Alright, here’s my Friday blog.  (Yes, I know…I’ve become a terrible blogger).

Last night I had the privilege of sitting with the Kingsfield staff to talk and dream about what is ahead for our church. 

It was different.

I used to work in full time ministry.  Now I plan events for a corporate, “worldly, if you will” company.  It was different for me to be the “outsider” in this meeting.  But I am learning a lot through this new prospective.  I so appreciate the importance that KFC (yeah… Kingsfield Church…KFC.  I love it) puts on the pastor’s wives.  Our voice matters! Heck yeah!

As we move forward with a really exciting adventure with our church, I am searching for my place to fit in.  I’ve been taking the sidelines for a while since we have moved, started with a new church, me at a new job, etc etc etc.  But how can I expect our people to step up and do something if I’m not doing my part?

This is where a huge passion of mine comes in: volunteering with your church. 

It aggravates me when people sit their hiney ends in their chair every week at church and do NOTHING.  Usually, they get frustrated with the way some things are done.  GREAT! That’s where you should be serving.

Are you giving back to your church? If not, how can you?

Do you get frustrated about the children’s ministry? SERVE THERE.

Do you get frustrated with tech stuff? SERVE THERE.

Do you get frustrated that the donuts aren’t layed out correctly? SERVE THERE.

Instead of complaining, make a difference.

That’s all I got.  I can’t wait to partner with our staff and help connect people to life in Christ! I can’t wait to help people see their potential in serving their church! What an exciting thing God has given us.

To my blog! A year ago today I started this blogging journey and wrote my very first blog.  We’ve gone through a major facelift, a move across country, a trip to Israel and so much more!

Thank you so much for following this far, hopefully many more birthdays to come and I can guarantee there will be many fun and exciting things in year two so stick around!!

What is your FAVORITE thing you and your spouse do together?

(Please keep this PG people…)

It’s SO important that as a married couple you share things that you both enjoy.  Please help me out with a little “project” I’m working on and leave me a comment with what you enjoy. Thanks!!

I’ve found it difficult to blog lately. Yes, I’ve been busy.  But it’s more than that.  When I start to write, I’ve been finding myself staring at a blank screen and struggling to put words on it. I wasn’t sure I’d come to a point in my life where I would be speechless, but I think I’m there.

I am so taken back by how much I am loved by a God who created the universe.  He has so many things and people to care for, and still loves me so personally.  That’s a hard fact to grasp.

We have a lot of exciting and wonderful things happening in our lives and so much to look forward to.  We are thankful that God provides for us, cares for us and has wonderful plans for us!!

I wish I had more to say, but there are no words.  I am loved.  I am blessed.  And for that, I am thankful.

How is God blessing you today?

I am overwhelmed with blessings.  I am overwhelmed with a God who loves me more than I can understand.  I am overwhelmed by the beauty He gives and shows us. 

We serve a God SO big and so mighty.  He shows us such grace and compassion.  He is the ultimate picture of love.  My hubby has been blogging about a song called “How He Loves”, and I too cannot get this song out of my head and can’t stop praising a God that is the giver of all things beautiful and perfect!

He knows us. He loves us.  He makes us perfectly in His image.

Psalm 139: 13-18

14 I thank you, High God — You’re breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration — what a creation!

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Lord, thank you for your GRACE.

Yup…that’s right.  Today I turn the big 2-5.  I love birthdays.  It’s fun to get to celebrate your entrance into the world.  The years really do fly by! I thought we would take a look back on where it all began 25 years ago today.

Glad my looks have changed a bit in the past 25 years and SO glad I finally got hair…

I do know how to celebrate a birthday though…. 1st Birthday:

Hooray for being the fastest swimmer!

Next to Christmas & my birthday…which is in 2 days… The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays! I love summer, relaxing and watching fireworks!! We had a great time hanging out with the Norman’s and their kiddos on Friday.  We cooked them up some James famous burgers! I think they were fans.

Since we live in downtown Huntington Beach, main street was closed off all morning on Saturday for the parade.  Well…we slept through the parade but got up in time to enjoy a little time at the beach.  About 8:30 we headed down to the beach again (which is only 3 blocks from our house) and it was NUTS! The line for Starbucks was halfway down the street so we decided that wasn’t exactly a good plan.  Off to the beach.  We spread out our towels, listened to the waves crash next to us while waiting for the show to start.  WOW some of the best fireworks EVER. 

We ended the weekend with one of the greatest movies ever. 

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It was a great weekend with the hubby.  For sure one we will never forget!

How was YOUR 4th of July?

Well he did it.  He completed the Wipeout Course.  No longer can he sit on the couch and watch other people and yell at them for it being “too easy”.  Click here to read Brook’s whole story about the experience and just how difficult it really is!!

If you didn’t get to check out the episode last night, go watch it online.

Thank you to the awesome people at Wipeout for sending me these pictures.  Our kids will be so proud someday.

HE DID IT! Yup…I’m one proud wife.

Photo credit: Jeff Samaripa

Check out Brook on Wipeout tonight! He’s in this preview twice! See if you can find him (or hear him…) wipe out!

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Not sure if I should be proud or embarrassed….but we’ll go with proud

Tonight. 8/7c. ABC. Be there!