Weekend Kindness
Reaching Others Through Kindness

My wife and I have told God that we want Him to work in our lives.  To take us and our family anywhere He pleases.  We have been looking for a house for over two years, and every time we get close, the door closes.  God tells us that it’s not the right time yet.

And yet, on the horizon is something big– something God-sized that is going on, but I’m not quite sure what it all means yet.  Let’s just say that I see the hand of the Lord on my family again, and that He is already at work preparing something for us to do.

How do I know it’s Him?  Part of it is intuition– the intuition that told me to return to my hometown, to join this current church at this time, and that told me who to marry.  Part of it is circumstance– I couldn’t begin to detail all that I’ve seen and that I’m seeing at work.  Maybe as it comes closer to fulfillment I can talk about all the marvelous ways I’m seeing Him at work.

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Before we got married, my wife gave me a smooth stone that she’d painted purple with green dots on it that said “I love you.”  The neat thing is that I still have it today and it’s message is still true!

Today’s mission is the same idea, though it doesn’t have to be the same message.

Make a paperweight from a smooth stone, paint it, and write a special love message on it.

• It’s enduring– it’s something that you’ll cherish for years to come. 
• It’s something that’s practical– we all need a paperweight from time to time.
• It’s message is timeless– it’s something that you want to symbolize permanence.

So now you just have to go find a stone and crack out your set of paint.  Be creative, and make it memorable.