I am on vacation this week. A real vacation. Every year for my birthday, my parents give me time away by myself and it has become something I very much look forward to. This year I have a few more days than normal and it has allowed me to relax without feeling the rush to … Continue reading Vacation
Beautiful Prayer
Updates
Its been a very busy weekend and week. I had meetings Friday night and all day Saturday. Sunday was our Summer Missions Celebration. It was a great worship service and the personal stories were wonderful. Sunday night was our first Chi Alpha (youth worship gathering) of the school year. Monday night was our Deacon/Spouse banquet … Continue reading Updates
The Best Gifts in Life
Two of my favorite things in life! Here is my nephew enjoying some time at Aunt Moe's house on labor day. Then here is my beautiful niece showing her gorgeous eyes. Children help you with priorities and enjoying the small things in life - like making a house out of pillows or drawing with crayons … Continue reading The Best Gifts in Life
First day of Preschool
Today was Blake's very first day of preschool!! He was excited are ready to go. He goes just a couple days a week for a couple of hours each time. He has some friends from Sunday school in his class so that will be good for them. All boys! Our little Blake is growing up!!!! … Continue reading First day of Preschool
Movie Recommendation
A week or so ago I watched the movie The Painted Veil and it became one of my favorite films. It is an incredibly powerful story of forgiveness and restoration. It has some amazing scenes that would preach. Great cast, great story, amazing scenery. Kitty Garstin (Naomi Watts) is a pretty, shallow young woman from … Continue reading Movie Recommendation
Youth Ministry Read
I'm reading a great book right now entitled Contemplative Youth Ministry by Mark Yaconelli, son of youth ministry guru, Mike Yaconelli. It is amazing! In fact, I read about two-thirds of the book this evening which is evidence of how good it is and also evidence that I am not taking the necessary time to … Continue reading Youth Ministry Read
Back to School and Life
It is a beauitful evening tonight. It has been incredibly hot in the midwest and we finally had some rain and a little relief today in the tempartures. I'm sitting on deck enjoying the sounds of nature and a cool breeze. Wireless internet is so amazing... Ha. You thought I was going all nature on … Continue reading Back to School and Life
Hello RevGals
Thanks for the official welcome back to RevGals! I've missed my cohorts in ministry. It has been good to see that many of you have passed by my site. I took a break from blogging for quite sometime. I had difficulty finding my voice for several months. Life quieted me and the opportunity to blog … Continue reading Hello RevGals
Weekend Update
This weekend was the first "me-weekend" I've had in a long time! Nearly the whole summer, I think. I spent Friday night with friends enjoying dinner and a movie. Today I slept in (hallelujah), cleaned some, recycled my overflowing bins, got groceries and helped my sister with some projects as she prepares for the start … Continue reading Weekend Update
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