Gatherings

Yesterday, as my 1rst-3rd grade Sunday School class came in the classroom door, before everyone was even seated, they began to offer up prayer requests and praises. You’ve gotta smile; I did. Somewhere in there you know someone is going to have a concern over a family pet, a request for the healing [...]

“He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.” Psalm 23:2-3a
I’m grounded. Well, maybe not grounded. But I am hanging out in green pastures. I pinched a nerve or something and my knee and foot decided to swell way up. So, I have been icing and [...]

I have been blogging for quite some time. I can’t tell you how long ’cause I don’t know but it could be measured in years. This is actually my 3rd blog. Every once in awhile I feel the need (whether I follow that need or not) to just remind the world that my world ain’t [...]

Recruiting is a big part of ministry because in ministry you are either the recruiter or the recruited! If you are the recruiter you might be like me, shaking in my boots. I thought it might be of some value, if only to me even, to write out what I have learned over the last [...]

This past week our Church hosted a Plasmalympics event. They had these little plasma cars that kids (Of all ages from the littlest to whoever dared crunch themselves up and then trusted their body to stand again! lol!), pinewood derby car races, matchbox car races, and slow bike race (Timed race to see how slow [...]

Our school year officially ended yesterday day!!! WOOT! I am soooo happy!! I am giving the kids rest this week and then next week we’ll start our new summer schedule. I like to have a loose schedule. It keeps us all much happier and the days running much more smoothly. I hate to lose that [...]

I love the verse: “Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” (Rom. 12:13) I love this verse because it tells me to practice hospitality. For me, offering hospitality has and does take practice.
I have always admired people who open their homes and share whatever they have with others. It takes a [...]

I love this song by MercyMe. I hope you give it a listen! It capitalizes in a fun way how I am feeling this morning.
Do you ever just have a moment of pure spiritual clarity? God just opens your eyes in a new way for a fresh look at the world and how He is [...]

“Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.” William Carey
Recently I filled out the tag on Facebook, “25 Random Facts About Me.” One of my facts was “God keeps asking me to do things I don’t know how to do…and it’s a BLAST!” True, true, but I wanted to explain…
Last year in the [...]

We’ve done different things over the years for our Bible time. I try to always make sure, no matter what I choose for a curriculum, that we are spending time reading directly from the Bible, letting God *speak for Himself.*
This year, I have been convicted about the fact that I have led various Bible Studies [...]