I'm not talking about the kind of soda pop you can drink but the wonderful friend (A.K.A. Ricky) many of us Fox Trotter's have gotten to know over the past year. He is who he is, and I love that about him. No facade with Soda Pop! He enjoys spending time with us Saturday mornings. It's the only time I ever see him smile and joke around. He gets a Coke, specially purchased for him; we don't do that for anyone else! He has a special place in our hearts.
If you haven't checked out Cassie Hammett's (The Hub Ministry director) comments about Soda Pop Ricky, just click on the title above to link there and get her beautiful perspective on their friendship.
It's great to see the wonderful things Father is doing in Bossier City ~ Shreveport!
Monday, February 14, 2011
"There can't be a movement without movement!"
"The kind of leader who makes a difference is the one who is willing to make a move, regardless of the risk. These are leaders who dare to rethink and move in radical ways to influence the next generation."
~ Reggie Joiner
~ Reggie Joiner
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
How have you been "touched" today?
Kimberly Smith ~ Make Way Partners shares...
It came to me that each of us is “touched” in the mob of life every day. It’s just that we’re so focused on checking things off our to-do list, or chasing hard after the American Dream, that our spiritual skin has grown numb. We’re spiritually anesthetized, so we can’t feel that “touch.”
That “touch” may come from a story some 10,000 miles away, the grouch in the office cubicle next to yours, the angry man who cuts you off in traffic, the lazy girl behind the cash register, or even our spouse who doesn’t “understand” us. Perhaps, if we could still ourselves long enough to let that touch penetrate our agenda, we’d realize more of the joy of our unique role in His plan of “Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done” through us…through me…one “touch” at a time.
Love, your sister along the journey,
k
Who are the Joneses?
I was reading the Compassion magazine this morning and found this website.
Check it out by clicking on the title above.
Check it out by clicking on the title above.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
On Your Mark
Check out this short Andy Stanley video clip in the Catalyst Leadership ~ Digital Online Magazine by clicking on the title above.
A Prison or A Portal
Check out this short Erwin McManus video clip in the Catalyst Leadership ~ Digital Online Magazine by clicking on the title above.
Waiting for God's Plan
Check out this short Donald Miller video clip in the Catalyst Leadership ~ Digital Online Magazine by clicking on the title above.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Celebrating Life
This is the complete post from the CaringBridge Journal for Eric Schmidt written by his wife Laura:
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 9:25 PM, CST
Three and a half years ago, I married the most wonderful man I know and my very best friend.
Today, he went to be with his Jesus. He was ready to go.
The cancer here on earth won, but he is forever with the Lord.
While this was the most difficult day of my life, I can honestly say that I have a peace that only comes from the Lord....peace that Eric is in a place where there is no more sorrow, no more suffering, and no more pain. He no longer has to struggle with throwing up profusely, no longer has to stay up all night trying to get comfortable sleeping because he is in such pain, no longer must suffer through chemotherapy and radiation that takes away every ounce of his energy, no longer has to deal with extreme sadness because he has no strength to carry his son or even hold him in his arms. He is with Jesus, playing his guitar and worshiping his Almighty Maker who received him today with open arms. We as his loved ones all had the opportunity to cheer him on this morning to his home in heaven. I smile as I think about him there, and cry as I think about him not with me here on earth.
2 Timothy 4:7 says, "He has fought the good fight, he has finished the race, he has kept the faith!
This, I believe to be true of my dear husband who was also a dear son, brother, father, and friend. Eric demonstrated even to the end of his life here on earth, that he was honored to carry the part of the cross that Jesus asked him to bear. I can still hear him saying to himself as he was over the toilet throwing up, "Consider it all joy, consider it all joy." Never once did I hear him complain about what he was facing. I also will never forget how throughout our journey, Eric would encourage me when I was struggling, "Laura, our best days are ahead, our best days are ahead."
Thank you Eric, for pointing me and everyone else to Jesus! We ache because we don't know how to live without you here on earth with us, but we are thankful that you are in a better place!
Saturday, we will celebrate his life with a funeral here in Shreveport, Louisiana.
11:00 a.m. Barksdale Air Force Base Chapel #2
On Monday, in Enid, Oklahoma, there will be a burial at 4pm followed by a celebration of his life service at Enid MB Church at 6pm.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 9:25 PM, CST
Today, he went to be with his Jesus. He was ready to go.
While this was the most difficult day of my life, I can honestly say that I have a peace that only comes from the Lord....peace that Eric is in a place where there is no more sorrow, no more suffering, and no more pain. He no longer has to struggle with throwing up profusely, no longer has to stay up all night trying to get comfortable sleeping because he is in such pain, no longer must suffer through chemotherapy and radiation that takes away every ounce of his energy, no longer has to deal with extreme sadness because he has no strength to carry his son or even hold him in his arms. He is with Jesus, playing his guitar and worshiping his Almighty Maker who received him today with open arms. We as his loved ones all had the opportunity to cheer him on this morning to his home in heaven. I smile as I think about him there, and cry as I think about him not with me here on earth.
2 Timothy 4:7 says, "He has fought the good fight, he has finished the race, he has kept the faith!
This, I believe to be true of my dear husband who was also a dear son, brother, father, and friend. Eric demonstrated even to the end of his life here on earth, that he was honored to carry the part of the cross that Jesus asked him to bear. I can still hear him saying to himself as he was over the toilet throwing up, "Consider it all joy, consider it all joy." Never once did I hear him complain about what he was facing. I also will never forget how throughout our journey, Eric would encourage me when I was struggling, "Laura, our best days are ahead, our best days are ahead."
Thank you Eric, for pointing me and everyone else to Jesus! We ache because we don't know how to live without you here on earth with us, but we are thankful that you are in a better place!
Saturday, we will celebrate his life with a funeral here in Shreveport, Louisiana.
11:00 a.m. Barksdale Air Force Base Chapel #2
On Monday, in Enid, Oklahoma, there will be a burial at 4pm followed by a celebration of his life service at Enid MB Church at 6pm.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friday Friends: 30 Days Homeless
Check out the story and numerous resources about this journey at Catalystspace Catablog on Feb 4, 2011 by clicking on the title above.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Being An Explorer for Jesus
"Once you are called out by God, you are called to move into mysterious, uncertain territories and to begin to live a life filled with risk and fraught with challenges."
- Erwin Raphel McManus, Wide Awake
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