Darryl Strawberry says World Series rings, All-Star success and fame still couldn't fill what he calls the "empty void" in his life.
The MLB legend shares how his mother's prayers and his wife, Tracy, led him back to church, where he says he found new life through faith in Jesus Christ.
"Jesus is the way. All these other ways that we go, we find ourselves in darkness. We find ourselves trying to fill the empty void with all this stuff, and it just does not fill it."
Happy Mother’s Day! I remembered this narrative from many years back and thought you might enjoy it too. While the quotes of course aren’t actual, there is so much truth in it about the love of mothers:
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At the dawn of time, God needed someone He could trust to love His precious children.
And so, God made a mother.
God said, “Life will often be harsh, so I need someone with a gentle touch. Someone who can brush a tear from the downy cheek of a newborn and gauge a child’s temperature without a thermometer. I need someone who has a special knack for soothing, who can kiss away pain and soften blows. Someone who will hold her child’s hand firmly, until she forces herself to release it, tearfully, on the first day of school.
And so, God made a mother.
“I need someone who will care enough to gather daffodils and put them in a vase, so everybody in the house can enjoy the first blooms of spring.”
“I need someone who will care enough to rummage through the mismatched sock pile, in hopes of finding a match. Someone who will make birthdays extra special, sing silly songs with her toddlers in the car, and who actually wants to go on a school field trip to the insect museum, just to experience it with her child.”
God thought, “I need someone who will play Christmas carols on the piano. Someone who will decorate gingerbread houses with the kids and wrap gifts and deck the halls for Christmas, for nothing in all my creation will be able to make Christmas as special as a mother will.”
And so, God made a mother.
“I’ll make someone who can organize playdates, piano lessons and the pantry. Someone who can find things like a lost football cleat, Dad’s keys, and ‘Bun-Bun,’ her little girl’s favorite stuffed bunny. I need someone to gather a busy family around the dinner table for chicken soup, cornbread, and sharing life together.”
“I need someone who can unload the dishwasher, pack lunches, call out spelling words, and make coffee, while bouncing a baby on her hip. Someone who will carry an array of toys, snacks, and essentials in her heavy purse, and never complain. I need someone to help with endless school projects, organize the football banquet, and say, ‘I’m proud of you,’ even when her child fails.”
“I need someone who is willing to keep going, even when she thinks she has no strength left. Someone who’ll strive to love her kids and to love their father, even more.”
And so, God made a mother.
God said, “I need someone who believes. Someone who will trust that I have a good plan for her and for her children, even when she can’t see it. Someone who will pray for her family daily, for sadly, few people will. I need someone who will share my words and encourage her children to believe in Me because I am the source of life.”
And so, God made a mother.
“I’ll place a second pair of eyes in the back of a mother’s head,” God thought. “I’ll give her bionic ears, and grant her a generous portion of laughter and tears, for she will need them both.”
“Sometimes she’ll feel like she doesn’t have what it takes. There will be days when she is overcome with worry, pain, or failure. But when the need arises, she’ll be there. And while motherhood will be difficult, she’ll come to embrace it with all of her heart.”
“Yes, I need someone who will love my children like . . . well, kind of like I do,” God must have said.
“So, I’ll give each mother a heart the size of Texas, and if she’ll let me, I’ll fill it with my special, forever-kind of love. A love that resembles my own.”
“Once I put a precious baby in her arms, she will never be the same. One day her children will grow up and move on, but she never will. A mother will fight for, and pray for, and sacrifice for her children for as long as she lives.”
And so, God made a mother.
I am very excited to announce that I have accepted a new job and will be the QB Coach at @NWBearcat_FB ! A huge thank you to @CoachMcMenamin and @Coach_Prosser for this opportunity!
While the news focuses on tariffs and other things, the world is strangely silent about the slaughter of Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by Muslim jihadists.
Last Sunday, 49 people were brutally hacked to death with machetes during a church service in the village of Komanda—horrifically, 9 of those decapitated that day were children. Several other village children were kidnapped. Shops and businesses were burned. A survivor said there is “sadness upon sadness everywhere. Everything they had is lost…” Can you imagine the horror?
And this isn’t an isolated incident—it’s ongoing. Over 4,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria over the last year. In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 16 million Christians have fled their homes because of the incredible violence. One person said, “The church is on the run.” Join me in praying for these Christians. I am thankful that President @realDonaldTrump and the @WhiteHouse have condemned these killings and are working to defend religious freedom around the world. https://t.co/ha51JY92BF
Elon Musk is taking a lot of heat for leading the efforts to cut waste in our government. He has pushed policies to reduce spending, curb regulations, downsize workforce, and eliminate waste—and for this, he is receiving a lot of hate. “Tesla takedowns” and violence against his brands are making headlines, and he has said that his companies are suffering due to his involvement in helping the Trump administration and trying to make a difference for our nation. He has said that America’s future is something that keeps him up at night. I’m sure that all of the hateful displays we are seeing on the news must be a discouragement. We need to lift @ElonMusk up in prayer. Even though he is a very smart and gifted man, he still needs wisdom from God. Let’s ask God to lead him, protect him, and give him wisdom. No question, there is power in prayer.
With the newest addition of Senator Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Rick Scott now has a total of SEVEN public endorsements:
Sen. Mike Lee
Sen. Ron Johnson
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Sen. Rand Paul
Sen. Bill Hagerty
Sen. Marco Rubio
Sen. Coach Tommy Tuberville
LETS GO!!
ELECTION INTEGRITY: Arizona printing company that works for the Harris campaign and unions caught red handed faking thousands of registrations and ballots in PA. Investigation won’t concluded until after the vote. https://t.co/Rld7ss2hRE