Is it just me or is difficult to be a woman and still effectively show the love of Christ to all people? (And by “all” I mean “men.”) I love to love. I am a people person (with introverted needs…but that’s another story for another time). Relationships are kind of my forte–where I excel. It’s […]
The One with the 9 Hour Trip to Family Camp
I am so thankful that in the midst of a wonderfully hectic summer (can I get an “amen”?!), Kevin and I had the opportunity to head to Somerset Beach Campground. This camp has been our home-away-from-home for many years now (8 for me, 25+ for Kevin!). You know those places in your life that act […]
The One with the 10 Week Whirlwind
Wondering where I’ve been this summer? Me too. It’s been a busy one, but I’m hoping it’s going to… ….nope. Not even gonna say it. I don’t want to jinx myself. ;) It all started in May. the 17th-19th, we were in Michigan for my brother-in-law’s high school graduation party. the 24th-26th, Kevin and […]
The One with VBS Songs
Some people say I look like my mom. I think that’s pretty true. But I also know I followed in my mom’s footsteps in more ways than just her looks. One particular path I she led me down was children’s ministry song leading. I can remember summer after summer of Vacation Bible School as my […]
The One with a Weakness, Revealed
Even a pastor and his wife have their moments of weakness, right? (oh please tell me I’m right.) Sometimes… we get lost on trips and tension runs high. we think I’ve lost my iPod and I start freaking out. we bicker. we disagree on the right course of action or discipline. we treat other with […]
The One with the SPU Photos
After a late night youth group bonfire party on June 24th, we met bright and early (or not really bright at all) in the church parking lot on Monday at 4:45am. Four Bible Quizzers (ages 12, 15, 17, and 18) and five adults (ages shall remain confidential. lol), headed to the Buffalo airport with loads […]
The One with Seattle (hang on.)
note: If you’d like to see more about this trip make sure you check out the more recent post (and all its pictures HERE. The last week has been filled with Rook, snowball fights, splashing in the Pacific Ocean, quoting Hebrews, eating tofu, riding public transportation, sleeping in random hotels, getting to share said hotel […]
The One with Corporate Worship
Worshiping through song. It’s such an incredible thing. You come together with hundreds of Christ followers from all over the country and together you raise your voices in song, your hands in praise as one body. Even though most people filling the pews have never met, never been in the same church, never lived in community […]
The One with Attempts at Patient Waiting
God has been doing crazy things in our lives this week. It is one of those experiences that we know can only be an expression of his sovereignty, and we’re just waiting to see what his “end game” really is. It’s hard to wait. But as Ann Voskamp wrote yesterday on Twitter, In Christ, urgent […]
The One with the Second First Piano Recital
In May 1995, with shaky hands and butterflies in my stomach, I played at my very first piano recital–a piece by John Thompson, Fairy’s Harp. (I know all of these details because my awesome mom saved every single one of my recital programs–all 15 of them–in a neatly organized file folder. Thanks, mom.) Seventeen years […]