I want to get the packages in my van mailed to my family before Christmas. I need to spend time in the Word. I want to reflect on Advent every night with our boys. I need to communicate His story through the way I live my life. I want to make it to the practices…
Tag Archive: ministry
You have to serve to see
This week was one of those that seemed as if it would never end. The to-do list was intimidating, the work exhausting and the weekend nonexistent. The only way I was able to get through this week of 24-7 ministry was the strength of God. {and I will take a day off this week if…
Tough Love
There once was a girl that wanted to save the world. She had felt searing pain and known heartache so deep that recovery seemed impossible. The desire to shelter others from feeling that way turned into a slight obsession “calling”. She was doing good things in the name of her faith and her heart cried…
Win an iPad and help our teen mom ministry!!
As many of you know, I am in full time ministry working with teen mama’s in my local area {a cause close to my heart as I was a teen mom myself}. Berkeley County, WV is an area rich with Civil War History, beautiful mountain views and boasts an affordable cost of living within driving…
The purpose of ministry and sweet tea
The world teaches us to measure success by numbers, by outcomes, by measurable goals and objectives. Often, in fact more often than not, ministry can not be measured that way. Don’t get me wrong. I try to measure it that way. The enemy rubs his evil hands gleefully when I do. Because he knows that…
When ministry hurts your heart
I have shed a lot of tears over the last few days. I normally cry at sappy moments in movies, milestone moments in my children’s lives and weddings. This isn’t that type of cry. This is a gutteral “why are you letting this happen, God?” cry from a deep place in my heart. One of…
A beautiful day
Yesterday was a beautiful day. We walked with our two graduates in a special recognition ceremony at church. Two kids who have beat the odds to reach this milestone in their lives. Our hearts were full of love and pride and gratitude. …
Is Marriage a Testimony?
“I am going to take the boys and pick up Sweet Pea. See you when you get home. Drive careful“. His lips brushed my forehead and he headed out of the lodge with our three sons in tow. All four of them had rosy cheeks from the windy night of snow tubing we had just…
The gift of serving…
Alone time with the hubby is a special thing. I had grand plans to unwrap that gift this long weekend, as he had extra time off work and our boys are off in different directions. However, God had other plans for how we would spend our time together this weekend. Rather than a candlelight dinner,…
What is this blog for anyway?
Image by frances1972 via Flickr I arrived home from Blissdom with a heavy heart. Mind you, I had a fabulous time (with a capital F) and learned a lot. I also realized that I had strayed from my passions- the passions that led me to start this blog in the first place almost two years…
