Saturday morning update: OH MY WORD, YOU GUYS! THIS TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS EVER ON THIS BLOG! SO MUCH FUN! You guys are incredibly interesting. I am knocked out right now with a sense of awe that God would allow me to interact with you. I have tons of respect for you guys. Keep doing the thing and keep resisting the cookie cutter despite the (Christian??) social pressure. You are much more interesting this way. Just hold close to Jesus and don’t let being different become it’s own pretense or attention-getter. Keep that gorgeous authenticity that makes this community my favorite cyber spot on earth. Good grief, I am so thankful for y’all.
Hey, everybody! It’s been a long time since we’ve done a survey to see who God has brought together to form this sisterhood. It’s a blast not only to behold our common bonds in Christ but to revel in our diversity as a community of very different people committed to one glorious Savior. We’d be bored stiff if we only opened our hearts and lives to those who are just like us. If we have to line up exactly on about 100 points of doctrine, we are liable to get pretty lonely. We don’t even necessarily have to work out a difference to our mutual satisfaction to treat one another with mutual esteem and to honestly love one another. Always preferring someone remarkably similar across the table from us still smells a lot like Narcissus. We may even be fooling ourselves but, at the end of the day, it’s just another form of mirror gazing. Gross.
When I get to see a group of you out there after a Living Proof Live, I always wish I could freeze the moment and stare at each of you one by one. It is the most incredibly refreshing sight. You cannot fathom how different we look in person, all banded together in a holy huddle. It makes me so dang happy. It is clear in that context that we were drawn together by something so far removed from packaging. You and I know that is Jesus. Oh, how I pray that God smiles when He drops in on this community, holds time tightly in His hand, and stares at each of us one by one.
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:11-12
OK! What do you say we do a survey? Complete each of the following as succinctly as possible. Lindsee and I will LOVE bringing these in. Let’s do this today for the pure Jesus-joy of celebrating community!
1. Your name and where you live.
2. Your age or general age grouping (grin)
3. When did you accept Jesus as your personal Savior and, in briefest possible terms, what was the setting?
4. What line of work are you in? Or, if you’re in school, tell us where and what line of work you’re steering toward. (Do not hesitate to tell us you’re a stay-at-home-mom. No harder work exists nor longer hours.)
5. What is your #1 hobby?
6. Are you currently invested in a local body of believers? If so, which one?
7. Do you have pets? If so, you surely know we’ve got to know what kind.
8. Your biggest recent disappointment – slash – your biggest recent elation.
9. Describe your idea of the perfect Saturday.
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am ___________________________________________________________________.
When I got to meet you after the LPL in Boise, I too, wish I could have frozen time. 🙂 It went so quickly.
1. Dionna Sanchez – Boise, ID. Although I’m asking God to move me somewhere warm. 🙂
2. 41
3. I accepted Jesus into my heart when I was 5 years old at a 5 day club down the street. I remember the flannel board and skipping home in excitement over joy to tell my mom.
4. I’m proud to be a stay at home mom. My children and family are my main priority and I try to be very intentional as a mom and parent. But I also freelance write and blog. And that’s a big part of my heart in sharing my faith and serving the Lord. I desire to someday have a syndicated column or a regular place to write and impact others in their faith.
5. Writing! I like taking pictures even though I’m a novice. And traveling with my fam. But #1 is writing.
6. Yes. I go to Bridgepoint Church.
7. I have two sweet cats. “Popcorn” is a short haired white one who is very mellow and getting older. “Cheyenne” is a medium hair grey cat with white on her feet and chest. She is scared of any new voices or faces that come around here but very loyal to me. Young and more of a trouble maker. 🙂
8. Dissapointment? Delays on a prayer request for my families’ future being answered. Elation? A prayer request that held a health concern being answered and being okay.
9. Chillin with my family. Being able to putter around the house and especially sleep in and catch up on rest. Then watch a movie together in the evening with some treats.
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I have good intuition. My instincts are very good about people.
1) Sandy, Glendale Oregon
2) 39 🙂 (really!! At least for a few more months, he he)
3) Four years old on my bottom bunk bed – but didn’t really fall head over heels with understanding and forgiveness and love from a Loving God with a radical life change until 26 yrs, after being totally rescued by my Savior!!
4) Stay at Home Mommy (that rarely is home) and school volunteer (used to work with computers/property management/crisis & battered women/children -Jill of whatever trade God steered me towards)
5) Breyer Horses (yep, those little plastic ones)
6) Yes, little Holy Family Catholic Church
7) Yes! Border Collie cross, 2 kitties, pony, goat, 8 ducks, 3 geese and whatever deer come to visit 🙂
8) Extended Family Outburst/Getting to go to Wedding of a ‘little’ girl I used to give violin lessons, next weekend!
9) Lloyd, me, Stephen (8) and Michael (4) all together all day long -either at home to play video/board games/science experiments with no housework, or going to town (where I’d get a Dutch Bros, grin) to visit and play wherever the kids pick! 🙂
10) RADICALLY CHANGED – my anger and bitterness knew few bounds at one point and now I want nothing more then for God to touch the hearts of those who have hurt me and others, and to keep my heart close to His. Forgiveness is huge and only from Him! Thank you Father!! 🙂
1. Your name and where you live.
Sheryl Vickery… Jacksonville, FL
2. Your age or general age grouping (grin)
51 for a few more days…I’ll hang there as long as possible : )
3. When did you accept Jesus as your personal Savior and, in briefest possible terms, what was the setting? June 1987 – 8 months pregnant with the 3rd child – Southern Baptist since birth – At church after hearing a sermon on the wheat and tares – denied my need for two or three days after the sermon, but God didn’t let up on His pursuit. My husband and I both surrendered that same day at my work place, church secretary!
4. What line of work are you in? Or, if you’re in school, tell us where and what line of work you’re steering toward. (Do not hesitate to tell us you’re a stay-at-home-mom. No harder work exists nor longer hours.) I now own my own preschool!!!! So happy about my life’s ministry!
5. What is your #1 hobby? Grandmother to twin girls!
6. Are you currently invested in a local body of believers? If so, which one?
First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL (now a Jesus-filled Southern Baptist)
7. Do you have pets? If so, you surely know we’ve got to know what kind.
Two Dogs – Chase, a yellow Lab 6 yrs old; Konrad, Siberian Husky 4 yrs. old
8. Your biggest recent disappointment – slash – your biggest recent elation.
Don’t know if it’s good or not, but I can’t come up with an answer
9. Describe your idea of the perfect Saturday.
A clean house, no chores necessary and all day playing and loving on the granddaughters in less than 80 degree outside weather with minimal clouds, no rain and a light wind!
