From Pull-Ups to Grown-Ups

I wrote this post five years ago. As a writer, I give every story a test. If it doesn’t give me chills or bring a tear, I go back to the keyboard. This one still makes me cry. It’s one of my all-time favs. I hope you enjoy.

I’ll never forget the first time I heard God speak to me. I always imagined it would be a dramatic encounter like Moses’ burning bush experience or the angel’s appearance to the shepherds in the field. My “word from the Lord” wasn’t anything like that, though. The “angel...