Tuesday, March 26, 2013
OOPS
Didn't mean to post all of that from Chrissie's blog but not real techno savvy. Just meant to post her thank you blog to Millbrook but enjoy all of it ;)
MARCH 18, 2013
Work hard Play hard, Jack!
Jesus rested on the seventh day and created a cycle for us to follow. Yesterday, they showed this video in the service to go along with the current series, 'Buck Dynasty' and I thought it was so funny! Enjoy :)
Play hard,
MARCH 14, 2013
Spring Closet
I'm a sucker for warm weather. Let's just call it like it is. I don't do cold. I can drink coffee and wear fuzzy socks while in a bathing suit just as well! :) So, with the rising temps and "longer days", I get giddy!
So, what do Spring trends hold? Some good...somebad not for me...but that's the good thing about "trends". They come and go. Some go and come back years later. So, don't run out and fill your closet or home with strictly trends because you won't have anything to wear next year! Ha ha! Buy a few staple things (that don't cost an arm and a leg) that will work for you year after year even if it's not considered trendy. Here are some things that I'm seeing and some things that are on the runways that you may or may not be able to pull off. Every woman for herself!
So, what do Spring trends hold? Some good...some
BB Creams
I love BB Creams! My favorite is the Loreal Magic Beautifier BB Cream! It's lighter than a foundation but gives just a much coverage (for me) as one! It's better for your skin because it acts as a moisturizer, primer, sun protectant, foundation, treats imperfections, and gives a smoother texture to your face! So, especially for the warmer months I ditch the foundation and grab a BB Cream!
Subtle Ombre and Waves
Everyone was hit hard with the ombre trend last year and I'm a huge fan because it gives me, being blonde, an opportunity to go a little longer letting my roots show! However, this season, the trend is a little less bold and a little more subtle which I think I like better! It's a tad more natural looking yet adds dimension and character to your hair! Oh, and beachy waves are still here!
Hair wraps
Another thing I'm loving because it gives me an excuse to go an extra day without washing my hair! (I promise I'm not dirty, I'm just low maintenance when it comes to hair because I have a lot of it!) So with more roots and dirtier hair, I'm thinking the hair trend this season is a simple, less is more look and that's me! I also love the boho look!
Neon
I really love neon and it's back again! I wasn't so sure of this trend when it hit last year because all I saw was a montage of 80's music videos in my head! However, like mentioned before, less is more when working with trends! So a little bit of neon lipstick or a punch of neon clothing isn't going to blind hurt anyone!
Stripes
Whether on your body or in your home, stripes are still here! Be careful not to over-do the stripe situation (like in the picture on the right) because you may get nauseous! It's harder to pull off stripes because they do widen you so be careful where you decide to wear your stripes...whether on top or on bottom!
Bold Sunglasses
I haven't seen much of this yet but it's all over the runways. Now, I love my sunglasses, not sure about the "bold" part but hey, just because I can't pull it off doesn't mean you can't!! I see some of our Pursuit girls rocking these though!
Long Shorts
Some call them bermuda shorts, some call them board shorts, but for my 5'4" self I call them "I'm too short and they make me look like a frumpy mess shorts" If you're taller than me, rock them! I just can't! But I know a few moms of teenage girls that are going to be pretty happy the long-shorts trend is back in! We will see if they actually make their debut soon! Ha ha!
Bold Sunglasses
I haven't seen much of this yet but it's all over the runways. Now, I love my sunglasses, not sure about the "bold" part but hey, just because I can't pull it off doesn't mean you can't!! I see some of our Pursuit girls rocking these though!
Long Shorts
Some call them bermuda shorts, some call them board shorts, but for my 5'4" self I call them "I'm too short and they make me look like a frumpy mess shorts" If you're taller than me, rock them! I just can't! But I know a few moms of teenage girls that are going to be pretty happy the long-shorts trend is back in! We will see if they actually make their debut soon! Ha ha!
And in true Kourtney Kardashian fashion (which I love) she manages to be a walking Spring 2013 trend! So, wear one, or wear all of them...cause it can be done :)
Less is more,
MARCH 12, 2013
1996-Millbrook-2013
I love any excuse to visit my family! Normally it goes hand-in-hand with seeing a baseball game as well because if I want to see my family, I have to 9 times out of 10 see a baseball game! Good thing I love it! So, last weekend me and mom ventured to Jacksonville to see Stephen play and this weekend I went to see John play near my hometown which was perfect because the main reason I went back was for something a lot bigger than a baseball game (sorry, John ;)
Please continue to pray for my parents in the next phase of their lives! Pray that they continue to have a burning passion for those who do not have a relationship with Jesus and that they would continue to storm the gates of hell! Pray for their next church and their new city...that they will be on fire to reach others no matter the cost! Pray for the practical matters of it all: for a house to sell and a smooth transition to a different city! Pray for clarity and guidance in a chaotic world! And as you pray for them, we will pray for you!