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am
Only people that really know me realize that I am a very simple person who is
committed to living in joy very simply! But struggle with wanting more ; /
1. Lauren, Seattle, WA
2. 32
3. 10 years old, in my bed one night
4. Nanny.
5. Food (eating it, cooking it, reading about it…a little excessive, I admit…working on this)
6. Emerald City Bible Fellowship, Seattle
7. No pets
8. Disappointment: discovering that I am a bit too old for the internship I was dreaming about with a 24-7 prayer ministry in England (geared for those in their 20’s).
Elation: rich and beautiful weekend away with sisters from my church (the covenant denomination’s annual regional women’s retreat)
9. Wake up without alarm; long walk through my neighborhood and along Lake Washington; intentional time with Jesus; leisurely afternoon doing whatever I please; dinner out with friends or a friend with rich conversation
1. Kim K, and I live near Columbus, OH
(and by the way, attended LPM in Columbus, in Aug. 2011, ‘Prepare’ and it was such a huge weekend for me!)
2. 54
3.Raised in church, but understood my salvation more deeply as a young adult-
4. Interior design- with a specialty in window coverings, and home accessories, like pillows and cushions, which I sew myself- related to #5
5. Right now, I’ve gotten back into needle-work with antique buttons, but when it’s warm outside, I’m in my garden.
6. I attend a local church, and I have all of ‘my girls’ that I love, all ages, that are in various Bible studies and Sunday school, who are very dear to me.
7. We lost our 17 yr old chocolate lab, Mo, in June, 🙁 but we still have our goofy bloodhound, Daisy- my red, furry, 8 yr old baby who is my shadow.
8.My recent elation happened earlier this week-Got the news that I’m going to be a grandma next June!
9. This time of year the perfect Saturday would involve my hubby and an Ohio State Football home game! Go Bucks!
10. People who know me well know I’m a big softie inside-
Thanks for all you do, Miz Beth! Your studies have changed my life!
1-Heather, Lancaster, Pa
2-39
3-20 years old in my dorm room stairwell of Lancaster Bible College =)
4-Stay at home mom to 8 kids ages 16-5 months(4 girls/4 boys)
5-obsessing over home school material,styles and curriculums
6-Immanuel Christian Fellowship-a small body of believers non-denominational
7-Zelda our wonder dog! she’s a mut
8-dissapointment-when I stop long enough to think about my family and our relationships-it always hurts
elation-beginning a new semester of Bible Study(Siesta Mamma’s Deuteronomy) and Women Ablaze(a very small group of women who meet every other Tuesday to worship and pray) and yes-they are on fire for Jesus! So refreshing to my soul.
9-a perfect Saturday would be a time of cleaning/weekly scheduling and then watch an Alabama football game(Roll Tide!) and topped off with some good family time =)
10-Only people who really know me realize that I am…not as together as I may appear. I am as real as you can get-it is the sheer and utter grace of Jesus people think otherwise!
This was fun–thanks!
1. Colima, Klamath Falls, OR
2. 35
3. 19-20 (?) at a Heaven’s Gate Hell’s Flames with my mom, I felt like I would die right then and there if I didn’t go up on stage, but then didn’t really get serious until 25/26 ish
4. I work at a medical office
5. knitting, crocheting, quilting, sewing, scrapbooking, I love making stuff!
6. Need to work on this one, but when I do go to church it’s Calvary Chapel
7. Joey, chocolate lab, Rocky, german shorthair and George, cat (who is female, she reminded me of my Grandpa before I knew gender!)
8. Disappointment: separation from my husband for 3 years but I keep praying/hoping for reconciliation and healing. Recent elation: this is going to seem so shallow but our little town just got a brand spankin’ new GIANT Joann’s store! See #5 for why that’s exciting for me 🙂
9. Perfect Saturday always starts with coffee….
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am a goofball!
1. Wendy, Glendora, CA
2. 42
3. Sunday School around the age of 4
4. I am an RN in the field of Cardiac Rehabilitation and a stay at home mom!
5. Reading
6. New Song Church and a small Bible study of friends (James by Beth)
7. A 3 yr old labradoodle, Winnie.
8. Daughter not playing on volleyball team/her maturing attitude!
9. Sleeping in…a little baseball (Dodgers or my son’s team), a walk in nature, lunch/dinner out and just time with family.
10 crazy!____________________________________________________________
1. Sharae Crouch from Emporia, Kansas
2. 34 years old
3. Middle School at youth group (rededication after choosing JEsus at 5 years old according to my parents)
4. Homemaker to daughter – age 7 and son age 4
5. This time of year my fave hobby is my fantasy football team
6. I actively attend 12th Avenue Baptist Church and have since I was in the 4th grade
7. We have a cat, Seymore, two fish and two hermit crabs
8. Recently my friends disagreed over a decision my husband and I made – which wasn’t a sin issue, just a decision they wouldn’t make, and I received much condemnation for it.
9. Perfect Saturday is lots of family time spent outside together – and some time with hosting friends thrown in as well!
10. naughty AND nice! (both innocent and sincere)
1.Kathy – Iowa
2.Age 49 and married to a pastor.
3.At 19, I totally committed to Jesus.
4.I’m a stay at home mom to six kids, and home school my 10th grader and 1st grader.
5.My number one hobby is shopping for anything holiday related.
6. We attend and pastor Heartland Assembly, Ankeny, Iowa
7. No pets, but all the kids would like a dog.
8. Greatest joy -having our seven year old little boy. He was my last pregnancy at age 42…such a surprise, but so much joy! The hardest thing has been dealing with the ups and downs of our daughter’s health who has CP.
9. My perfect Saturday right now would be to go to a pumpkin patch with my family, go out to eat, and come home and watch a movie. My favorite comedy movie is Father of the Bride and my favorite drama is Slumdog Millionaire.
10. That I’m crazy for holidays, especially Thanksgiving:)
1. Fran McCurry Plott Gulf Shores, AL
2. 61
3.I was brought up in the United Methodist Church, always attended, but first knew Jesus after asking God to reveal Him to me at age 49. This was after I had reached a personal bottom in my life and was holding on tightly to God.
4.I am a retired public school teacher (36 years in K, 1,& 3). This is my 2nd year of retirement and I am STILL on vacation!!
