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Survey: The Effect of Ministry on Its Marriages 2008-06-12 21:13:00 It's time for another Married to the Ministry
Survey! In case you haven't noticed, there is now a tab on my navigation bar that holds the archives for all the previous surveys we've done. Whether you are a ministry wife or layperson, I hope you'll use all the great insight there as a resource for building stronger relationships between the leadership and members of the Body of Christ.Our topic tod
It's Time for the Garden Par-Tay 2008-06-13 11:59:00 Welcome to the first, not-sure-if-it-will-be Annual, Spring Garden
Tour!Typically when I think of garden parties (and you know I do all the time), I picture a crowd of high-brow sophisticates milling around a perfectly manicured lawn sipping champagne as a string quartet gently strums in the background.There'll be none of that here. But only because Bubba and them were already booked and it would
Thank Goodness We Do Not Believe in Karma... 2008-06-17 22:34:00 So today I was taking my oldest son to baseball practice. I had him, Boy 2, and The Girl in the car with me. On the way to the field, I decided I could not live one more second without a bag of sour gummy worms. I'm telling y'all, I'm obsessed. Those things are so stinkin' good and I'm literally having to fight my sin nature not to eat a whole bag every day. Will you still love me if I tell you I Read more:Thank
, Goodness
Some Groovy Techie Stuff 2008-06-18 09:05:00 I know many of you check in with your daily blogs on readers such as Bloglines, etc. Well I have a new reader to tell you about that will be of great interest to you on the Married to the Ministry Blogroll as well as anyone else who wants to be sure to follow Christian content.I have created a group on a new site called Church Weblogs. I've not updated it lately, but the idea is that you will be Read more:Groovy
, Techie
Survey: Knowing When to Say No 2008-06-30 10:29:00 Hello, girls! I hope this Monday morning is as beautiful where you are as it is here in my town. As I type I am in my favorite porch swing listening to the tunes from my wind chimes. It is a balmy 75 degrees and a breeze is blowing just enough to keep my bangs out of my eyes while I work. Have you ever heard the Fernando Ortega song, This Good Day? Well, girlfriends, it is one and I intend on rejo
Welcome to the Hotel Alabama...It's a lovely place...such a lovely place... 2008-06-29 20:59:00 Hello bloggy friends o' mine!We are back from the District Baseball Tournament - for the time being anyway. Our record stands at 1-1 so we will be driving 1 1/2 hours each way every night next week until we are beat out. Have any of you baseball moms ever hoped your kids lost?Yeah, ummm, me either.Anyway, we spent the night in Tourney Town over the weekend because we had the late game Friday night Read more:Welcome
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, Alabama
Off to the Big District! 2008-06-27 08:35:00 As much as I'm sure most of you are not at all interested in Little League Baseball, I have to tell you that we are on our way to play in the 11/12 District
Tourney today and tomorrow. Our boys came in 2nd in Sub District after an umpire-induced, devastating defeat in the bottom of the 7th inning Tuesday night in the championship game. It's kind of hard to win after having to give the other team
Winners Among Us 2008-06-26 09:01:00 As promised, here are the four winners for the Ruby Among Us book by Tina Ann Forkner. If you haven't already, be sure and give Tina Ann a visit and read the excerpt from her new book. You'll be hooked!Random.Org generated these numbers...(I'd do a screen shot but I don't know how and don't have the energy to figure it out. :)#2 - Lyndy @ Oh Fiddle Dee Dee#46 - Kelli @ Ponderings of a Pastor's Wif Read more:Winners
Welcome to a Building.... 2008-06-25 07:00:00 ....that I wouldn't dare step foot in for all the billions in Dubai. Don't have much time to talk today. I am horrifically behind on the writng but I read this article on Fox News this morning and just had to show you. Is it just my own issues with heights or do the thoughts of occupying a squiggly, rotating skyscraper give you the shudders that just won't go away? Read more:Welcome
