Posted in Church Planting, Our Crazy Life on Jan 2nd, 2009
When Joshua was one year old we started a tradition of having a birthday party for Jesus. The first year we had a party for breakfast on Christmas morning. That was the first and last time we had it a breakfast time. Eating birthday cake at 8:30 in the morning is not [...]
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Posted in Church Planting on Sep 14th, 2008
When I was growing up my mother hated this phrase. If my brother or I ever said it in her presence she let us knew very quickly that it was not ok to say. I have caught myself saying this several times today in my head. It started this morning when Joey [...]
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Posted in Church Planting on Aug 22nd, 2008
Joey talked me into taking the family to see the first home game for North Davidson High School. They were actually playing against Jordan High School from Durham which is where most of the kids went to high school in our first youth group that we worked with when we were in college.
When we [...]
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Posted in Church Planting on Aug 18th, 2008
If you have been reading Joey’s blog you know that his back and neck have been bothering him. He finally went to the doctor at the end of last week and his doctor put him on steroids. Let just say Joey is not in the best of moods when on steroids. [...]
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Posted in Church Planting on Jul 30th, 2008
Well, today is here !! I first thought of describing this morning as Christmas morning yet the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season doesn’t even touch the past three months. Then I thought planning a wedding for a Bridezilla in three months would be comparable.
Confluence will open to the public in approx. [...]
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Posted in Church Planting on Jul 28th, 2008
When I woke up this morning I learned of some news that kicked me off balance. I got knocked down by a wave of jealousy. I started feeling sorry for myself and was looking through the glasses that show everyone else’s life is better than mine. Church planting is not the way [...]
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Posted in Church Planting on Jul 6th, 2008
Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, spoke at the Ministers Wives Luncheon during the Southern Baptist Convention about what it takes to love a leader. After I read his list I thought it could be applied to all wives since our husbands are called by God to be the leaders of our families. [...]
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Posted in Church Planting on Jun 18th, 2008
So I must admit that lately it has been VERY hard to be the wife of the lead pastor. I have had somewhat of a bitter attitude. Because of the constraints on Joey right now I am for a lack of better words “in charge of the family.” Lately he has been [...]
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