It's just been one of those times where you get hit broadside with news you don't want to hear. Two very different situations. Both close to us. It's the kind of feeling where you think you can't catch your next breath. And then you come up for air and remind yourself that your God has not changed. He is faithful. He is good. And yes, He even has a plan in the midst of the ... Read More »
learning and growing
Secret Keeper Girls was a BLAST!
We had the best time at the Secret Keeper Girl Crazy Hair Tour last Saturday! Mom's of tweens, (ages 8-12) if you ever have a chance to attend this conference with your girl I promise you it will be an awesome time together with your girl. FUN, Spirit-led, Biblical truths that you want your girl hearing from other people than just you....and so much more. Awesome event. Only ... Read More »
When opposition accompanies sharing the Gospel
Our church has adopted a local park as a place to show the love of Jesus by giving away free stuff, serving food, praying with people and sharing the Gospel. We call it "Community Cares" and we plan for months in advance and ask God to show us how to reach the people of our community with his love. Saturday we hosted an egg hunt, gave out donuts/muffins and shared the Gospel ... Read More »
Choosing to un-believe the lie that it’s “too late”
Today I was reminded of God's sweet grace in my life. I had blown it big time in one of my relationships. Oh alright, I'll tell you. I mentor a little girl at a school in our community. We've been "lunch buddies" since last year and I see her once a week. Well, about mid November when sickness hit our family over and over again I found myself every Thursday either at a ... Read More »
When you don’t feel all Proverbs 31’ish
For these reasons and more I have never written my name in the margin of Proverbs 31: 1) I caught Sunday lunch on fire this past Sunday. My husband blew it out. 2) I added these to a pork roast recipe because I thought they were the same thing as dried onions. But they're not. Fried and Dried are not the same thing. 3) My husband has worn underwear socks inside out ... Read More »
Taking the Resurrection Eggs to our community
I wanted to share what our church is doing this month in preparation for an upcoming outreach event on March 28th in our community. We have sort of adopted a local park for the sole purpose of encouraging and loving people. The first few events we did we simply gave stuff away. Hundreds of coats & shoes, diapers & wipes. You didn't have do anything to receive the stuff ... Read More »
Pastor’s Conference at The Cove
Randy and I have had the absolute privilege of spending two nights at The Cove for a Pastor's Training with Jim Henry. This entire conference for pastors has been underwritten by donors and so everything down to the meals, lodging and conference materials have been free for all of us here. I cannot even explain what a blessing this has been for us. The vision behind the ... Read More »
What Infertility Taught Me About my God
So where in the world did the blog title "Life is a Bowl of Wedgies" come from? The theme behind my blog relates back to years of intense infertility treatments, unanswered prayers (according to our wishes) and what seemed like hosting a gazillion baby showers for everyone including old people in Europe. It was during that time that my seemingly perfect world became ... Read More »