5. I absolutely love to read.
6. I am very invested in a United Methodist Women group that we named “The Balcony Sisters” after that wonderful little book, “Balcony People” by Joyce L. Heatherly. I also am in a Bible study group at church, currently doing “Believing God” by Beth Moore!
7. I have a very adorable 2 year old black & silver schnauzer named Bailey Boo.
8. Disappointment: a family issue that remains unspoken; Elation: my daughter-in-law is 30 weeks along with my granddaughter!!
9. A perfect Saturday would be anything that my husband and I choose to do together. We have so much fun together. He even attended the LPL conference with me last year in Pensacola! We have been married a year and a half, btw!
10 Only people who really know me realize that I am an introvert! It is a struggle to be outgoing, but I am usually on it!
1. Jenniferb, Ponchatoula, LA
2. 39 next month
3. 1992 at a Steven Curtis Chapman concert. Next month will be twenty years
4. I’m a wife to my husband, a stay at home mom to five ages 9-16 and caregiver to my mom
5. Reading is my number one hobby.
6. First Baptist Church of Covington LA is where we hang our hat.
7. Three Shihtzu’s and two stray cats reside here.
8. Husband is almost ten months without a job and someone just blessed our family with enough
money to cover our bills for a couple of months.
9. A clean house, a cup of tea or coffee and a good book
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am fanatic that my bed has to be made and my
kitchen has to be clean. The whole house can be falling apart as long as these two are done,
I am good.
Thanks Mrs. Beth, this was fun.
1. Adrienne, Valdosta, GA
2. 37 TOMORROW!
3. I accepted Christ into my life at the age of 6 in my parents’ bedroom. My mom led me to Christ.
4. I am a speech-language pathologist but am currently a stay at home mom to 3 kids, ages 9, 23 months, and 3 months
5. READING! (But I rarely have time for that)
6. We are members of Crosspointe Church here in Valdosta
7. 2 dogs: Mikey (terrier mix) and Harley (TN brindle hound)
8. Disappointment: having to move from TN and a wonderful church/friends because of my husband’s job
Elation: having baby #3 after adopting because we were told we’d never get pregnant
9. Perfect Saturday – staying in pj’s all day, drinking coffee, reading a good book, and listening to my children laugh
10. Only people who really know me know how insecure I can be.
1. Cassi from Houston, TX
2. 28
3. I was six years old and it was during kids’ church. I prayed with Ms. Tammie and have never forgotten that moment.
4. I work in Children’s Ministry at my church.
5. Walking or riding my bike outside.
6. Bayou City Fellowship
7. I have a three year old chocolate lab who thinks he’s a lap dog.
8. Missing a dear friend’s family member’s funeral since I was out of town / Meeting and connecting with fellow children’s ministry servants.
9. Eat Tex Mex, take the dog on a walk/run, watch a movie with my husband and hangout with friends & family.
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am more low maintenance than my husband 😉
Candice. Chicago, IL
32
8, Camp Cherith in PA…first year there, remember them singing a different version of “Happy Birthday” as it commemorates my spiritual birthday!
Counselor/Advisor to college students
Being creative, creating cards, coming up with cute, personal gifts for friends
Willow Creek Community Church
No pets. I’m thinking about a goldfish.
Disappointment: work frustrations Elation: loving my “almost son” aka my nephew
Perfect Saturday: Coffee with a friend, taking a walk with another friend, cooking a soup for the week ahead, about an hour of cleaning (need to be realistic), evening church or concert…
Only people who really know me realize that I am…kinda funny and very loud.
1.Cindy Franklin, Graceville, FL
2. 37
3. July 15, 1988 in revivial
4. I was an Agriculture teacher but have been a stay at home mom for the last four years
5. Watching TV
6. First Assembly of God, Cottondale, FL
7. A Border Collie named Molly
8. Some friends pulling away from God/ friends clinging to God in their tough times
9. SEC Football and junk food that I don’t have to share
10 Only people who really know me realize that I am a complex person
1. Richelle, Kingston, TN
2. 48
3. 8 yrs. old, revival
4. Education (currently 6th grade teacher)
5. Bible Study/reading/exercise!
6. Heritage Fellowship Church of God
7. Maggie (lab), Lucy (miniature dachshund)
8. A close friend lied to me./One of my students (11 years old) told one of my colleagues that she and myself are two of his best teachers. He said that we push him to be his best, and he is soaking it all in.
9. The perfect Saturday is spending the day with my one and only daughter (25 yrs. old) and at the end of our day meeting up with my son-in-law and my husband for grilling and watching a football game.
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am sensitive and get my feelings hurt easily.
Your name and where you live. Patti Unger. I live north of the Air Force Academy.
2. Your age or general age grouping (grin) The Lord has blessed me with almost 62 years (birthday coming up). Every day is a gift!
3. When did you accept Jesus as your personal Savior and, in briefest possible terms, what was the setting? I was 10 when I accepted Jesus. I was in Sunday School and our teacher wanted to make sure her girls all had a personal relationship with Jesus and she just talked and prayed every Sunday. I was so quiet and shy but I did want to belong to Jesus and I told her so. After Sunday School my daddy picked me up because Mother was sick that day. I shared Jesus with my daddy. He pulled the car off to a side street and cried and asked Jesus into his heart. I was so happy I thought I would just burst open with happiness. I could hardly wait to get home to tell mamma. We were baptized together on Easter Sunday night.
4. What line of work are you in? Or, if you’re in school, tell us where and what line of work you’re steering toward. (Do not hesitate to tell us you’re a stay-at-home-mom. No harder work exists nor longer hours.) I have my own business. I provide transcription and virtual assistant services for authors and coaches and speakers. I’m very blessed to work from home so I can care for my mother who is 95.
5. What is your #1 hobby? I love to cook, bake and garden, but also do needlework.
6. Are you currently invested in a local body of believers? If so, which one? Yes, we are invested in Plum Creek Community Church in Castle Rock.
7. Do you have pets? If so, you surely know we’ve got to know what kind. Yes I do. We have a little dog and a cat.
8. Your biggest recent disappointment – slash – your biggest recent elation. We’ve struggle financially due to my Mother’s recent fall and all of the medical expenses. My biggest recent elation was a trip to Texas with my best friend, my husband. It was a road trip! So much fun and such wonderful times together – seeing my best friend in Marble Falls was the greatest!
9. Describe your idea of the perfect Saturday. A perfect Saturday is a special breakfast with my husband and then just getting to putz around and work on projects and then spend more time with my husband doing something together. We also love spending time with our children and grandchildren on Saturday evenings! What joy!!
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am very shy.
