Be Brave

Be Brave

24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD. (Ps. 31:24 NIVO) I just had the honor of speaking to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Homewood High School. I walked into their meeting room at 7:20 a.m. and found a packed room full of high school...
“I Just Can’t Stop Smiling!”

“I Just Can’t Stop Smiling!”

Out of all the pics we took at Give Kids The World Mission Trip, I choose this one. Kaylyn Tomlinson (her good friends call her KK) recently graduated from Pelham High School and will attend Troy University in just a few weeks. KK is an incredible blessing to all who...
Where Happiness Inspires Hope

Where Happiness Inspires Hope

I met a little boy in a wheelchair yesterday at Give Kids the World Village, who was obviously blind with other serious health concerns. Several on our mission team were in charge of operating the rides. After we got this boy strapped in safely to this ride that...
One More Conversation

One More Conversation

6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. (Col. 4:6 NIVO) Have you ever visited someone who is fighting for their life in the hospital? It is difficult to watch them hooked up to cords and...
I Just Wanna Be Like…

I Just Wanna Be Like…

Over the past several months I have noticed a severe depletion of my t-shirts and socks in their respective drawers. This is the crazy thing; they reappear on Tyler’s body. Sure, they are too big for him, but he doesn’t care. I noticed him wearing my shirts months ago...
Corrective Lenses

Corrective Lenses

Farsighted people can see long distances.           Nearsighted people can see at close range.  People with astigmatism struggle either way, because the muscles are always straining to focus. People with any...