Hope Never Fails

I have been following and listening to “for King and Country”. for several years.  I love these brothers (Joel and Luke Smallbone) voices, how they blend and their music, words and performances brings excellences for all the fans and for the Glory of God. They are consistent in their message and are high energy performers. Their genre is international Pop/Rock but in my humble opinion a inspirational twist. I went to Dallas to visit my daughter and had the privilege of seeing them at First Baptist Church performing at the time several of my favorite songs  “The Proof of Your Love” and “Hope is what we crave”.  For King and Country are growing more popular every year. Their inspiring music is heard on the radio, in movies and all over. They are on tour throughout the year and you can follow them at their link: http://www.forkingandcountry.com.

In the later part of 2012, Luke was diagnosed with digestive disorder but he didn’t think much about it and continued on tour and got sicker.  I wish I could have shared our story because my daughter has had crohn's disease since she was 16 and you don’t get rid of it … you manage it.  Luke writes, “… I got down to around 125 pounds. I had hit my lowest of lows, and for a guy that is 6’4 and that frail, I truly looked like I just got out of a concentration camp. This obviously led to needing to come off the road and shut it down for a while to focus on my health.” - See more at: http://www.ccmmagazine.com/article/for-hope-luke-smallbone-finds-grace-in-the-darkness/#sthash.kNcfnPnf.dpuf  When all said and done, Luke can say like the song he sings, “Hope is what we crave, and that will never change…”

I share this video because I know from experience; it takes bravery, tenacity, faith, longsuffering and so much more to go through life and difficulties.  How you look at it, walk through it, and find a way to deal with the reasons builds character, builds a story that when shared can do powerful things and most of all help others. I believe that God wants to use our stories, especially when it comes from your honest with yourself heart and you are able to show the victory through it. Thank you Luke for sharing your story and the music! 

for KING & COUNTRY - Story Behind The Song: "Without You (feat. Courtney)"

Update from Cindy Martini ... Bite Size Steps!

Wow, Time has flown since I started this blog site and got into Internet Marketing.  Matter of fact, I just deleted a quite a few of my blogs of failed business attempts for one reason or another. They say you will never be successful unless you have quite of few failures under your belt ... well I must be getting closer to my Dreams ... right!!!  I have been an online marketer since 2010, I have been through the "empty nest", husband lost his job, started a new business, and still trying to figure out my niche so I can be successful online...lol !    I have learned sales funnels, capture pages, automated emails, to social media galore. My favorite is FaceBook and Pinterest. I am at the doors of 60 years old next year, and fear has never really been a word I would look at for long ... however it has become a sporadic friend of late.

My motto is to never, never, never to give up! So far ... I am living up to that motto. Not to say, I haven't been depressed, frustrated, confused and a plethora of other words I don't think I want to mention. So, to get to the point, for today's words of wisdom is this: Keep on keeping on but do it with a plan, with a team of like-minded online friends, have one of them keep you accountable and motivated and keep trying new things. Eventually, I am told something will catch and you WILL be on your way to success. I also would like to add ... make sure you have a plan of "bite size steps" toward what success looks like to you.