There's nothing better than pulling off a fabulous surprise. And that's just what I did for my Mom's 77th birthday last week. My sweet husband was in full support of me taking off early Saturday morning leaving behind a house full of yellow and black decorations from a bumble bee theme party the night before. No food in the house and dirty laundry. Bless him up one side and ... Read More »
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Bee Your Selfie – Girls Back2School Party
Our school puts on a Back2School Party for the 4-6th grade girls and boys at the beginning of each school year. This year our theme for the girls was a bumble bee theme and centered around the thought you should "Bee Your Selfie" but not be consumed with your selfie. The food and games were fun. We did another digital scavenger hunt where the girls had to go around town ... Read More »
Worst prank ever
Tonight I was cooking dinner and sent the kids outside to play. I gave them options since at times they only think they're capable of watching TV or gaming. Jump on the trampoline, shoot air soft guns, walk the dog down the street, scale a tree.....just get your fannies outside and play. A few minutes later I look out the window and see a splotch of blue through the trees ... Read More »
Family is a gift
We had the best week with our families last week! We got to meet new family members (sweet little Lily and her big sister Addie) and spend time with family that we don't get to see often. It was really such a wonderful visit. We could not wait to hold Lily! And what would a trip to Atlanta be without a Krispy Kreme run? Thanks to Randy's Dad we enjoyed one or five... ... Read More »
3 lessons learned & random miscellany
Lesson #1: Don't recycle bird nests for bird use If you have ever wondered if you could trick a fallen baby bird by putting it into a nest that's not it's own just know it doesn't work. The rescue attempt is a kind hearted move but the bird will fly out immediately and make a beak dive and injure it's other wing. We have six bird nests that we've recovered from our ferns on ... Read More »
Some things we can quit. Need to quit. Church is not one of them for the believer.
Call me biased but I'm really not. I've just totally bought into the idea that God designed his people to be an active part of the church - both locally and globally on some level. global church: includes followers of Jesus in all locations (we tend to think of this in terms of missions) local church: includes particular followers of Jesus in a particular location (and this ... Read More »
Why I don’t always say I’m a pastor’s wife immediately
It’s funny to me how the atmosphere can change instantly when people find out you're a pastor or a pastor’s wife. That look of "deer in the headlights" comes over some people and if there were a quotation bubble over their head it would read, "Oh crap, holy crap that is, I just cussed in front of the preacher and offered him a beer all in the same sentence!" This is usually ... Read More »
When God responds to our giving
I shared recently about our reluctant but willing heart in something we felt God calling us to do. I am cautious in sharing for fear it might be taken the wrong way but I can't help but want to share what God did. The day we gave into God and put forth what we knew he was telling us to give financially we told the kids that God would honor obedience. God wasn't bound by our ... Read More »