My Ol' Lady

In addition to robbing the cradle, my wife (on the left) appears to be a bigger Bears fan than I.
Who knew???

Word

www.gratefulness.org
WORD FOR THE DAY
Tuesday, Jan. 30

A humble life dedicated to a great purpose, becomes great.

Paul Brunton
Perspectives

Well, Google you very much, too!

How often do you Google your own name?

I'm actually second when you google "Ben Wilcox"---at least, my blog is.

Is this a new status system?

I guess this thread is pretty sad, huh?

Wow. What is going on?

So, I've filled in as a substitute small group leader for middle school guys twice in the past month. You know, it's not as scary as I thought it might be. I like that they are accepting of me, and I try to let them know that it's really THEIR group: I'm just a visitor. It's an honor to be able to do this, and I've had a lot of fun both times. I hope I get more chances to sit in with these students. They are awesome, and they help to confirm my belief that there is no such thing as a "bad kid." They are all good kids--until some adult(s) screws them up.
Anyway, thanks, God, for letting me into their world a little bit. I don't know what you are doing in my life, but it's cool. A little frightening--but mostly cool.
Keep me humble, OK?
Love, Benny

Caring for children

I've had a lot of great opportunities to serve children of divorce in the past two years. How odd that one of the groups I help facilitate is hosted by the church I attended when MY parents divorced. I've gone from being quite scared of children to excited about seeing these little people on a regular basis. I'm very honored and grateful to God for keeping me safe all these years so that I can now give back and care for children in distress.

Bring the pain!

I threw down 10 pancakes today at IHOP. Beat that, and I'll send you a prize . . .

BW

I'm trying to read and do some quiet time today. I finished reading Starving Jesus. I dare you to read it if you consider yourself a Christian, and if you are not a Christian, try reading it for entertainment value as the authors call the American Church out on the carpet.

My biggest take-away from the book is, "When confronted with an uncomfortable truth, how will I choose to respond?"