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Enough

I just finished reading Enough by Adam Hamilton. It’s a basic book about giving and living a financial life that pleases God. I’ll admit, I read through it pretty fast. There are good points and important principles for managing finances in a way that aligns with biblical teaching. Each chapter has some great questions to helpContinue reading “Enough”

5 years ago…

It was 5 years ago that we left our home in Kentucky and drove to North Carolina to make a new home. You can read memories of that time HERE and HERE. You can read my letter to a friend making a similar journey HERE. But let me tell you what I learned in theContinue reading “5 years ago…”

2015 Goals – Mid-year reveiw

At the beginning of this year, I set some goals for myself. I thought about them and talked them over with Racer. Some seem silly, some are more important. I suppose if I set some goals then I really should take time to review them and see how I’m doing right? No point in settingContinue reading “2015 Goals – Mid-year reveiw”

Open Letter to my friend that is making a similar journey that I made 5 years ago…

Dear friend, I remember the day well. Our church friends came and helped us pack up most of our belongings into a truck that was too small but somehow expanded in a quasi-loaves-and-fish sort of way. It was hard. And the next day, we left. Our family went on a new adventure. Now it’s yourContinue reading “Open Letter to my friend that is making a similar journey that I made 5 years ago…”

It’s been awhile…

I have the itch to write again. Lot’s to share. Sure I write a sermon every week (oh, yeah, didn’t you know? I’m a rural church pastor now), and I may share the good ones here from time to time. But this itch is different than sermon writing. It’s an itch that I think isContinue reading “It’s been awhile…”

T-I-RED

Do you ever hit a time when you are just tired. T. I. R. E. D. We’ve had two rounds of the sickies, allergies are terrible, spring fever is setting in, the day-to-day chores are getting old and I’m just tired. I want a vacation. I want to go and let others take care ofContinue reading “T-I-RED”

How DO I do it?

As a mom of many, I often get this comment “I don’t know how you do it!” or asked this question “How do you do it?” I always struggle with a response. Most of the time I want to say “I just do.” Sometimes I do say that. Sometimes I give some other short answerContinue reading “How DO I do it?”

Remembering 9/11

Ten years ago, I was up in the morning, getting ready for work. I turned on the Today Show as I normally did. I was 4 months pregnant with Professor. The I watched in disbelief and confusion. I went into work, into my safe little office in the midwest. I watched some more. A coupleContinue reading “Remembering 9/11”

Building Community

I heard those words a lot this weekend. Building community. I think every person who spoke to us at orientation said something like “seminary isn’t just about training you for ministry, it’s about building community here on campus and beyond.” Well, that’s my interpretation of what they said. We also were warned about interpreting, butContinue reading “Building Community”

Orientation

Tonight I attended the first part of the orientation process for seminary. There were two parts of the evening that were very lovely. The rest was a little overwhelming. I’ll start with the good stuff. We began with a song. A lovely hymn that so many know and love – “Blessed Assurance.” The great part wasContinue reading “Orientation”