'Til next time MB,
Close to 17 years ago, me, my angry butt (and man, I was realmad...where the heck was Aiken anyways!) and the rest of my family made the move from Greenville, SC to Aiken, SC for my dad to lead pastor a church! As a fourth grader, I didn't really care where God had call my dad cause he wasn't calling me! So I secretly made arrangements to live with a friend...'cause that's what kids do, right? Ha! Well it only took my first day of school to prove me wrong, which He has done quite often in my life. I quickly made the best of friends and the rest is history! But my dad has always said that the "dash" on a tombstone is the most important...and though that would be a book in itself, let me just pinpointsome of the dash in between 1996-2013, shall we?
- Salvation & Baptism of Jessica, Stephen, and John
- I met Heather, Ashley, Ashley, Mandy, Nicole, Lindsey, Ashleigh, Bailey...and so many others that were the best friends I could've ever asked for during different times of my life! I thank ya'll for that!
- My 4th-12th grade small group leaders...you have ALL made quite the lasting impact on my life! Not only did you disciple and teach me but you did life with me and my friends! Thank you for always opening your home to me and coming to see me play basketball and cheer! That has shaped the kind of leader that I try to be today! I love you all immensely! It was so good to see some of you on Sunday! See you soon ;-)
- Thank you, Mike & Debbie Chandler, Brandon & Ashley Bowers, and Stephen & Morgan McNeil! You invested in the life of my teenage and adult years when it was easy and when it was hard, helped me stay the course, and played a profound role in my passion for students! I love you guys to the moon and back!
- We saw a new beautiful facility go up and bought tons of new property! Thank you, Church, for investing in the lives of people in Aiken to help fill the seats, see people saved and baptized, and disciple others!
- I interned one summer in the student ministry with Jake & Jenn Edwards, met my husband through that (I'm forever grateful to you both!), and got married at Millbrook!
Millbrook, thank you for investing so much of your time, energy, talents, and money into my family! Your love will never return void for me! Yes, my parents have done a phenomenal job raising their kids and have poured so much prayer into our lives that has molded us into the Christ followers that we are today, however, they couldn't have done all of that without the encouragement and leadership of some of you! Thank you for being a refuge for my family. Thank you for allowing me to LOVE the Church!! A lot of Pastors kids can't say that but I can and I thank YOU for that! Please, love your next Pastor and his family in the same way that you have loved all of us! I could go on and on but my words could never fully say how I feel about you! So, in the words of my dad on Sunday, I will just say ...
"How can you love Jesus and not His Church! Jesus is using YOU to build His church You have a job to do! YOU are the 29th chapter of Acts! The Church won't fail you, don't fail it! Continue the Good work! Don't give up! Don't reminisce or sit on your hands!! The Church shall move AHEAD and MAKE DISCIPLES! Make it about JESUS"
Please continue to pray for my parents in the next phase of their lives! Pray that they continue to have a burning passion for those who do not have a relationship with Jesus and that they would continue to storm the gates of hell! Pray for their next church and their new city...that they will be on fire to reach others no matter the cost! Pray for the practical matters of it all: for a house to sell and a smooth transition to a different city! Pray for clarity and guidance in a chaotic world! And as you pray for them, we will pray for you!
'Til next time MB,
The next chapter of ministry begins...
Walking the walk of faith is and has always been an adventure but it seems at times He will take things to another level. That's where our family has lived over the past year. It's a LONG story and God seems to be leading us in a direction that it could possibly be a book so I'm not going to share the long version because this is a blog not a book.
Suffice it to say that God began months ago maybe even a year plus ago, creating within Eddie and I a feeling that things were going to change. Having no idea what that meant at the time but trusting God fully, we began a journey with Him that at times felt like a never ending roller coaster ride. It has been overwhelming, wonderful, at times driving us face down in tears and prayer and other times shouting for joy and excitement. Bottom line is God has led us away from an almost 17 year ministry at Millbrook in Aiken SC where we have served, raised our children, lived life to the fullest, created friendships that will last into eternity to a new ministry at Fairview in Greer SC where we are fully trusting and believing God to do a work that only He can do and where He alone gets much glory. He's given us a love for His people there already and a passion to take that area by storm sharing Jesus in every way He opens an opportunity. This has been a God thing and a story only He could write and we feel so incredibly blessed that He reached down and chose us for this. It hasn't been easy. At times, we probably both wanted to scream NO and keep fighting Him but blessings always come when we obey and He has shown Himself to us in ways we have never experienced before and all I can say is THANK YOU JESUS for choosing us to walk this path and all GLORY goes STRAIGHT TO YOU!!! He is more faithful than I even imagined He could be.
