In bed early last night, with the alarm set for 3:30AM. Occasionally, if I’m the first in bed, I’ll use headphones to listen to something inspiring to fall asleep to.
Awoke to the end of a song that overwhelmed me in it’s beauty. It reminded me why Christmas is so important.
While most of you are just too insanely busy to watch and listen, this post is offered with the hopeful reality that you can find that solitude we spoke of yesterday. And listen.
The people (some may be bloggers) who nag you are the ones who love you. Worry when they stop.
As you continue to think about life-work balance, it’s natural to want to give up, or make excuses about how impossible it is for you to ever achieve “balance”.
Isn’t it?
Don’t!
If you’re asking for advice, the first thing you should consider doing is to find solitude. It may be as simple as sitting quietly in your (parked) car.
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The servant leader of a Men’s group I belong to, Ralph sent this email request:
I am asking for your prayers for one of my colleagues, Dan Mastrone. He’ll be 39 tomorrow (Dec. 2). Last October, Dan was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer. Doctors found 20 lesions on his brain, liver, bone, bone marrow, and lymphatic system.
You can imagine the devastating news that Dan and his family received.
Since then, Dan has undergone 10 rounds of whole brain radiation and numerous chemo treatments. Today, Dan appears to have kept the areas, except for his lung, from having further metastasis. However, some fluid that he had in his lung, now appears to be solidifying and this is now becoming a solid tumor.
We all know the power behind a faithful, praying community and that is why I turn to you, my dear brothers (and sisters).
Dan also has a website on Caring Bridge at www.caringbridge.com and if you enter his name in one word – danmastrone it should take you to his sight. Let’s give him some encouragement and remind him and his family, that there is NOTHING that is impossible to our God – NOTHING!!!!
Thank you Ralph for giving all of us the opportunity to help Dan.
