The other day, as I was rushing from work to pick up my kids on time from Daycare, I was complaining to God. I was late, and I still didn’t finish everything I needed to at work. I asked Him, “Why is it so dang hard to balance all of the things in life; parenting, […]
I love gifts! I love getting gifts, I love giving gifts. Giving is my love language for sure! That is why I love having a chance to give gifts to people. Christmas, Birthdays, Valentines day, Presidents Day. Maybe not that last one. But I love giving gifts to people. And they do not need to […]
Last Saturday I took my two kids to see The Star. Honestly, I loved this movie! It was funny, it had me and both of my girls laughing. It was well done. Does it line up perfectly with the Bible account of how our Savior was born? Not exactly, but it is a retelling of […]
Sunday Mornings. They are game day for us KidMin folk. Growing up, I loved Sunday mornings. I could sleep in. My school started at 7:50AM, so I had to get up early. But on Sunday mornings I could sleep in a little. There was no traffic on Sunday Mornings. They were so chill. Somehow between […]
Sometimes, I need some inspiration. I have a whole board on my personal Pinterest page that is full of Bible verses. Whenever I feel down, or like I cannot do one more thing for another person I look up some verses on Pinterest. My favorite Bible verse is Galatians 6:9. I also have this printed […]
Whenever I meet a fellow kids minister I start by asking about their church. Over and over I hear the phrase, “We are not very big.” “We don’t have a lot of kids in our ministry.” “We only have about 9 kids.” When did numbers become the only yardstick by which we measure success? There […]
My husband and I are looking for a new home church. It has been awkward, to say the least. We have been married for 7 years, and at least one of us has been working at a church for the entirety of our marriage. The church we were at had to close, but I never imagined […]
I have talked about why, where and how to use Social Media. You can Read Part One here, and Part Two here. This week I am going to talk about what and when to Use Social Media. I am going to share with you a ton of different posts you can do. As with many […]
Halloween can be a very divisive holiday for Christians. There are people who think they should not celebrate in any way, and stay home with the lights off. And you have people on the other end of the spectrum who go Trick or Treating. Growing up in the church, and my parents being Children’s Pastors, […]
Last week I talked about why we should use Social Media for your church. This week I am going to talk a little bit about How to use Social Media. Different Social Medias to use: Facebook I suggest to start with Facebook. It is the easiest to use, and one of the most-used social media. […]