Our McFAMILY is being launched to the nation and overseas today. Our youngest daughter, Lydia, 18, is leaving this morning for Germany. She will be working with a ministry called, “Youth With a Mission” for the next seven months.  Her new home is a castle in Hurlock, outside Munich, in the Bavarian region with the Swiss mountains as her back drop. Her first three months will include intensive leadership training while the last months will involve another nation yet to be announced.

I, on the other hand, am being launched across America today as my new national radio feature is released. It is a two-minute format of encouragement, inspiration and motivation designed to give the listener a lift in their day and focus for new heights. This summer I have recorded one year’s worth of programs, without scripts, cue cards or even seeing the clock.   The feature has high reviews already from some of the top guns in the industry.  Now I am waiting for your thoughts. Literally, we have moved from potentially impacting thousands to millions, with a few call letters and a number on the radio dial.

As I consider this monumental day, I am reminded of something I have told my Lydia since she was a little girl. “Lydia, you will rock nations one day”—and so she shall. Her courageous heart and love for life is mixed with mercy, leadership, boldness and determination. Her big laugh and insight will be missed in our home this year. Skype will become our best friend, if we can work out the time difference from around the globe. God heard Lydia’s heart’s desire and coupled it with His own. Her life will never be the same.

For me, it is my joy and privilege to inspire others to see beyond. I am humbled to be chosen and excited to serve my generation and His purposes at the same time. When I was a little girl I would make believe each night that I traveled with Bob Hope, encouraging the troops— and now my dream is reality. I love people, and greeting them each day on the front lines of life with an encouraging word is my joy. Having His favor and friends who believe in me and have partnered with us is wealth beyond words.

God speed, my dear Lady Lydia. I knew you were destined for greatness. God bless the efforts of each and every radio station as they infiltrate the airways with hope and vision. May the launch, in our land and the launch overseas, find new orbits of discovery and treasures for all eternity.

When you choose to look past the horizon… the sky is the limit!