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inspirational, creative, thoughtful videos from around the web.
Not exactly “inspiration,” but it’s really funny. Oh, poor Comic Sans…
PS: Please don’t ever write anything to me in Comic Sans. :D
Cute animations, great story - all without using any spoken words!
I’ve been watching Tyler Ward and his music for awhile now, but when I saw this video on my YouTube subscription feed, I was thrilled. Great video: excellent filming work, appropriate backgrounds for interviewing, inspiring story, wonderful message.
Powerful video about marriage.
I love the comment that Larissa, the woman in the video, made in her blog about the video:
over the past 12 hours, our story has been watched more than 86,000 times. this is astounding. and to ian in particular, it is worth it: “i would do this (disability) all over again if i knew it would affect this many people. god is glorious.”
and so here we are, knowing that literally thousands of people just today have hopefully somehow seen god through our marriage. that in itself is mind-blowing. because it is so not of us. we are so very ordinary. tonight is so very ordinary. ian is napping. the rain is pouring outside and the washer downstairs is spinning. the poor clothes in the washer probably won’t get switched until I get home from work tomorrow. and by that time, they’ll need to be re-washed. i can’t see the floor of our bedroom, our laundry completely taking over. i’m putting off making dinner, even though all it requires is putting leftovers on a plate and into the microwave.
and yet, in the midst of this ordinary, the weight of what has happened today through this video and what will continue to happen pummels me. it pummels me because what god is accomplishing through our afflictions is happening at the same time that we are sinning. What a great divide that crosses. What wretched sinners Ian and I are, and yet somehow, He uses us to magnify himself. Our sin does not prevent god’s glory on display.
on days like this, we get just a glimpse of this promised eternal weight of glory, as undeserved as it is, and it is enough to bring us to our knees. how great this weight will be in heaven!
one thing that we love and hold so close on days like this is that our dad, steve, now feels and knows that weight of glory. he prepared us so well and we can’t wait to see him again. one of the biggest impressions on my heart the few days after he died was that he was seeing fully. and that he would encourage us to press on, because it is beyond worth it.
thank you, all. in the words of my dear husband, god is awesome.
i&l
pivot
Over the past few years, as I’ve spent more and more of my time creating and editing videos, I’ve realized the power that media has to sway people and affect them, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. I myself LOVE watching videos, and there have been many that inspired me, challenged me, or caused me to think.
So I’m pivoting the purpose of this blog. From this point on, this blog will be dedicated to sharing different videos that I find inspirational, creative, and/or moving. It is my prayer that not only will this serve as a “log” of different videos for creative inspiration, but that it would become a moving demonstration of the glory that belongs to Him.
Finally found something worthy to be my first post. :).
I do ALL of these :P
Someone’s been jotting down everything I do
(Source: itendswithe)
