Vision will wreck you. Get enough of it and you’ll do something outside of the box that sends you down avenues you never intended. That’s why we take vision trips. To dream a better way of living. A group of people went with Jeff Goins to Guatemala last month. They saw what it’s like to … Continue reading Wrecked, But Fully Alive
My daughter Emily was in a wreck this past month. One moment life was happening as she planned, and the next moment, with a sick crunch of metal on metal, her car crumpled against another vehicle. Thankfully, everyone was OK. But when she got out of the car and began to take stock, questions filled … Continue reading When You’re In a Wreck
I like the expression “I’m a hot mess.” Somehow it’s better than saying, “I feel really uncomfortable.” People going through hard times can be a hot mess and still make it. They can learn to wade through their discomfort to a new place. They can realize that though they feel messy, they may actually be … Continue reading Becoming a Hot Mess
Usually when we get wrecked, the implication is that it’s a good thing. But what about when it’s the most horrible thing imaginable? Earlier this week, when I posted praying for your kids, Sandy responded: “My daughter died February 7th from a drug overdose. I cannot tell you how devastated I am. I do not … Continue reading The Horror of Your Child’s Lethal Overdose
Rozy McCormick knows that for her children to thrive, they must get wrecked. Here’s what she prays: My prayers have changed so much through the years. I’ve gone from – “bless them Lord” to “surround them with a hedge of thorns.” I don’t pray God keep them from pain, but that pain would always be … Continue reading A Mom’s Prayer That Her Kids Get Wrecked