1. Susan, from Bethlehem, PA
2. 51 years old
3. August 27, 1977 At a Young Life Camp in Saranac Village NY. I was 16.
4. I am a stay at home mom/homemaker for my hubby, but my youngest is now a senior in high school so I may be venturing out into the work force again soon. (BTW even high school kids like it when mom is home! Even if they don’t say so.)
5. I like to read
6. I belong to Calvary Baptist Church located in Easton PA
7. No pets, they would tie me down.
8. Biggest disappointment-my best friend’s husband abandoning his family / Biggest elation…When I got to pray with my niece as a prayer encourager at the LP event in Reading ! (I wrote you a letter about it)
9. In the Fall, going to a Lehigh University football game and seeing my son in the Marching band, in the Summer go to the beach with my family and have fun in the sun, in the Spring working in my garden and in the Winter cuddle up next to the fireplace with a cappuccino and a good book.
10. This is hard because I am pretty much an open book, but I guess I’d say many don’t know that I am blind in one eye and have a prosthetic…..see, it’s all out there!
How great to read about everyone, what a rich fellowship and taste of heaven:)
1.Mary, Appleton, WI
2.64 and loving it
3.2 years old, my dad gave the alter call and I went up. Most thought it was cute but one lady came and asked me what I wanted and I told her I wanted Jesus to come into my heart. She took me at my word and prayed with me.(This from my dad as I don’t remember it). I have no recollection of ever being without His presence in my life and that is such grace! Have not always been faithful but He has been!!
4.Work with people with diabilites and elderly helping them get the services they need to stay in their homes and not be instutionalised.
5.I love reading mystery “bon bons” nice clean ones a good puzzzle not too much gore and sex. Also love digging into theology am really enjoying NT Wright “right” now:)
6. Yes on Women’s Ministry team at church (ACEFC), lead 2 bible studies and sometimes speak in church, also was recent retreat speaker at our church retreat and spoke at Christmas Tea a few years ago. (speaking is very scary!!!)
7. 1 terribly angry cat named Isis, but she cuddles on my lap and likes her lick of butter from my toast every morning
8.My youngest daughter has rejected her faith and chosen Buddhism I pray so desperately for her and for Beth’s brother too/my other three children are growing in the Lord and being used by Him in their work places this includes my son starting a faith group at his work (way out of his comfort zone)
9. Perfect Saturday-all my kids and grandkids with me and we visit, eat, laugh and talk. Hasn’t happened yet as they all live far away but not impossible sometime!
10.That I struggle with believing I am worth loving..God’s getting through however:)
1. ~ Donna; McMinnville, TN. (hour and 1/2 north-east of Nashville.
2. ~ I’m in the “50ish” group. 🙁
3. ~ Lay-witness Mission at out church, Fall of 1966.
4. ~ I worked for 10 years in a Christian Ministry. But the economy has hit… I’m unemployed at the moment.
5. ~ I love to Scrapbook and make cards; which started from my love of Photography.
6. ~ First United Methodist Church ladies Bible Study. It’s like Communitry Bible Study.
7. ~ We just lost our sweet Pomeranian mix dog (Sandy). But we now keep doggies for friends who go on trips. One dog at a time. 🙂
8. ~ The happiest thing was seeing my Nephew Marry the love of his life. They have worked together in their church and church camp for 7 years.
The saddest thing besides losing out doggie has been a family memeber who is being pushed in a bad direction and no one seems to be able to reach her.
9. ~ A Fall day, crisp air, blue sky, hiking in the Smoky Mountains.
10. ~ “Only people who really know me realize that I am… more sensitive to what is going on with my family, friends, and the world, and pray… a lot!
1. Your name and where you live.
My name is Rebekah Boone (actually it’s still legally Rebekah Davis, even though I’ve been married three years and have mothered three children. One day I’ll remember to go to the social security office and change that … I think). I’m an Arkansas girl who was just transplanted with my fam to a teensy tiny town on the PA/NY state line called Sayre, PA.
2. Your age or general age grouping (grin)
26
3. When did you accept Jesus as your personal Savior and, in briefest possible terms, what was
the setting?
I think I was 4-5 … On my Sunday School teachers lap.
4. What line of work are you in? Or, if you’re in school, tell us where and what line of work you’re steering toward. (Do not hesitate to tell us you’re a stay-at-home-mom. No harder work exists nor longer hours.)
I’m a stay at home mommy to three precious babes: Avery (5), Dalton (4), and Sawyer (2).
5. What is your #1 hobby?
Yikes … SAHM don’t really get the luxury of hobbies … I’m an avid reader though … And once in a blue moon I love to make little kids tees by appliqué … But that’s rare.
6. Are you currently invested in a local body of believers? If so, which one?
I am. We have been attending the Athens Wesleyan Church in town (even though my heart is at home in Little Rock at Fellowship Bible Church and I so thankful for the online campus!) but I’m excited to have joined Athens Wesleyan’s MOPS group and am going to lead a group of ladies through Beth and Melissa’s James study starting Thursday evening. Prayers!
Most of the ladies I’ve never met.
7. Do you have pets? If so, you surely know we’ve got to know what kind.
No pets … Just babies. Which are really close to the same thing.
8. Your biggest recent disappointment – slash – your biggest recent elation.
I’m lying in bed with strep throat right this minute. I was under the impression if you made it out of high school without catching Strep you never would. I was wrong.
9. Describe your idea of the perfect Saturday.
Eating brunch and drinking coffee with my mom and sisters, followed by a teensy bit of Target/TJ Maxx shopping … Followed by a hot date with the hubs … Followed by coming home to a clean, quiet house and sleeping babes.
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am a root in’ tootin’ hoot-in-anny of a mess!
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1. Joyce
Oklahoma
2. in my 50’s or 29 & holding
3. I accepted Jesus when I was 16 years old on a Friday night during a youth meeting at church. My family did not attend church together until my dad retired from the Air Force. My parents returned to their home and we started going to church. My sister was saved and my parents re-dedicated their lives.
4. I work part-time at the schools. I hope to start to work as an assistant or sub-teacher soon.
5. There are several hobbies I like from Bible study, Art, taking pictures, and scapbooking.
6. I attend FBC Cyril.
7. My pets are one dog, 2 kittens, and 2 big cats. I am not a cat lover either.
8. My biggest recent disappointment-Wish I had more Christian friends Biggest recent elation-I am thankful for faith and family
9. Perfect Saturday-just enjoying the day with my family
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am…working toward having more compassion for others and helping them…like to have fun and sometimes pull some non-dangers funnies once in a while, like I left notes to everyone in S.S. telling each one how they were special and my S.S. teacher thought the teen-agers had raided her room.
