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GREATEST OF ALL...

3/23/2012

 
Life brings great experiences. Lasting fulfillment comes not so much in what we have done but in how we feel about it as time and perspective bring clarity and balance.

A recent Our Daily Bread devotional asked this question: “What is the greatest thing in sports? Is it championships? Records? Honors?”  He goes on to draw our attention to a plaque in the University of Pennsylvania basketball arena that reads: 

                  TO WIN THE GAME IS GREAT…TO PLAY THE GAME IS GREATER.                          
                                 BUT  TO LOVE THE GAME IS THE GREATEST OF ALL.


“…sports are, after all, just the games we played with joy as kids.”  Bill Crowder 

What is your greatest experience as a sportmom?  Is it the # of points your athlete put on the board?  Is it his or her team taking the #1 spot?  Is it the recognition received from the coach at the close of the season?  Perhaps our sportmom wall plaque could read:  

                                                    TO PARENT MY ATHLETE IS GREAT…
                                    TO SEE THEM BECOME ALL THEY CAN BE IS  GREATER.    
                                BUT TO LOVE THEM WHILE DOING IT IS THE GREATEST OF ALL.


What is the greatest thing about being a Christ follower?  Is it the open access to our Heavenly Father?  Is it the oneness of spirit among believers? Is it the protection and direction that God gives?  Or should the wall plaque of our heart read:

                                                     TO KNOW THE LORD IS GREAT...
                                                TO FOLLOW THE LORD IS GREATER.                                             
                                   BUT TO LOVE THE LORD IS THE GREATEST OF ALL.


“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment.”.  Matthew 22:37-38

Blessings..may your love for the Lord fill you with joy as you make Him your greatest love of all.

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Mom
3/24/2012 05:50:34 am

In the "Bible in rhyme", I Cor. 13 ends:
" ...When I was a child, I thought as one does
I turned to a man and all that once was
Was thus left behind to seek what's above:
Faith, Love, and Hope, but the greatest is love."

Thank you, dear daughter, for the 'new motto'!!


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    JANET BROWN

    As a veteran coach's wife, Janet invites you to join her in "Changing the world for Christ...one athlete at a time".Through the language of sports and life experiences, Janet uniquely exposes the character of God and His desire for "sportmoms" to WIN BIG in life. Her behind-the-bench view invites us into a world of triumphant wins and tragic personal loss.


    LIFE EXPERIENCE

    From being a mother of 2 to a spiritual mom to many, the road of life for Janet includes these hallmarks:

    - Gave her "heart to Jesus"     at 6 years old
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    - Studied Education/          Psychology at a Christian  College

    - Enjoyed earning her wings  and flying as a Flight    Attendant

    - Is the wife of Coach Dave Brown since 1967.

    - Involved in ministry to women for 30+ years including: Retreat Facilitator and speaker, Bible Study leader, National Women's Ministry Leader

    - Held an executive position in the corporate world for 35 years.

    - Developed and taught Pre-married and Marriage classes with her husband for 12 years. 

    Currently is a writer, grandmother to 4 and a coach's wife.


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