Oh people ... I am so sorry!!! I have been so bombarded with life here lately ... and I have been totally ignoring my blog. I've missed you guys, and I will try to do much better this coming week. I promise (ahem ... Katie). :)
I am leaving in the morning for Appomattox, VA to speak at a ladies autumn dinner tomorrow night. I'm excited, as this is the home church of my dear friend, Lisa. Lisa goes with me quite a bit when I speak, and she is my "go-to-gal" for everything. What a servant's heart she has! It's been a while since she has gone anywhere with me, so this will be an extra special trip.
I am still travelling on this road trip of spiritual growth, and I promise that one day soon I will start sharing about it. I told Steve this week that since January of this year I have lost 40 pounds and I've shed about the same amount of denominational baggage as I have stepped away from the Baptist church for the first time in my adult life and really searched nothing but pure Scripture for the answers to all my difficult questions. It's not that I am anti-Baptist by any means ... surely not ... but what I mean is that I truly feel as though God has given me a fresh perspective on my life and He has used all of it to shape who I am in Him. I believe that He's brought me here to prepare me for my broadening ministry work. In every turn, He has been there with amazing conformation. I told Steve that we might need to have our wedding vows renewed because he's practically married to a different woman inside and out now! He said, "Me likes who you were and me likes who you is!! No need to renew vows." What a sweetie!
I read a book excerpt this week that said this,
" Have you dared to see the world as God sees the world, and doing so, you have ended up actually seeing God?" I LOVED that. It is what I feel that I have personally tasted this summer. I have specifically asked the Lord to show me how He sees things, and in doing that, I really know that I have seen HIM ... in some ways, for the first time. It's been glorious. I hunger for the Word like never before and I read it with eager eyes. What a gift to me! More to come. Let me just get a little more craziness behind me and I'll start from the beginning!
My first children's book went to press this week! You can order it at www.tatepublishing.com
It's called, "Benny-With-a-Cowlick Gets Some Very Sad News". It will release nationally on January 2, '08. Eeeeks, I'm excited.
Hope all is well with you! Pray for my trip to VA tomorrow!
Big hugs to all ~
I am leaving in the morning for Appomattox, VA to speak at a ladies autumn dinner tomorrow night. I'm excited, as this is the home church of my dear friend, Lisa. Lisa goes with me quite a bit when I speak, and she is my "go-to-gal" for everything. What a servant's heart she has! It's been a while since she has gone anywhere with me, so this will be an extra special trip.
I am still travelling on this road trip of spiritual growth, and I promise that one day soon I will start sharing about it. I told Steve this week that since January of this year I have lost 40 pounds and I've shed about the same amount of denominational baggage as I have stepped away from the Baptist church for the first time in my adult life and really searched nothing but pure Scripture for the answers to all my difficult questions. It's not that I am anti-Baptist by any means ... surely not ... but what I mean is that I truly feel as though God has given me a fresh perspective on my life and He has used all of it to shape who I am in Him. I believe that He's brought me here to prepare me for my broadening ministry work. In every turn, He has been there with amazing conformation. I told Steve that we might need to have our wedding vows renewed because he's practically married to a different woman inside and out now! He said, "Me likes who you were and me likes who you is!! No need to renew vows." What a sweetie!
I read a book excerpt this week that said this,
" Have you dared to see the world as God sees the world, and doing so, you have ended up actually seeing God?" I LOVED that. It is what I feel that I have personally tasted this summer. I have specifically asked the Lord to show me how He sees things, and in doing that, I really know that I have seen HIM ... in some ways, for the first time. It's been glorious. I hunger for the Word like never before and I read it with eager eyes. What a gift to me! More to come. Let me just get a little more craziness behind me and I'll start from the beginning!
My first children's book went to press this week! You can order it at www.tatepublishing.com
It's called, "Benny-With-a-Cowlick Gets Some Very Sad News". It will release nationally on January 2, '08. Eeeeks, I'm excited.
Hope all is well with you! Pray for my trip to VA tomorrow!
Big hugs to all ~
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