rite-of-passage ... #prom2015

Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.

As the picture above shows our daughters went to the prom this weekend. I would say this is what we would call a “rite of passage”. But for this dad it is one of those days that comes once in a lifetime and isn’t the easiest of days.

Yes, both our daughters attended the same prom on the same night. Our girls Rebecca and Ruth are 16 months apart in age and have since birth been on a similar path, yet they are very different. I could not be more proud of them.

They are great students. They have made good choices. They are kind and gentle, but they are different in several aspects of life. They are beautiful young ladies that have so blessed my life, my wife’s life and our family. One is a junior in high school, and the other is a senior. They have goals for life and are reaching for them.

We’ve been preparing for this night for sometime. Well, maybe I have been dreading this day, but it turned out very well. They had a great time through the prom and the after-prom, and their dates seemed to have a great time as well. They were gentlemen to say the least.

As a dad I wasn’t sure what to expect. I did expect that we would have to spend some money, a lot of it actually, but my girls made careful choices that saved us money and still had beautiful dresses and were prepared for their special day. When they were asked to adjust to make things better, they were gracious and kind.

I could not be more proud of my daughters, and I love both of them very more. This dad could not be more proud as I look back on the prom of 2015 at Bassett (VA) High School.

Yes, this post is personal, but it is from my heart. The days ahead are slated to be exciting with graduation and college. I am looking forward to those things as well but still a bit timid. Let’s not talk about the “m” word though (marriage) because I am afraid it might hit a never in my heart after going through all the activities of prom weekend.

What a great blessing it is to be a follower of Jesus and to help our children follow Him as well. There really is more to come!

Proverbs 22:6 NASB

Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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