Reflection
Our family loves to laugh. I attribute a lot of that to being blessed with our son Jordan — our ultimate perspective keeper.
Jordan has special needs, and there is not a day that goes by that my wife and I don’t find ourselves discussing his future. It’s a serious conversation: he can’t survive without a caretaker, and we won’t live forever. That weight doesn’t go away.
But neither does the laughter. Over time, we’ve learned the two aren’t opposites — they coexist.
What once felt unbearable has a way of softening.
What overwhelmed us in one season can, in hindsight, feel lighter…even laughable. That shift isn’t accidental. It’s growth. It’s what happens when God walks you through something not just to get you through it, but to transform you in it.
Jordan has taught us that perspective is a gift. The things that feel heaviest today may not always feel that way.
Case in point: recently, Lori and I were deep in one of those serious heart-to-hearts about Jordan’s future when we realized he had slipped away to the master bathroom. When the conversation ended, we found him sitting joyfully in the middle of a pile of everything he’d emptied from a drawer and cabinet — completely unbothered, completely content.
He didn’t know he was illustrating our whole point. But he was.
Soul Search
What past challenge can you now see differently—and maybe even smile about?
Romans 8:28 – “In all things God works for the good of those who love him.”
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
