Three men sit in three offices next to each other at Avicom Marketing Communications in Waukesha, Wisconsin. All three are Christians (a rarity at an ad agency). All three have kids. All three have had children with trisomy. Ted and Dan had sons with trisomy 13. And I have Zoe.
*A joyful note. Dan and his wife have since given birth to baby Soren. Ted just announced yesterday that he and his wife Sue are expecting! Pray hard. Pray without ceasing.
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ted.mayer.avicom says: I never thought I would meet anyone who went through what we did And I think I told you both, that maybe God decided that the three of us had to go through this. that he decided to put us close to each other. to help however we could
Greg Batiansila says: and for the record, for our readers in iraq and bahamas, ted is in the office next to me, and dan in the office next to him. the odds are not staggering. i think, honestly, it has to be like powerball odds.
ted.mayer.avicom says: let's buy a ticket
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You’ve had another one of those days. Everything seems uncertain.
ReplyDeleteYou think: Wouldn’t it be great to wake up one morning and have everything be certain? Certain in love? Certain about your job? Certain about your future?
Who could you talk to about this? Bigger question, who’d listen?
Tentatively your eyes drift skyward.
Hello? Are you there, God?
Then your mind quickly assesses the immensity of your request. You want God to listen to you, right now. How ridiculous. There are six billion people on this planet. What if they’re all calling God at the same time?
You slump. Deeper into the dumps.
Then--something happens.
A little silly thing.
Someone you just thought about for the first time in years phones out of the blue--a silly little coincidence, so silly you shrug it off. Or a prayer you didn’t really expect to be answered--was! Immediately, your left brain repeats something you once heard: There’s a mathematical explanation for everything.
“But…” you say, “mayyyyybe…it’s not just coincidence or chance!”
Maybe God is communicating with you.
Yes directly to you!
You shake your head.
Naw. Couldn’t be.
But…what if God is communicating with you--in a nonverbal way--making a little miracle happen, right in front of you? After all, God doesn’t speak to people in a human voice. He’s God…He’d do something no one else could do, just to show you it’s Him!
If so, that would mean that He is listening! Right?
He has heard you!
What if through this odd little coincidence, or answered prayer, He’s sending you--you… out of all of those billions of people--a direct personal message of reassurance? To stop worrying? To keep the faith? That everything will be all right?
Every time you receive what some call a coincidence or an answered prayer, it’s a direct and personal message of reassurance from God to you--what I call a godwink.
It’s similar to when you were a kid at the dining room table. You looked up and saw someone you loved looking back. Mom or Dad or Granddad. They gave you a little wink.
You had a nice feeling from that small silent communication.
What did it mean? Probably--“Hey kid…I’m thinking about you right this moment. I’m proud of you. Everything is going to be all right.”
That’s what a godwink is.
Every so-called coincidence or answered prayer is God’s way of giving you His small, silent, communication. A little wink saying, “Hey kid! I’m thinking of you…right now!”
It’s a clear message of reassurance-that not matter how uncertain your life seems at the moment, He will help move you toward certainty.
And it’s a sign that you’re never alone. In fact, you’re always on His GPS--a global positioning system I like to call God’s Positioning System…. (Squire Rushnell)
you are an egotistical jerk
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog from another one -- I grew up in Waukesha, and it's where my parents and brother still live. That little fact will help keep you in my mind!:)
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Cara
OK so my previous says "egostistical jerk"...and I know there are some who are wondering who is this freak that is calling greg an egotistical jerk? that would be me...his daughter. I was actually quoting one of my favorite lines from the conversation he had with ted and dan so don't worry about it.
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