Thank you for this noteworthy post of leadership. As an educator and parent, it is important to recognize that everyone . . . everyone . . . is a leader of someone. As your dad indirectly led you to 'limp', so too, our children are watching, other parents are watching, as we live out our faith in our daily lives. I appreciate the encouragement that says: transformation of my family, my classroom or the organizations I am part of, truly begins with me.

I would love to receive Andy Stanley's book and attend the Catalyst conference!

I believe God has given me the opportunity to take the events of my life and help others discover pathways through difficult times. The work I do with my husband at our New Path Center developed out of our own tragedy. We have been able to see God's provision of beauty among the ashes of losing a child. http://www.newpathcenter.org

My work is primarily with individuals who have experienced loss. I companion them to 'the wilderness' - to the 'dark night of the soul' - as we look for ways to redeem the future, and move toward experiencing peace with loss.

I believe these resources would help me as I put into print the times I see God redeeming the future in my life and the lives of those I am privileged to walk with on their journey of grief. Some of my stories can be read at http://www.redeemingthefuture.blogspot.com