1. Mary Hostetter~Lancaster, PA
2. 49
3. Age 16 during a concert at a youth group event
4. I am a at home wife…my children are 24 and 28 so no longer in the house, but I enjoy having the time to devote to my home, bible studies, church and to my boys when they have time to spend with Mom
5. Shark-Toothing (hunting for sharks teeth – I have over 5000)
6. Cooking
7. A Yorkie named Marley
8. my youngest son was stillborn and my 24 year old is deaf/God gave me a wonderful christian man as a husband 4 years ago
9. Being in the word!
10. Only people who really know me realize that I have dealt with some pretty significant losses.
1. Your name and where you live.
My name is Rebekah Boone (actually it’s still legally Rebekah Davis, even though I’ve been married five years and have mothered three children. One day I’ll remember to go to the social security office and change that … I think). I’m an Arkansas girl who was just transplanted with my fam to a teensy tiny town on the PA/NY state line called Sayre, PA.
2. Your age or general age grouping (grin)
26
3. When did you accept Jesus as your personal Savior and, in briefest possible terms, what was
the setting?
I think I was 4-5 … On my Sunday School teachers lap.
4. What line of work are you in? Or, if you’re in school, tell us where and what line of work you’re steering toward. (Do not hesitate to tell us you’re a stay-at-home-mom. No harder work exists nor longer hours.)
I’m a stay at home mommy to three precious babes: Avery (5), Dalton (4), and Sawyer (2).
5. What is your #1 hobby?
Yikes … SAHM don’t really get the luxury of hobbies … I’m an avid reader though … And once in a blue moon I love to make little kids tees by appliqué … But that’s rare.
6. Are you currently invested in a local body of believers? If so, which one?
I am. We have been attending the Athens Wesleyan Church in town (even though my heart is at home in Little Rock at Fellowship Bible Church and I so thankful for the online campus!) but I’m excited to have joined Athens Wesleyan’s MOPS group and am going to lead a group of ladies through Beth and Melissa’s James study starting Thursday evening. Prayers!
Most of the ladies I’ve never met.
7. Do you have pets? If so, you surely know we’ve got to know what kind.
No pets … Just babies. Which are really close to the same thing.
8. Your biggest recent disappointment – slash – your biggest recent elation.
I’m lying in bed with strep throat right this minute. I was under the impression if you made it out of high school without catching Strep you never would. I was wrong.
9. Describe your idea of the perfect Saturday.
Eating brunch and drinking coffee with my mom and sisters, followed by a teensy bit of Target/TJ Maxx shopping … Followed by a hot date with the hubs … Followed by coming home to a clean, quiet house and sleeping babes.
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am a root in’ tootin’ hoot-in-anny of a mess!
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Oops! I’ve been married 5 years! Not three!! My pride is building up and I just had to say that … Especially since I had all my kids ages on there!
1. Melissa, Wichita, KS; Accra, Ghana
2. 35
3. At 5 years old I asked my older sister to help me ask Jesus into my heart, so she said a phrase and I copied it as we sat on the burnt orange rocker!
4. Administrative Assistant with an overseas Company, Vytrak
5. Reading
6. We are moving around a lot, but we try to stay connected with River Community Church in Wichita.
7. Just rehomed our 10-yr-old black lab, Rowdy
8. Having to rehome our lab/caught up my budget spreadsheet!
9. Watch CBS This Morning, go to Church, Dinner and day with extended family.
10. that I am fiercely loyal.
1. Mary Sandifer, Indian Head, Maryland
2. 43 years old
3. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior when I was 24 years old. 3 months before I got married. Thank You Lord for my husband who took me to church!
4. I am a pastor’s wife and homeschool mom.
5. My favorite hobby is singing and playing the piano.
6. My church home is Potomac Heights Baptist Church in Indian Head, MD.
7. We have a beagle named Nelson and two beautiful cats, Chris and Sammi.
8. My most recent disappointment involved having to see and hear my Pastor husband be horribly misunderstood and severely criticized. My most recent elation was being in the audience at the Simulcast in Reading, PA. It was an awesome experience!
9. My perfect Saturday would be my whole family on a bike ride or picnic or a museum field trip. Just us spending some quality, uninterrupted time together.
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am…a totally different person than who I was before Christ. Such a wretched sinner saved by the grace and mercy of a most loving Redeemer. Praise the Lord!
1. Deborah, Colorado Springs
2. 46
3. I was 7. We were at a camp, and my whole family was getting in line to be baptized. My folks got to talking and I popped into the pool because I was so excited. Mom turned just in time to see my smiling face coming up out of the water!
4. I am a Wife, stay-at-home Mom, Interior Designer, and It Works Global Independent Distributor. A few hats, but all fun to wear 🙂
5. Reading
6. Yes, we go to New Life Church, here in the Springs.
7. Used to have a dog & cat, but not currently
8. A friend’s battle with Alzheimer’s / success with my business
9. Today is quite nice…it’s cold outside, the fire is going & I’m catching up with friends via phone and/or email/FB. Very relaxing 🙂
10. …prone to mimic someone (unintentionally) when I’m relaying a story to my husband.
Vivian Holley, Birmingham, Alabama
Age – 57
Accepted Jesus as my Saviour at GA Camp, Shocco Springs, July 1966
I work as a bookkeeper for Pediatric Practice owned by Children’s Hospital of Alabama
Reading (Bible reading & study is priority and most loved! I especially enjoy reading different translations. When I go to the bookstore to choose a new study I just want to do them all! Reading missionary biographies and historical fiction as well as good classics by Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, and George MacDonald draw me. Then besides reading Beth’s books and studies, I enjoy following the writings of Max Lucado, Sheila Walsh, and John MacArthur.) (Needlework & Knitting are very close rivals to reading but the spare time runs out!)
Belong to Westwood Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
I have cats! Lots of them because I take care of strays and their kittens. (We have sort of a cat mission since we have a large yard with woods around us. We are working toward a more controlled population as the ones we can catch get that most needed surgery!)
My disappointment is that my friend/coworker of 19 years lost her battle with breast cancer on September 18, 2012. My joy is that my Heavenly Father has constantly reminded me He is with me in all the difficult things that are going along with this bereavement. On the day of her funeral a day lily I have that has never bloomed in September, bloomed! I joy in how my Father is loving me!
