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6 Things My Dad Taught Me

6/29/2017

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Due to technical difficulties while away, we weren't able to post this on Father's Day like we hoped but we still wanted to share the love that we have for our fathers:

On this Father's Day, here in Greece, I found it fitting to share what my dad has taught me.



  1. To work hard. This is just something that you do. It's taught by example. It could be the 26 years of military training or working 3 jobs. No matter what it is, you just do it. You work hard at whatever task is put in front of you and you do it to your fullest without complaint.
  2. The importance of family. This is everything. I know that many people have told me that our family was my dad's world. It wasn't that he talked about us every day. It was that he showed it by the pictures and artwork he had hanging up and how he supported the adventures we took throughout life. No matter what happens, family is always there to take care of you.
  3. The love of the Cubs. This was instilled in me from day one! Before I can even remember, the Cubs would be playing on the TV and you don't dare change it. There were upsets and there were surprises (including the 2016 World Series win!!) but no matter what they were doing, you supported them! I love them so much that on my 21st birthday, we went to Wrigley Field to watch a game, and it has been my mission ever since to go to watch them no matter where they are playing.
  4. To respect the military. Respect for the military and patriotism is important. We support the service members and their families protecting us so that we can live the great life that we've been given. It's because of those men and women that we are able to enjoy our lives and we must respect that and support them.
  5. Say it like it is. Sugar coating or beating around the bush is something that doesn't need to be done. Be direct. If someone has a problem with it, then they do not need to be in your life.
  6. Be yourself. People will love you for who you are, so why be any different. It does not matter what clothes you have on or what your ambitions are in life. As long as you are yourself, that is all that matters.


It is because of my father that I am the way I am. And it's because of his father that he was the way he was. And all of their kids will forever be grateful to them for that.
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*Raises Hands in Worship*

6/7/2017

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My favorite part of church is the very beginning. As you enter in to the worship center and the lights become dim, the drummer starts to tap the beat, the Praise Team lights up in lights and then the whole church is alive wth the sound of God flowing from their fingers and their mouths.

This has always been my favorite since the day that I truly found God. It was during my weekend at Central Iowa Teens Encounter Christ that I fell in love with worship music. The song was Tenth Avenue North's By Your Side. There was just something about the message of the song that hit me with where I was at, at that point in my life that I connected with. I had lost a sense of who I was and I was also unsure about where I was fitting in. After hearing that God is right by my side, no matter what point in life, I knew that I was led to TEC for a reason...to hear that song. Since that weekend, I've felt God throughout my life.

I've also experienced new songs and messages through Christian music. I am just as excited for a new Christian song as I am for a Country song.

At church, I tend to sit toward the front and it's there that the lead singer alwasy looks at me in the eye (or so I want to believe that she does) and she seems to sing right to me. Now she doesn't know me or what my life is like but it's at those moments that the words of the song hit me!
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Listen to some Christian music and let me (Shauna) know what you think!
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My Favorite Question

6/7/2017

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Although I don't have kids of my own, I am blessed to have many little ones in my life. Being around them is such a joy. Kids are so honest and inquisitive. They love to ask questions and one day one of them asked me a question I will never forget. Little 5-year old Stella asked, "Linda, why are you so kind?"

At first, I was speechless. I needed a moment to just take in the question. This was not a question like how do birds fly or what makes a tree grow. It was a question of character and I recognized one of those special "teachable" moments and yet it was so much more than that.
It was a question that said so much to me. In her question was an affirmation. She had called me "kind." That in the short time I had known her, Stella had recognized and come to appreciate the love, affection, patience, and gentleness that I had tried to show her. She had unknowingly summed up my life's philosophy. That to be kind is the best way to show love to others. It is the legacy of my parents and grandparents. It is the same quiet, steadfast nature I see in my sisters.
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So how could I answer her question? What answer was sufficient? And then in just that moment, the Holy Spirit moved in me and I answered, "Because Jesus taught me the best way to be, is to be kind. He was incredibly generous and kind and I want to be like Him."
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