I'm so thankful for our precious family who have walked through this with us. I'm sure at times you thought we had lost our minds but from the beginning you supported and prayed and encouraged. One of the sweetest times of all was when Eddie and I along with my parents and our children got on the floor together sobbing and praying as we listened to our son-in-law pray out loud over us. I hope as old as I get I never forget that sweet moment or how powerful it felt. We had just shared all of this with them and their first response was to bathe us in their tears and prayers.
I'm also thankful for our family at Millbrook. You are a church like no other as we shared this story with you before we ever knew the ending. You cried with us and prayed as well. I promise you we FELT your prayers. As letters and calls and conversations poured over us of support and love from you all, it made this journey so much more special. You are a special people. We were warned that it could be ugly being so transparent with you and I'm sure there's a few who hoped for that but you were overwhelmingly loving and supportive and are forever etched on our hearts. God turned everything that Satan meant from all of this to harm us and made it for our good!! We saw Him over and over fighting for us even when we were fighting to hang on. His scriptures came alive daily and provided everything we needed and more. Thank you Millbrook for everything not just over the past months but the past 17 years!! We love you and we are praying hard for you!! If you want to be blessed, read our daughter's blog. It's a thank you to you Millbrook straight from a Pastor's Kid spoken with much love and gratitude and I know she speaks for her siblings as well. They all love you SO!!
Fairview, we are so excited to join you. God has written a story there too and now He has joined us together for the next chapter. It's going to be a thrilling ride as we let go and let God!!! The next chapter begins April 7th...
Suffice it to say that God began months ago maybe even a year plus ago, creating within Eddie and I a feeling that things were going to change. Having no idea what that meant at the time but trusting God fully, we began a journey with Him that at times felt like a never ending roller coaster ride. It has been overwhelming, wonderful, at times driving us face down in tears and prayer and other times shouting for joy and excitement. Bottom line is God has led us away from an almost 17 year ministry at Millbrook in Aiken SC where we have served, raised our children, lived life to the fullest, created friendships that will last into eternity to a new ministry at Fairview in Greer SC where we are fully trusting and believing God to do a work that only He can do and where He alone gets much glory. He's given us a love for His people there already and a passion to take that area by storm sharing Jesus in every way He opens an opportunity. This has been a God thing and a story only He could write and we feel so incredibly blessed that He reached down and chose us for this. It hasn't been easy. At times, we probably both wanted to scream NO and keep fighting Him but blessings always come when we obey and He has shown Himself to us in ways we have never experienced before and all I can say is THANK YOU JESUS for choosing us to walk this path and all GLORY goes STRAIGHT TO YOU!!! He is more faithful than I even imagined He could be.
I'm so thankful for our precious family who have walked through this with us. I'm sure at times you thought we had lost our minds but from the beginning you supported and prayed and encouraged. One of the sweetest times of all was when Eddie and I along with my parents and our children got on the floor together sobbing and praying as we listened to our son-in-law pray out loud over us. I hope as old as I get I never forget that sweet moment or how powerful it felt. We had just shared all of this with them and their first response was to bathe us in their tears and prayers.
I'm also thankful for our family at Millbrook. You are a church like no other as we shared this story with you before we ever knew the ending. You cried with us and prayed as well. I promise you we FELT your prayers. As letters and calls and conversations poured over us of support and love from you all, it made this journey so much more special. You are a special people. We were warned that it could be ugly being so transparent with you and I'm sure there's a few who hoped for that but you were overwhelmingly loving and supportive and are forever etched on our hearts. God turned everything that Satan meant from all of this to harm us and made it for our good!! We saw Him over and over fighting for us even when we were fighting to hang on. His scriptures came alive daily and provided everything we needed and more. Thank you Millbrook for everything not just over the past months but the past 17 years!! We love you and we are praying hard for you!! If you want to be blessed, read our daughter's blog. It's a thank you to you Millbrook straight from a Pastor's Kid spoken with much love and gratitude and I know she speaks for her siblings as well. They all love you SO!!
Fairview, we are so excited to join you. God has written a story there too and now He has joined us together for the next chapter. It's going to be a thrilling ride as we let go and let God!!! The next chapter begins April 7th...
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