The perfect Saturday…It begins with a cup of coffee and my devotional time on the back porch. The birds are at the feeders and a cat is on my lap and several others are sleeping around me. I read the Word, converse with my Father, read some more of His Words, pray, read about missionaries, pray for them, meditate, rest and delight in His Presence. Then my husband and I go to a natural site and hike some trails enjoying our Father’s world, (This is most enjoyable in the early spring or on a cool October day.) On the way home we find a restaurant with some good county cooking and eat our fill. Arrive home to get a hot shower and change to clean, comfy clothes to lounge around with a good book and a cup of coffee. Then as the day concludes my husband and I have our prayer and Bible reading time together. Then get a good night’s rest in preparation for Sunday worship.
Only people who really know me realize that I have had some hard things to deal with in the past and am dealing with some rough situations right now. His strength, His grace, His Words – they get me through each day.
I’m Maryann and I’m from Anderson, SC. I’m 32 and I accepted Jesus into my life in 2005 while sitting alone in the back row of NewSpring Church bawling my eyes out like a baby. I was raised Catholic, but after living a very religious life with no real relationship with Christ and struggling with a drinking problem, I needed a Savior and I needed to come home. My line of work is a disability claims rep for the federal government – I’ve been doing the exact same job for the past ten years. My #1 hobby is distance running and I’m currently training for my 3rd half marathon on 11/3/12 in Savannah, GA. I am sold out invested in NewSpring Church in Anderson, SC. I am a small group leader along with my husband who also serves on the Community Impact Team. We have two four-legged children named Sammy and Pearl – they are both boxers as well as full-time comedians and love muffins. My biggest recent disappointment is having to take my 2nd leave of absence from my job in the last two years. Career burnout/emotional burnout has taken over me again, and it breaks my heart that it’s come to this again. The perfect Saturday for me depends on what season it is. . . in the summer, it’s a full day on Edisto Beach topped off with a long run on the island. If it’s a beautiful fall day like today, it’s a long hike with my love in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Only people that really know me realize that I am battling some serious darkness in my life right now.
Colette from Arizona
I just turned 48
I asked Jesus in my heart when I was 4 in Sunday School but lost Him in my teen years and found Him again when I was 32.
I am a Hairstylist / therapist 🙂 Prayer Warrior!
I love to read, do Bible study and enjoy the outdoors!
I have been at the same Church, Gateway Bible Church since I found Jesus again at 32. 🙂
We have 1 dog named Roxy, she is an Australian / German Shephard mix. 1cat named Pika and a rescue parakeet named Tweety. We saved his life from our cat almost eating him for dinner 5 years ago!
Learning of a severe addiction in one of my very close family members/ Giving him completely up to God and feeling His Peace in this storm!
A perfect Saturday is having the day off from work! Enjoying the weather and relaxing!
Only people close to me know that I LOVE taking pictures! And I LOVE the colors of Fall!
Biggest
1. Wendy Rietvelt Raleigh NC
2. 42
3. When I was 14 years old. At Sunday service
4. I am a Magistrate Judge for the State of NC (Wake County)
5. Reading
6. Quest Fellowship in Garner NC -my husband is the Missions Pastor
7. I have 3 dogs. 2 Yorkies: Lacy and Loki
Australian Shepherd: Sage
8. changing churches-leaving friends
skydiving (for real!)
9. Perfect Saturday is having a clean house and sitting on my deck reading a book.
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am a fragile person who isn’t as strong as I appear to be.
1. Your name and where you live.
Tammy Stephens, Wingo, KY
2. Your age or general age grouping (grin)
42 almost 43
3. When did you accept Jesus as your personal Savior and, in briefest possible terms, what was the setting?
I was 9 years old and it was the evening service at my home church.
4. What line of work are you in? Or, if you’re in school, tell us where and what line of work you’re steering toward. (Do not hesitate to tell us you’re a stay-at-home-mom. No harder work exists nor longer hours.)
Right now I am a medical transcriptionist and i work at home. I just received my Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management and I am hoping to get a job as an adjunct professor at a local college.
5. What is your #1 hobby?
Reading.
6. Are you currently invested in a local body of believers? If so, which one?
Yes, Wingo Baptist Church, Wingo, KY.
7. Do you have pets? If so, you surely know we’ve got to know what kind.
One pet, a black lab named Buttercup.
8. Your biggest recent disappointment – slash – your biggest recent elation.
biggest disappointment? Finding out both my boys have a rare genetic condition, one that affects only 1 in 50,000. Elation: Completing my Master’s Degree while working and taking care of my family.
9. Describe your idea of the perfect Saturday.
Spending time with my husband and boys.
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am
not stuck-up but really shy. I have told many times I act snobby but i am not, just incredibly shy.
1. Pam, Roaring Springs, TX
2. 50
3. 36, and I was at my home church
4. Currently, I’m self employed doing customer service over the internet, but I am a Paralegal.
5, Horseback riding
6. I currently go to church in our town at Faith Fellowship, a Non-denominational church
7. 4 dogs, 2 austrialian shepards that are brothers and 2 Jack Russell’s
8. Not getting a job I applied for, my biggest Elation is the love of Christ towards me
9. A perfect Saturday is a all day ride on top of a horse, with my husband beside me
10, Only people that really know me know that I am very insecure
1. Stephanie Brower. I live in Southern New Jersey.
2. I am 57 years old
3. 42 years ago when I was just 14 years old – in a church youth group. There were ‘God stops’ in my life from the time I was 7 – that I can remember where God was explaining salvation – but it was one Friday night when the light bulb went on and it was Romans 8:1 that did it!
4. I am retired after 23 years of various work including 16 years of my own business. NOW I am in FULL TIME MINISTRY of the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST. As a widow of the last 6 years, I have devoted every waking moment to JESUS!
5. My hobby is sitting at Jesus’ feet [in the Word]! No really – it is my greatest desire in life. After that it would be reading, bird watching and gardening….
6. My son was just ordained as a pastor and I worship in his new church ‘plant’ locally called: Wellspring-Church
We are a small 50 people gathering.
7. My dog passed away last year. I have an inside cat named Griffin and I rescued a Momma cat [MERCY] and 3 of her baby kittens over a year ago. They all live here on my 5 acre farm SHEPHERD’S WALK. Muffin JOY, Magic KINDER, Molly GRACE are one of God’s blessed gifts. Their Mom, Mercy is the subject of what God teaches me through His “Lessons of Mercy”! It’s all about TRUST. God has an obsession to me trusted.
