You've probably heard the horrific news of yet another school shooting - this time on a Community College campus in Oregon. Our kids saw the news and of course this brought up questions. From news reports I've read, the gunman asked people if they were a Christian and if they said yes he shot them in the head. If they said they weren't a Christian he shot them in the leg or ... Read More »
Shoot! Did it again…..
You guys! I ruined yet another meal and had another kitchen-freak-out-moment. So much so that our eight year old wrote out a prayer for me to put in her War Room - "Dear God, help my Mom not to be so frustrated. Amen." Arggghhhhhh!!!!!! I hate it when that happens. I mean.....I'm ever so thankful for the opportunity of growth and maturity that lies before me. (bull) So ... Read More »
When prayer makes us feel “needy”
Our church is learning about prayer. Like God really wants to teach us about this because he lined up so many different platforms for us to soak up what he has on this topic through things like: The War Room Movie, An event on prayer for our women, A sermon series on prayer, etc. All these things had been planned long ago but all fell at the same time. So cool. Part of our ... Read More »
Financial Peace for Kids – Awesome curriculum!
I love Dave Ramsey and all he has to say about money and managing it God's way. I'm serving on a team of people that are teaching the Financial Peace Bible Study for Kids this Fall and it's been really neat. The curriculum is downloadable so there's a lot of copying involved and planning but it's so worth it. What we love about this study is that it is action packed and ... Read More »
When the unexpected hops into your life
Two Saturdays ago Randy was working in the yard and found a white and black bunny. Not a tiny little bunny but more like a gigantic Easter bunny - bunny. We spent all morning trying to catch the thing. The kids set a trap and the bunny would come so close to getting the carrot but then it was like he knew he was being tricked. I think he was playing us more than we were him! ... Read More »
I freaked out and told him he should’ve married someone else.
It was a fabulous Missions Conference at our church this past week. I love it so much every year. And every year I say it's the best one. This year we decided to have the small group of Missionaries and pastoral staff over to our house for lunch. So fifteen minutes before the Missionaries get to our house for lunch I exclaimed to my husband who was frantically helping me get ... Read More »
What 44 years of life has made me thankful for
I'm turning 44 on 9/11 and I'm reflecting on the things that I'm thankful for...... Life - my Mom's OBGYN told her he could just scrape me out of her womb and "take care of" me after my Mom expressed her shock and disappointment in her pregnancy. But God.......led my Mom into a conversation with her Pastor who talked her through this decision. As she answered his questions ... Read More »
She made her own War Room
When you're a pastor's family your kids get dragged come along to places they might not normally go otherwise. PK's get a bad rap for always getting in trouble and sometimes it might have to do with the fact that they're having to sit for hours on end making the need to roll under every last pew a reality. Building a hymnal tower makes the time go by fast for a four year old ... Read More »