ONE MORE

"Please Lord, help me get ONE MORE."  Desmond Doss

A little over a year ago, the CHEERLEADER and I watched the movie, HACKSAW RIDGE, which told the true story of an American Hero, Desmond Doss.  If you haven't seen it, it's worth the watch...very "war graphic" but worth it.

As a medic, Doss helped 75 men, who were wounded during battle, to get to safety and a chance for medical attention to help save their lives.  In one scene, it was at night, and Doss spent that night going behind enemy lines to get those wounded.  As the night went on, and Doss obviously hurt, tired and sore, you hear him say over and over again, "Please Lord, help me get ONE MORE."

What a picture of drive and determination.  

It got me thinking about ONE MORE.  

What if we...I lived out each day with a "ONE MORE" mentality?  What would the impact be each day?

ONE MORE smile.
ONE MORE hug.
ONE MORE kiss.
ONE MORE bedtime story.
ONE MORE step.
ONE MORE mile.
ONE MORE football game with your boys.
ONE MORE tea party with your girls.
ONE MORE laugh.
ONE MORE cry.
ONE MORE tear to wipe dry.
ONE MORE opportunity to right a wrong.
ONE MORE time to say I LOVE YOU.
ONE MORE encouraging word.
ONE MORE story about your family history.
ONE MORE song.
ONE MORE dance.
ONE MORE dinner with family and/or friends.

Since we are not assured of tomorrow, these are just a few things we all can do, beginning today, to make ONE MORE impact on lives around us.

So here is your BEST YEAR YET challenge:  say, "Please Lord, help me do ONE MORE."

Drop me a line and tell me about your ONE MORE.  And if you come up with a different ONE MORE than is on this list above, include it and we'll add to the list!

THE COMEBACK

I've been thinking a lot lately about struggles....challenges that people go through.

These could be with a job, or a relationship, your health, or many other things.

I had an opportunity to tell the story about my journey again today.  Each time I talk about how 2015 was my BEST YEAR YET, and to follow it up beginning in 2016 with challenges, struggles, and setbacks, it makes me thankful for THE COMEBACK.

I was listening to the Danny Gokey song, THE COMEBACK, and it starts out,

"After a season of night falls and push backs
After the heartache of wrong turns and sidetracks
Just when they think they've got you game-set-match
Here comes THE COMEBACK!"

The saying, "Every setback is a setup for a COMEBACK" is true.

I constantly remind myself that what I'm going through is temporary.  What YOU are going through is TEMPORARY.  Storms my come, but they will not stay.

When I was telling my story the other day, I was reminded that THE COMEBACK is not isolated to me.  I see people everyday that are "in line" for their COMEBACK.

Whatever you might be going through, realize that you got what it takes to fight on.  You, too, will have a COMEBACK platform to speak from.

"This is your time, your moment
The fire, the fight, you're golden
You've come so far, keep going
Oh, here comes THE COMEBACK

There is no mountain you can't face
There is no giant you can't take
All of your tears were not a waste
You're one step away

Just when they think they've got you game-set-match
Oh, here comes THE COMEBACK!"

As we all go through our BEST YEAR YET, let's be on the lookout for THE COMEBACK.

THE COMEBACK in our lives, and it the lives of others that we can rally around and celebrate with!