Thankful Thoughts and a GiveAway Winner
It was so fun reading your comments on the Fit Band Giveaway post about your Black Friday plans. I think it is safe to say that we either have a love or hate relationship with shopping on that day. Personally, I adore it so much so that I wrote it into my pre-nup that Luke would never keep me from lighting out at 4 a.m. nor pressure me to be home by any certain time.  In exchange, I don’t pout.  Believe me, it is a fair exchange. Just ask Luke. As for the shopping, I’m with all of you who said it’s not so much about the actual buying as it is the thril

The Divine Paradox
There are many reasons I love being married to a preacher man but one of the privileges of that role is being present by (what I hope is not a begrudged) default during the hallowed days in the lives of people we love.  We relive our own wedding vicariously through yours wishing we had been believers when we had married.  We rejoice again each time you bring a new life into this world both by birth and baptism.  When you say goodbye to your loved ones, we grieve with you and do our best to minister out of our own experiences of loss.  During a short 2 hour span Monday, the Lord allowed me to both hold Deedra’s preciou

Swallowed Up By Life
I want to thank all of you who have prayed for Randall and Jenni.  It is with the heaviest of hearts I tell you that Randall went home to be with the Lord today, November 23rd.  I have many thoughts but not the wits to put them together.  The one thing the Lord has impressed upon me today is that death has not overcome Randall, but rather he has been set free to life.  No doubt, he has received the better resurrection; however, Jenni, Alicia, Allison, and Lindsey could use one to raise their broken hearts as well.  Jenni needs the strength that only God can give to both teach her how to navig

A Thanksgiving Giveaway
Giveaways are incredibly fun to me – especially if I’m able to offer you something I really, really love myself. That’s the case this week! Erin and Mary Jo are fellow PW’s who have created the neatest tool for scripture memory. {Those of you in on the scripture memory challenge at the LPM blog know we can use all the tools we can get!} Erin is also president of Worthy of the Prize Sports Ministry so think spiritual fitness in conjunction with physical fitness. Their product is called Fit Bands. Essentially, it is a decorative wrist or neck lanyard with a set of scripture cards attached that can be used during a

Remember Randall ~ November 22 Update
Most of you have followed the prayer requests I have posted for our friends Randall and Jenni Black and their girls. I wanted to give a brief update and ask that you continue to hold this family close to your heart. Randall’s condition has deteriorated rapidly since Fr