to show kindness and compassion, in all things, just like Jesus Christ. Follow in this example and it could lead to the start of something truly amazing.
Titus 3:4-7 “4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.”
This is a song for those who have fallen and those that are in need of encouragement. I felt compelled to write this song, because so many people are hurting and need to know so that their situation can be broken and can be changed, for Greater is he that is in You, than he that is in the World.
Harry's nan is battling Alzheimer's. And the beautiful song he wrote in her honor is absolutely amazing. 'Not Alone' will truly touch you heart in ways I didn't think possible!
When I was 8 years old I started helping Dad in the field. Since I was so small that I couldn’t use a foot clutch, Dad put me on an old John Deere with a hand clutch. Knowing what I know now, I'm certain that Dad was watching me closely—prepared to move me on to more difficult tasks requiring more responsibility just as soon as he could safely do so. But I didn't know it at the time. All I knew was that it was a long way from one end of the field to the other. I remember my surprise whenever Dad would give me a new assignment that appeared to me to be way out of my league. While I thought nothing had been going on, Dad had been preparing me for bigger and better challenges. It's not so different with a life lived by faith in God. While sometimes it seems as if nothing's going on, God is preparing us for bigger and better challenges. While sometimes it seems as if all we're doing is just going back and forth from one end of the field to the other, God is preparing us for assignments that will appear to us to be way out of our league.
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