This is our daughter, Olivia (and her friend, Lacey), cheering at a recent football game. I love her joy, her energy, and her commitment to her sport (yes, it's a sport!). She works hard and rearranges her schedule to make team practices and games.
Cheering is part of Liv's make-up. It's what she does.
She's grateful around our family, quick to thank us for simple, everyday stuff - like food and transportation. She's eager to celebrate fun events in her friends' lives. She'll drop her plans for an evening to go to a friend's house who's struggling or disappointed because boys are stupid.
I want to be like Liv. Encouraging. Seeing the best in people. Cheerleading.
There's plenty to cheer about...
- God's still at work in the world.
- He's still changing lives all around me.
- The people who are GCC are juiced about taking their next step and reaching more people with the love of Jesus.
- Rob Wegner and the GCC arts team launched our current FEAR series with strength and creativity (watch it here).
- My wife laughed again at something I said today. I love it when she laughs.
- She's still saying "I do" to me.
- The team of people I call friends and work associates are the best - period.
- I couldn't be more proud of Olivia.
Philippians 4.4 says, Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them.
Got something worth cheering about? Sure you do.
