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"He must become greater; I must become less." John 3:30
Archive for July, 2010
Chameleon
30 Jul 2010This past Wednesday was my first “back in the saddle” of youth ministry at Celebrate Youth since my maternity leave (though I’ll contend I did more youth ministry while I was “away” than I had in the last few months). It was amazing to be back with the kids and the team. I am on [...]
In: Youth Ministry
14 Jul 2010So I’ve been out of the office for three weeks on maternity leave. While I miss what I do and the family I work with, this has been an incredible time of learning and growing and re-evaluating my life, my passions, my ministry goals, and my relationships. Being out has forced me to take my [...]
I read my previous post and I look at my little girl. For a moment I am ashamed of the feelings I had when I was pregnant with her. I am ashamed of my lack of trust in God, His plans, His timing. But only for a moment…because I can barely remember those past feelings [...]
11 May, 2010
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8 Jul 2010I’ve heard it said many times: “be careful what you pray for…you may be surprised how it’s answered.” Pray for patience and God will give you opportunities where patience is required. Pray for more faith and God may give you opportunities where your faith is tested. I’m not sure that phrase is biblical, but it [...]
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Word nerd. Youth ministry chick. Twitter junkie. Wife. Singer. Lover of Jesus.
I want to see God for who He truly is. I want to see myself for who He has created me to be.
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- mjrockin: Thanks for your encouraging words on my blog. Just reading a few of your posts & I have to say [...]
- Chris Dicus: Wow. That was powerful, beautiful and heartbreaking. God bless you and the ministry He's entrusted [...]
- becky: Haven't we had a couple of those (65-year-old white-haired guys)? They seem pretty relevant to me. [...]
- Jamie Stolp: Great take on the word "relevance!" The principle of leadership shown by Christ here are so much th [...]
- Tom Neary: You watch the Hills? :-) Great Posts! [...]