Inspired Love

We all know how to say, “I love you” but few people really possess the ability to truly understand what it entails. This month on EEE we are trying to express that love is more than just words or emotions but rather is a powerful force that can change lives. Below is a true story of a Father who lives it every day and has dedicated his life to its very cause-to love!  Dick and Rick Hoyt is a story about committed love and how that love holds no boundaries.  I saw this story a couple of years ago and it spoke to so many places in my heart.  Today, I would like to share it with you and I pray you too will be inspired by it as you begin your week ahead.  Be sure and click on the you-tube video website to see this inspiring story of love come to life. 

When Rick Hoyt was about to be born, the umbilical wrapped around his neck, depriving his body of oxygen leaving him with very little chance for a normal life.  Initially, doctors told the new parents their son was a vegetable, with no higher brain function. But the parents didn't believe it; and hoped for more for their son.  Eventually the doctors discovered that Rick did in fact hold higher brain function.  However, the lack of oxygen did deprive Rick of the ability to control his muscles, leaving him essentially a quadriplegic.  

                 The legacy of Team Hoyt began when Rick found out about a fundraiser for a friend. The fundraiser involved running, and wheelchair-bound Rick told his Dad he wanted to participate so he could help his friend. So Dick Hoyt took his son with him and ran, rolling him around the track, raising money.  After the run, Rick told his Dad that running made him feel free for the first time. His father was so moved by his son’s freedom that he was inspired to keep that feeling alive.  Dick took Rick running, swimming, bicycling, climbing--anything he wanted to do. Today, they compete in Triathlons. Dick loved his son and would do anything for him! It's an amazing story of a father and son's courage, determination, and love.

            The best way to appreciate this story is to experience it for yourself. Please click on the website below and watch this 7 minute video. You won’t be disappointed! It never ceases to amaze me the power behind one human spirit touching another. Hopefully, you will be changed like I was.  This sisters is the kind of love that inspires, motivates and never fails.  What would God have you do today to display this kind of commitment-love?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDnrLv6z-mM

Valentine's Day Giveaway Movie Questions

1)" If some lives form a perfect circle, other take shape in ways we cannot predict or always understand. Loss has been part of my journey. But it has also shown me what is precious. So has love for which I can only be grateful.

2)" And you'll just forget about me, right?"
     "Every day."
 3) "Choose between yesterday and tomorrow." 

And two more left over from the weekend:

4. "Love is like the wind...you can't see it, but you can feel it."

5. "I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it."