, Building
Looking for a Great Summer Read? 2008-06-23 21:23:00 In case you haven't noticed, this blog o' mine now officially has Advertisements. I'm so excited to tell you the first one (and I'm hoping not the last!) is from my new friend Tina Ann Forkner. She has written a novel called Ruby Among Us published by Waterbrook Press. I've not read it yet, but the reviews are fantastic and I definitely plan on taking it with me to the beach in TWENTY-ONE DAYS.But Read more:Great
, Summer
This is How We Roll.... 2008-06-20 20:19:00 If you aren't yet convinced that the McKay's lead a thrilling life, I should tell you what we did yesterday.We rolled change.Lots and lots of change.Other than the fact it took hours and got my hands some funky dirty, it was actually pretty exciting. See, Luke and I have been saving our coins since Christmas in hopes we would have enough by July to pay for our gas when we go on vacation to Florida
Ever Heard of The Ole Bait and Switch? 2008-07-14 21:08:00 Well this was the bait. A beautiful home with an advertised view of the lovely Gulf of Mexico.It has a quaint personal boardwalk that was supposed...... to lead to a beach that looked like this... ..but in reality led to this: As an added bonus, there was also a fishing pier at the end of our little boardwalk.Wouldn't you be thrilled to have your kids splash around in that? Turns out we are on a Read more:Heard
We Have a Winner....But Wait, There's More! 2008-07-12 09:32:00 In a very scientific approach to arriving at a winner for the Blog Makeover GiveAway, I asked Son Three to pick a number between 1 and 68. I should have known he would choose his baseball/football jersey number which is....#25 - Discovering LizLiz, you are the grandprize winner of a Blog Design by Amy at Split Decisionz. Send me your email address and I will forward her questionnaire so you can be
Shopping with a Side of Amnesia 2008-07-10 22:19:00 So today I went to Chattanooga to make a LifeWay run (needed more No Other God books!) and since I was there, I planned on making a visit to the mother ship: Target. I had quite a list of things I needed to get for vacation and was just a TAD BIT EXCITED about going for the first time in a couple of months.Yes, I said months. You can weep silently.The only downside to my little escapade was the fa Read more:Shopping
, Amnesia
The "Y'all Gotta See This"... Giveaway 2008-07-09 07:05:00 It's a fact of my life that I never win anything. It wouldn't be such a big deal if I didn't have one friend who is currently at DollyWood with tickets she won on a radio station or another who is going to stay at the Opryland hotel for three days with a prize package she also won on the radio. Geesh.Understandably so, I was thrilled last year when I won my first thing ever - Sue's Praise and Coff Read more:Gotta
The Boy Can't Help It 2008-07-08 07:57:00 Luke and I had the most hilarious conversation yesterday and it involved you girls - yes, you whom he lovingly refers to as my Imaginary Friends.Apparently he hasn't read my blog in a few days so he decided to catch up. After a few minutes he turned around to me and said,"I absolutely can't believe you blogged about your toe. And more than that, I can't believe anyone even cared! I can just see me
When It Rains It Pours... 2008-07-03 17:26:00 A little over a week ago I was walking through my living room and stubbed my toe. Not sure on what - it could have been anything from a guitar to a hind catcher's helmet. The point is, when I did, it broke a small little corner of my big toenail.Now me being a too-lazy-to-walk-in-the-bathroom-to-get-the-clippers kind of girl, I decided just to jerk the little piece of broken nail off and let that
A Little Advice for the Man? 2008-07-03 16:47:00 A dude (I'm assuming) found my website today by Googling:"Why did my wife freak out when I told her I was called to be a preacher?"Anyone care to give him a reason or three?
