#1063: Never Give Up

Encourage your son to make only one resolution this year: to never give up.

The movie A Million Miles Away tells the true story of Jose Hernandez, who grew up as a migrant farmworker and eventually fulfilled his dream of being an astronaut.

Part of Jose’s story is that he applied to NASA eleven times before he was eventually accepted.

While making his twelfth application attempt, the movie shows Jose delivering the application in person to NASA. As he hands his application in, he says, “You can reject me again. But if you do, I’ll be right back here next year, applying again.”

Jose was accepted, and went to space only four years after that. 

Remind your son that, with God, all things are possible. We must never, ever give up.

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