God Has Cerebral Palsy

I listened to a speaker, with Cerebral Palsy say, "God has Cerebral Palsy." He had trouble getting the words out but his message was loud and clear. The place became quiet as we waited for his explanation. With difficulty he told us what Cerebral Palsy is. (I wrote the definition below:)

Cerebral palsy is a movement disorder that symptoms vary between people. Problems include: weak muscles, poor coordination and trouble speaking. 

The speaker explained it this way: "The brain is perfect, the limbs are perfect, the signal from the brain to the limbs is perfect, but the interpretation of the signal is flawed. Thus, "God has Cerebral Palsy."

Moving - 11 year-old Girl's Essay

Moving - Girl’s Essay

Angelina Sughroue, 11, didn’t talk about her mother’s death, her father, Samuel said. Kodi, the Mother, died in February 2010 from cancer, leaving five children: Erika, Brooke, Nathan, Angelina and Isabella.

“What My Mother Means to Me” essay won first place. “I used my memory to write it,” Angelina says. “like how sweet she was and loving. I just remembered her …. She was very nice. She wouldn’t let me down.”

Angelina said her essay reminded her of how her mother, "always kept me smiling."

Angelina’s Essay:

My mother sacrificed a lot of money for my family and me. She was a single mother taking care of 5 kids by herself. My mom worked at night so my older sister, Erika had to take care of us. Life was great until she went to the doctor. The doctor said that she had breast cancer. I was only 4 when this happened. I remember at our house that it was quieter. I didn’t like it. Months and months she stayed in the hospital.

One day we rushed to the hospital. I didn’t know what was going on. In February she died. One day after we rushed to the hospital. I still remember her soft voice and her black shiny hair with eyes like chocolate. She’s the best mom that ever lived.

This is personal to me because I lost my dad when I was ten. I’m sure writing this essay helped Angelina.

Self-Worth?

Where do you get your self-worth?

When I attended Re-Write Conference, one theme kept coming up. “Where do you get your self-worth?” We were told not to put your self-worth into getting published. I’m adding a few more to that list. Money or making money should not be a booster. Losing weight is another one that shouldn’t be on the “Something to make me feel important list.” The list can go on and on.

The question remains, “Where should we get our self-worth?” I know the answer, but it’s not always easy to follow. The cash flow decreases, my self-worth can follow. The weight increases can create an opposite result with my ego.

Self-worth should be connected to: “Am I doing what I’m created to do?”

What if?

300 trillion suns, in a galaxy far, far away is the most luminous galaxy ever seen. It's 12.5 billion light-years from Earth.

The galaxy was spotted by NASA's Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer, a space telescope orbiting Earth. WISE scans the entire sky in infrared light, picking up the glow of hundreds of millions of objects.

The name of the galaxy is WISE J224607.57-052635.0. I suppose NASA wanted the name to be original.

What if?
NASA discovered heaven?

Qualities of a Best Friend

Qualities of a Best Friend

Jonathon, the son of the King, had everything in the area of physical comforts. Power, prestige and position, were all his for the taking. Yet, his best friend did not share the same level of life.
In danger, Jonathon stepped down from his secure position and went to his friend who was a fugitive.

(A good friend will come to where you are, not vice versa.)

Jonathon cared not for his own well-being, but for his friend’s emotional state. There Jonathon encouraged his friend, spent time with him and made him feel better. If they were caught they would die, but they would die together.

(A good friend doesn’t try to fix the situation but encourages.)

Jonathon knew his position. He was next in line for the throne. He was destined to be the next King. Yet, his statement to his friend demonstrated the King’s son valued friendship above position. “David, you will be the next King of Israel, and I will be your second in command.” The King’s son was conveying: “I’m not jealous of you, my friend.” “I want you to succeed above me.”

(A good friend will not be jealous when you succeed.)

1 Samuel 23:16-18

Dream Unfulfilled, Fulfilled

Dream Unfulfilled Fulfilled

David fled for his life. The King wanted him dead. David, the national hero became a fugitive. His crime: He followed orders.

The King, mentally disturbed, felt his kingdom threatened by a teenage boy. It was foretold that a new king would take the throne – David. The King would not allow that to happen. He would fight it as long as he had breath, so David ran.

 “You will be King over Israel and I’ll be your second in command.” Jonathon, the King’s son, proclaimed. He loved David and vowed his allegiance to the next ruler.

That never happened. Jonathon was killed in battle. David lost his best friend and dream. But that’s not where the story ends. Mephibosheth, Johnathon’s son, became a person that David showed kindness to. He welcomed the young man into his kingdom. The dream came back to life in a crippled boy. (Mephibosheth was five years old when a nurse dropped the boy.)

Jesus and Social Media

If you tweet the Word of God and ignore it, you'll be like a person who builds his house on Facebook." Matthew 7:26-27

If you have 700 followers on twitter, at least 666 are headed to destruction. Matthew 7:13

So what if you own Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and all of Amazon but loose E-Life. What good is that? Mark 8:36.

Faith is like a on-line video that goes viral. Mark 4:30 

Lesson from Destruction

I have vivid memories of the destruction that happened in Delmont, SD on Sunday. The tornadic storm cloud I saw is imprinted in my mind. From Highway 46 there are 13 miles of land with no evidence of destruction, until about two miles outside of Delmont. Was it a judgement from God? Jesus has something to say about that in Luke.

At that time, some people were there who told Jesus about the Galileans whom Pilate had killed while they were offering sacrifices to God. Jesus answered them, "Because those Galileans were killed in that way, do you think it proves that they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did. What about those eighteen people in Siloam who were killed when the tower fell on them? Do you suppose this proves that they were worse than all the other people living in Jerusalem? No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did."

Mom Inspires Son in Sports

Mick Garry knew his mom was all in when she dived into the end zone, banging her head against the green canoe.

He was 8 or 9 years old and the game was a mixture of neighborhood kids and the family. It was a common practice and still today Kity Garry can be seen shooting hoops with the kids or pitching whiffle balls to the grandkids.

Her real love was baseball and after church she would be playing along and it gave Mick a love for sports.

What inspiration did your mom bring to you?

3-D Printer Saves Life

A customized device holds open Ian's airway and changes over time as the toddler grows, then eventually dissolves.

Ian's mother was scrolling through the web when she came upon an article that gave an example of how a 3-D printer could customize medical care. She contacted the medical doctors associated with the writing and they agreed to help her 17-month-old son. She sent them the medical records and the doctor's created a device specifically for Iran.

Ian is now able to go home. He would need help with this until he's about 2 or 3 then his natural growth should return to normal.

What Did He Give Up?

This morning, I listened to the book of Ruth on the Daily Audio Bible podcast. The law in Israel, at that time, was for a Kingsman Redeemer to marry a woman if she became a widow. Ruth a widow, at the directions of her mother-in-law, Naomi, goes to Boaz. The man informs her of a closer redeemer and gives that man an opportunity to marry Ruth. The man declines and Boaz becomes the Kingsman Redeemer. Ruth becomes the great-great grandmother of King David and in the genealogy line of Jesus.

The reason the closer redeemer gave in saying no: "It would mess up my inheritance." Oh, how wrong he was in the eternal scope of things.

He gave up an eternal honor for a temporary inheritance.