In belated honor of my 25th birthday which was yesterday (which I didn’t fully grasp until I actually wrote the date down around 10:15pm…), I have decided to share Twenty-five Things I’m Thankful for in my Twenty-five Years of Life. In no particular order (unless otherwise stated.) The beautiful diamond ring on my finger. The French […]
The One with Top Ten Things I Love about…
The Office. Currently our favorite tv show. We enjoy dvd marathons and this is one show I really miss when it’s not around. Here’s why. 1. There’s something wonderful about Michael Scott. Mostly the fact that he’s the worst boss ever, and I absolutely can not stand him. 2. Multiple people have randomly pointed out […]
The One with the Top Ten Tuesday
1. Yesterday, I baked chocolate chip cookies for Tammy–the winner of my giveaway from a few weeks ago. Yes, I realize that it’s long overdue. I remembered last week that I had totally neglected this prize but Tammy was so gracious. 2. I may have eaten WAY too many of said chocolate chip cookies. In […]
The One with the Hug Attack
This weekend we missed our teens. Though we had a really great time with family in my hometown, we ended up not being able to make it back for our church’s Light the Night (“trunk or treat”). We entrusted our teens with our trunk. They were in charge of decorating and manning the trunk as […]
The One with the Birthday Love
Dear Husband, Happy Birthday! I am so blessed to be at your side to celebrate with you. I remember back to your 18th birthday–when we had met just months earlier. You have changed so much since then, and yet, you are still everything I love about Kevin Michael. You have become a trustworthy, man of God, that […]
The One with a Whirlwind Weekend
(I feel like I’ve used that title before. If so, please excuse me.) Yet another busy weekend in the life of a youth pastor and his cohort. To be more exact, our work week starts Wednesday and goes to Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are our only “slower” days –though Kevin still tries to sub– so […]
The One with the Energizing Roller Coaster
I can feel it. There is such momentum. We are finally seeing ripe fruit from our labor. What I mean is ministry is shockingly long and hard. I’ve always loved Jesus and prayed for my friends and made it know that I love Jesus. But living and breathing the ministry of Jesus is something totally […]
The One with the Reason for Labor
Full time youth ministry (or any ministry I’m sure…) is a unique category of work. Hours of labor are nearly impossible to log. The duties of your job description seem to become irreversibly intertwined with your “real” life. You go from having your life and your work… …to your life and your work being your work and […]
The One with the Hammock Hazards
And now for the real life tales of real life hilarity. All of which took place on the wonderfully peaceful retreat of which I have just written. One afternoon while spending hours drinking tea, lounging in the heaven-sent lounge chairs (seriously, I have GOT to get me some of those!) reading good books, and dozing […]
The One with the Innkeepers
What a blessed stay we had at Innkeeper Ministries. It was exactly the rest and retreat we needed in order to transition from full time camp ministry combined with youth ministry, to “jumping in to the new school year head first” youth ministry. We were tired. In need of a definitive shift from one to […]