...the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
It seemed very appropriate to be reading about "the blessed hope" since Easter is drawing near. But what really caught my attention was the last phrase: "eager to do what is good." Those words, combined with my recent thoughts on how much we have and how abundantly we are blessed, reminded me that I've been wanting to write a post about one way that Jeff is making a difference in the lives of those with challenges in their life that we have never dealt with and, really, have no understanding about.
Pictured below are two boys that Jeff knows through the barbershop: Caleb and Brennan. They both have muscular dystrophy and deal continually with all the hardships that come from that. But look at those smiles! Jeff is participating in a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association where he gets "locked-up" for a while. But these boys are constantly "locked" in bodies that don't function like ours.
I'm so proud of Jeff for wanting to help them and other kids with this disease. If any of you feel particularly compelled to help him with his fundraiser and donate to MDA, there is a link in the sidebar of this blog that you can use to do it. It will take you to a secure online site. I know requests for financial help constantly barrage all of us, and I don't want anyone at all to feel undue pressure about this. In matters like these, you've got to do as the Spirit leads! But I did want to highlight Jeff's participation in this because I'm just so stinkin' proud of him and his heart for others!!! :)
2 comments:
What a great example he is for your boys. It is true that actions speak louder than words.
Well done Jeff! What a lovely, kind man you have married.
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