WELCOME HEART: Living a Legacy Life
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Jillian Benfield got the news that her second child, Anderson, was Down Syndrome. This news was not her life-plan. Then just four months after his birth, he underwent open-heart surgery. Then their third child, Preston suffered medical procedures for the first two years of his life. Jillian wrote her book, The Gift of the Unexpected: Discovering Who You Were Meant to Be When Life Goes Off Plan, not as a how-to book on how to get through life's difficulties; rather she wrote her own story--the good, bad and the ugly--to offer hope. Wise beyond her years, Jillian's story has much to teach us about theology, Western thought, ableism and how if we are willing to put in the work, that God will transform us from the inside out, for our good and for His glory.
Get this book, for yourself and for a friend. She's giving one away this week. Leave on comment on blog or on social media or email me at sue@welcomeheart.com.
In her own words:
My life fell apart with a 20-second phone call. We call these moments in life, before-and-after moments. Mine came when I was 27 years old and pregnant with my second child. My life would never be the same, I would never be the same. If you would have told me years ago that my before-and-after moment would end up being one of the greatest gifts of my life, I wouldn’t have believed you. But it was. It is. The unexpected gave me my son. The unexpected ended up giving me, me. That’s what my book, The Gift of the Unexpected, and this space are about. Our unexpected moments, our unexpected lives, can end up helping us live into our God-dreamed entireties.
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When asked, “What’s the greatest commandment?” Jesus replied simply: “Love God, love your neighbor.” I imagine He was thinking, “It’s not rocket science” or “What’s not to like?” or “It’s not complicated.”
He was right, it’s not complicated. But people are people and we make it complicated.
I need to pray daily to uncomplicate what He says is best for me and best for others. So I wrote “31 Days of Uncomplicated Prayers,” and once I pray them through, I start over again.
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Ep 103 A Legacy of a Wounded Healer with Bonnie Gray
Ep 102 A Legacy to Say ”I‘m sorry” with Amber Cullum of Grace Enough
Ep 101 A Legacy of Audacious Generosity with Kevin White
Ep 100 A Legacy of Suffering Well with Joni Eareckson Tada
Ep 99 One Hundred Things I Learned From One Hundred Podcasts
Ep 98 Choose the Right Mindset with the Right Question with Lain Ehman
Ep 97 A Legacy of Telling the Whole Story of our Spiritual Life with Eric Nevins
Ep 96 A Legacy of Seeing God in Your Dailies with Kristi Woods
Ep 95 Legacy of Contentment, Part 3: Trusting God in the Dark
Ep 94 A Legacy to Encourage the Next Generation with Patsy Burnette
Ep 93 Legacy of Contentment: A Contented Woman Prays Expectantly
Ep 92 From Abuse to Bounty—A Legacy of Freedom with Elizabeth Oschwald
Ep 91 A Legacy of Contentment: 3 Good Ideas Why it's a Good Idea
Ep 90 Legacy of a Worthy Life with David Hegg
Ep 89 A Legacy of Mentoring: Coming Alongside for Our Good and Another's
Ep 88 The Legacy of Re-purposed Pain, with Melissa Moore
Ep 87 The Legacy of a Well-Loved Child of God: How He Loves Informs How I Live
Ep 86 The Life-Changing Legacy of a Dad's Letter To His Kids with Blake Brewer
Ep 85 Before They Leave Home: 10 Life Skills Beyond Laundry
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