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IN IT and THROUGH IT

1/23/2019

 
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As a 6-year-old I pulled on my red boots and climbed to the top of a snow bank to play on the crusted snow. I soon found my foot through the crusted surface and stuck in the soft snow beneath.  Try as I may, my boot would not budge so I slipped my foot from the boot and began the trek of getting down from the snow bank and back to my house with one booted foot and one wet, cold and bootless foot. Arriving at the door, I tearfully began explaining to my Mother that my boot was stuck at the top of the snow bank.  To my shear surprise she immediately sent me back out to get the buried boot with a new boot on my de-booted foot. I was convinced I couldn’t do it, but soon I returned to the house wetter and colder but with the buried boot!  
 
A lifetime lesson emerged from this experience: Don’t give up, always keep trying...you can do it!  Like the tulip making its way through the frozen snow and blooming amidst the wet and cold, I can be IN IT and come THROUGH IT!

The cold reality of team or competition losses seem so very harsh. But these experiences can bring out the best in both players and coaches. It can motivate change, promote camaraderie and create resilience.  These attributes emerge because they have been IN IT and THROUGH IT... like tulips in the snow.

Acts 11 tells us about what happened to the church after Christ-follower Steven was stoned to death for his faith – a terribly defeating and fear-producing event.  But the church didn’t turn away, rather they threw themselves into the spread of the gospel, got behind it, and were enthusiastically confident that...

“God was behind and in it all.”
(See Acts 11:22-24 The Message)

My prayer today is to hear His voice both IN IT and THROUGH IT...

...and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”  Isaiah 20:21 HCSB

        When we find ourselves fighting the snow of life...                       a flowering tulip can emerge through it!
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    About the Author... 
    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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