Mother's Day
This Sunday is Mother's Day so I should write about that. But my mom doesn't read my blog so, technically, I guess I don't need to.
The youth pastor at our church and I have been talking about developing a student leadership program. It has been fun talking through what things would be good outcomes, how to implement it, etc. The thing that always stands out to me in these discussions is that the Christ-like quality that I want students to walk away with is that Jesus, and good leaders, are first and foremost servants. A lot of teaching that I do in leadership development centers on this important concept.
The more I think about it, the more grateful I am for my wife, Dana, who does lots and lots of "behind the scenes" stuff --at home, at church, at Warsaw Christian School. I am grateful for my mom. She has modeled "putting others before self" my whole life--and probably a lot longer than that. While cards are nice and flowers and candy is a good idea, (not to mention the cold toast and soggy cereal Dana had to eat each Mother's day morning as part of the special things that happen that day...) I think heaven will reveal that there are a lot of mom's who get special crowns and gifts--and they will be people that the majority of us have never heard of before.
So, see, this blog did eventually get back around to mother's day... some of the best examples of servants I know.
The youth pastor at our church and I have been talking about developing a student leadership program. It has been fun talking through what things would be good outcomes, how to implement it, etc. The thing that always stands out to me in these discussions is that the Christ-like quality that I want students to walk away with is that Jesus, and good leaders, are first and foremost servants. A lot of teaching that I do in leadership development centers on this important concept.
The more I think about it, the more grateful I am for my wife, Dana, who does lots and lots of "behind the scenes" stuff --at home, at church, at Warsaw Christian School. I am grateful for my mom. She has modeled "putting others before self" my whole life--and probably a lot longer than that. While cards are nice and flowers and candy is a good idea, (not to mention the cold toast and soggy cereal Dana had to eat each Mother's day morning as part of the special things that happen that day...) I think heaven will reveal that there are a lot of mom's who get special crowns and gifts--and they will be people that the majority of us have never heard of before.
So, see, this blog did eventually get back around to mother's day... some of the best examples of servants I know.
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