Are Your BFF's in the Church Pews? 2008-07-02 09:03:00 We had a great discussion a few weeks back on whether or not ministry wives could or should be BFF's with girls in their congregations. I've written an article for CWO , BFF's in the Church
Pews, in which I share how I view friendships within the church and life in general. It is a relevant subject to ministry and lay people alike, so I'd love it if you'd go read it and then tell me what you thin
We Pause This Program.... 2008-07-30 21:23:00 ....for a couple of announcements.Announcement Number One:I felt compelled to let you girls know that if you are planning on going to the Siesta Fiesta, YOU'D BETTER GET YOUR TAIL TO THE SIESTA FIESTA BLOG, pronto. I am on information overload from all the details flying over there. (Not to mention you'll want to see a great picture of Kim in her entirely appropriate PJ's). Feel free to shout out Read more:Pause
, Program
Moving On... 2008-07-29 09:12:00 Well, it's happened.I've let so much time go between any post of substance that I don't even know where to begin in catching you up.There's so much to tell you but I really feel compelled to revisit our vacation to share what God revealed to me about our whole house fiasco. One quiet morning He absolutely floored me with the concept of dwelling. So many times when things get a little screwy in my Read more:Moving
Sufferin' for Jesus 2008-07-27 22:41:00 I'm still decompressing from being out of town for such an incredibly long time but I had to show you my favorite picture from our mission to Montgomery. This is my Boy Three. He got to meet a little girl named Zatiana who is the kissy-est kid I've ever seen in my life. If you are within 5 feet of her, you will get smooched. Boy 3 is not much for public displays of affection and was caught off Read more:Jesus
Better 2008-07-24 22:22:00 I meant to ask a couple of days ago for you all to pray for our missions team as we traveled to Montgomery, AL to spread some love and hope in a housing community that has very little of either.Needless to say, I got busy and didn't.But if it isn't too late, and since we are still here, could you ask God to continue the amazing work He began three years ago?A couple of updates:Last year, I told yo
Okay to Say No? Part Deux 2008-07-22 08:39:00 Thank you so much for your insight in Part One of this discussion. You've all confirmed a lot of my ideas and brought up some interesting new ones. By all means, keep them coming!Let me share a couple of my own thoughts on this topic.The point of the chapter I'm writing will be focused on keeping ourselves from having to make these hard decisions in the first place. Personally, there have been man
When Is It Okay To Say No? 2008-07-21 14:04:00 Okay, put on your church hats. I have a few questions as a follow up to the Ministry Survey on Saying No. As I've been working on this book chapter, it occurs to me that no isn't always possible - or is it?For example, ministry wives, what would you do?Let's just say your church has a very important ministry that is vital in your community. Currently, you and your husband lead that ministry but a
Happy Birthday to Me! 2008-07-17 22:44:00 Can anyone possibly tell me a better place for a girl to be spending her birthday?You should know this picture was totally posed. When Kodak said a picture is worth a thousand words, I bet they didn't think those consisted of, "Put your arm around your sister right now or you are grounded from the ocean!"For those of you who've been following the Vacation Saga, here is the new house. And, glory be Read more:Happy
, Birthday
, Happy Birthday
Final M2M Survey 2008-08-13 17:56:00 I can hardly believe I'm about to type these next few words:I am officially working on the final chapter of the Married to the Ministry book! In honor of my friend Missy, imagine me doing the Cabbage Patch dance.Or don't. It may be best if you don't.Because really I want you to save your mental imagery for when I'm doing Beyonce's Booty Shake after the entire manuscript is turned in.Alright, enoug Read more:Final
Who Doesn't Love a Party on a Tuesday Night? 2008-08-12 11:26:00 Hey Girls!In the mood for some girl chatter? Tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern time Amy Beth and I are hosting a Chat Party
in my hidden party room (totally her rockin' idea). Yes, that's right. I have a secret little Palace O' Fun under the 'Contact' button on my Nav Bar. There are no velvet ropes. No bouncers. No paparrazi. No preacher wife surveys. Just a few girls hanging out to talk about what Read more:Night
, Tuesday
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