8. I honestly cannot think of a disappointment right now because God continues to work ALL things for my good and His glory! My greatest elation will forever be His revealed Presence right here – right now!!! Truly~
9. Last Sat. was an example when I went ‘yard saling’ and was able to purchase many gifts for my 10 grandkids for birthdays and Christmas coming – all at a fraction of store prices. God led me every step of the way!
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am MADLY IN LOVE WITH THE LOVE OF MY LIFE – MY JESUS! HE IS MY EVERYTHING!!
1. Sarah in Anderson, SC
2. 28
3. I was 9 years old and I was in my room a few months after hearing the gospel at VBS
4. I work in Student Life at a local University- I do all the programming on campus, work with student organizations and plan orientation/move in.
5. Decorating my new house! Or at least pinteresting things I want to do!
6. Yes- I am blessed to be an owner at NewSpring Church
7. I have THE most adorable Shih Tzu/Poodle mix in the world who’s name is Tuck.
8. I’m learning to have confidence in my ability to do my job.
9. Sleeping in, walking my puppy, reading, watching HGTV and doing a craft project.
10 Only people who really know me realize that I am really funny!
1. Jackie Roth Milford NE
2. 44 yrs old
3. I accepted Jesus when I was 13. at home after a revival meeting at church.
4. I was a stay at home mom til my youngest went to kindergarten then I got a job as a para for 2 years at the kids school, now work as a school district secretary for last 9 years.
5. hobby is piecing quilts
6. we attend and take part at East Fairview Mennonite Church
7. 5 outside dogs, Bruiser, Buck, Diesel, Halo, & Dixie 🙂
8. biggest disappointment has been bad choices my children just made
9. coffee and devotions in my pjs then get ready and go furniture shopping with my hubby
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am hard on myself
1. Joni-Missouri
2. 56 yrs.young
3. 1974-Revival
4. Retired teacher, HyVee floral & delivery
5. Hobby-Grandchildren!!! 🙂
6. Community Church- Pianist for 30 yrs.
7. Pets-Macee, black lab; Bridget & Bailey, Australian shepherds; two chickens…lol
8. Elated that I will be teaching again for my daughter while she is on maternity leave with my new grandbaby!
9. I prefer a Perfect Sunday- Church with the family, Sunday dinner and then playing with the grands all afternoon!
10. People who really know me- I am actually very shy, but appear to be very social.
1. Angela Piercey/ Oklahoma City
2. 41
3. I was baptized at age 9 in my home church but the Holy Spirit introduced Himself to me one night at age 26 as I attended a prayer meeting where women prayed for the miraculous healing of a terminally ill child. I didn’t know He did such things!! That little girl was not healed on earth but praying for her changed my life forever.
4. I am a certified teacher working as a 1-on-1 aide for an autistic kindergarten boy. That sounds precious but one of my spiritual downfalls: I HATE JOBS!!
5. Hmmm…not much of a hobby girl, unless “doing lunch” counts.
6. I attend the church I grew up in: Quail Springs Church of Christ
7. Allergies=no pets
8. We married late and are struggling to conceive. Latest disappointment: this month’s period.
Latest elation: I decided if I’m not pregnant this month, I am letting coffee back into my life. It was a sweet reunion on a sad morning.
9. A perfect Saturday: eat out every meal, take a nap, hug and hold sweet children, read a good book, see a movie w/ my husband complete w/popcorn & Dr. Pepper, have my house cleaned and laundry done by a fairy.
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am actually an introvert!
Hi I’ve been around this blog a good while on and off.. Love it 🙂
1. Pam, Campbellsburg, Indiana.. (about 60 miles north of Louisville ….
2. 62
3. I was 12 in Methodost Church might have been a revival. I alwasy like to read the red words in the bible when I was young. Imagineing Jesus talking.. Rededicated my life to Christ when my husband was baptised years later..
4.I am an inprocess inspector in a powder metal factory.
5.I love anything outside herbs gardening… I make hypertufa with my friend and we go sell at the local farmers market.
6.Work of God Church..
7.I have a blue healer jack russel mix His name is Jack.. and he jumps a lot. ha.. Only had him a year.. My other dog died three years ago she was a rat terrier and was 17.. missed her a lot.
8.Humm probably having to go through the breast cancer ordeal !! 🙁 I’m good now though… A new grandson he is a delight.. I have 8 grandchildren
9.Oh my not have to go to work on a Sat. ( we work a lot on the weekends ) the sun shining and warm and the kids all here…
10.Only people that really know me realize that I have something different from the world… living in me…. My Jesus.
1. Darla, Pittsburgh (HOME OF THE STEELERS!)
2. a little over 40
3. I accepted Christ the first time I ever heard the Gospel: July 19, 1987. I was a miserable teenager who wanted someone to love me, and when I found out that Someone did, my salvation prayer was literally, “Lord, I don’t know what all this is, but sign me up!” That was it! He did! 🙂
4. I have my dream job; I work in a domestic violence agency. I manage the volunteer corps and I try to do as much community education as possible. I’m hoping to get more invitations to churches, but DV is something churches don’t want to discuss. 🙁
5. I use American Sign Language; I am working toward a certification so I can be the in-house interpreter for any Deaf domestic violence victims who need our help.
6. North Way Christian Community
7. Not anymore; I had to give away my dog when I left for college five years ago. She died last year.
8. My mother hasn’t spoken to me in two years (because I defended a young victim of abuse in our family), and I got my Master’s degree in May, 2012—with no debt.
9. At any roller-coaster park, with clear blue skies, a good friend and fantastic food. Ending with a Chris Tomlin outdoor concert, worshiping under the stars.
10 Only people who really know me realize that I am terribly shy in a room full of people I don’t know, and that sometimes I can’t handle being around women my age because I can’t relate—I’m not a mom or wife.
1. Carolyn Sessom, Palmer, Alaska
2. 46
3. In the 4th grade; at my home – and then in my home church in Anchorage (came from a tradition where you weren’t considered “saved” til you were baptized; hence I must include the baptismal at my home church) : )
4. Stay-in-my-Fourrunner Mom. I have a couple writing projects I navigate when possible. In my life before children, I owned a leadership training business; did accounting in the oil fields of the Arctic; and worked as a staffer on Capitol Hill; then motherhood beckoned so I stocked up on Dr. Seuss and Veggie Tales and decided no one needed me more than my kids – some days a humbling realization : )
5. I’m not a big “hobby” person – at least not in the technical sense. I love to do research (corny, I know). I do love hiking, cooking, and hanging out with family and friends
6. Yes. Wasilla Bible Church
7. Oh yes. They are just now sleeping right next to me. Cosette Marie (Cozy) is our Poogle (1/2 beagle; 1/2 poodle); and Laker (after the LA Lakers) is our Golden Retriever (who was just shaved and currently looks like a yellow lab)
8. Weird: no real highs or lows right now…..
9. Sleeping in; taking a long hike with family; reading, reading and a wee bit more reading; cooking something fun and imaginative for family and friends, a long dinner with great conversation and lots of laughs; with a board game thrown in somewhere during the day for good measure
10 “…obsessed with all things political (and have been since 5th grade).”
1. Alice, Rockford, IL
2. 43
3. I accepted Christ as a little girl and recommitted my life in high school. I always use the quote from Stepping Heavenward, “It is to my dear mother I owe my deep-seated desire to please the Lord Jesus, which has never seemed to have a beginning or an end, though it has had its fluctuations.”
4. I am a college teacher of Communications and am just beginning a new job as an academic social worker also.
5.I love to read and run.
6.I go to the Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley, IL.
7.Two cats we adopted from a shelter–a tiger tabby girl named Tuppence, and a black cat boy named Yo-Yo (after Yo-Yo Ma, natch!)
8. My greatest elation lately is the discovery in my life (through blood/sweat/tears) that worship really does win the war!
9. Best Saturday–a spring walk with my husband and two little girls while drinking a huge travel cup of PG Tips w/ milk & sugar. A trip to the thrift store and finding cute shoes! Shut the day down with some take-out and a good murder mystery movie.
10. Only people who know me really well know that past this introvert’s shell is a huge goofball. Give me a doll with bad hair and I will wash and style it for her. Maybe give it a good trim. 🙂
1. Jen Weller, Manheim, PA
2. 41 (age is just a number!)
3. age 25, early June 1995
4. Information Technology Team Leader
5. I don’t know that I have a hobby.
6. The Alliance Church, Elizabethtown, PA
7. Golden Lab – Harley
8. disappointment – My recent job performance review/elation – Sadly, I’m having difficulty coming up with something.
9. Hanging out around the house and being a mom and working on things around the house at my own pace.
10 Complete this sentence: Only people who really know me realize that I am not as confident as I appear.
1. Stacey Campbell-Schecher, and I live in Frisco, TX.
2. 40
3. I was 14 years old and it was doing a week of revival services at my church in NJ.
4. I’m currently working for a jewelry designer in Frisco as a jewelry assembler and I make bags in my “spare time”. I went to school for Fashion and Accessories design and I’m hoping to one day work as an accessories designer. (I’ve got my eye on a company here in TX)
5. I love to read.
6. Yes. I go to First Baptist Frisco in Frisco, TX. I’ve been visiting for a little over a year but have recently decided to become a member.
7. No but I would love a cat. I keep trying to persuade my husband.
8. My biggest recent disappointment is my mother has decided to move back to FL even though she has only been in TX for 6 months. My biggest recent elation was just finding a job after being out of work for almost a year.
9. Sleeping late and curling up with a good book.
10 Only people who really know me realize that I am not as serious as I look. I love silly/stupid borderline corny jokes.
Brenda, Franklin, NC, 61. I accepted Jesus as my saviour as a very young girl, not sure of exact age. Convicted after listen to numerous Christian radio preacher… remembering wanting to share with a ‘wayward’ aunt, baptized in my teens, and made a surrender of my life to Christ in my late teens.
Retired now from ‘paying work’, last job was a church secretary.
Possibly number #1 hobby is facebook, gardening… watch too much tv.
Pets: 4 cats, 2 boys, 2 girls.
Becoming involved in ministry at my church, Holly Springs Baptist Church Currently leading the Beth Moore study on James! so exciting.
Disappointments, God has been so good to us! Just want to see more of our lost family saved! Maybe get a few more of the reno-projects done at our house of 2 years. Elation: Seeing God use in this study I’ve had the privilege to be a part of.
The perfect Saturday… Coffee/Breakfast with my hubby of soon to be 41 years, outlet shopping, lunch at a great place, site seeing a beautiful area, chilling by the fire.
Only people who really know me realize that I am a giving person… my time, talent, treasure… sometime I wish I had more to just give! Gets me in trouble sometimes…. prioritizing.
1.Donna Spiegelman, Marina ,California
2. 64
3. I was about 9 watching the Easter movie on tv and crying like a baby when they crucified Jesus.
4. I am a cosmetologist, still working since 1966.
5. My number one hobby is sewing , and styling wigs.
6. I attend Carmel Presbyterian Church.
7. I have a black and white border collie named Burnie.
8. My garden is a little buggy and a little failing. I have lost weight and went down two sizes.
9. My perfect Saturday is eating out and the movies with my husband David.
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am neurotic compulsive when it comes to my work or hobby. In others words a perfectionist.
1. Sara – Guatemala
2. 30
3. I was 15 and at an Aquire the Fire conference.
4. I am a missionary with my hubby, two kiddos (one more on the way in Nov.) at an orphanage in Guatemala
5. Reading…with a great cup of coffee in hand
6. Yes, our church here at the orphanage
7. My kids and I want a dog so bad, but hubby isn’t quite down with the idea yet.
8. My family’s business back home just went out of business after 35 years and my poor Daddy is without a job/ We are having a baby and God provided the money for us to be able to go the states to have him!
9. For starters getting to sleep past 6am when my kiddos decide it is time to rise and shine…windows open, coffee, crisp fall smell, and reading a great book while still wearing my pjs
10 Only people who really know me realize that I secretly consider all the characters from the books I have read as my dear, dear friends! 🙂
1. Elizabeth from Round Rock, TX
2. 36
3. The guest bedroom of our first house. I asked the Lord to give me love for my husband. That if He wanted me to love my man, it would have to be Christ’s love. He answered in grand fashion!
4. 20 hours per week, I’m a professor at UT Austin. I’m also starting a new school called Trinity Preparatory Academy in Round Rock, TX that will open in fall 2013. I also homeschool my kindergarten aged son. One thing I DO NOT do enough of? The house work. 🙂
5. reading is my #1 hobby
6. Yes, we are currently members at First Evangelical Free Church in Austin, TX. It is far away from our home, so we are currently visiting Hill Country Bible Church of Round Rock.
7. No pets right now.
8. Most recent elation: My newborn son. He’s 7 months old now and brings a new joy to the entire family.
9. Movies…all day. Last time I enjoyed that type of Saturday? 5 years ago. 🙂
10. Only people who really know me realize that I am actually an introvert with social skills.