Author Archives: Annie

The Vital Ministry to the Youth

What does it take to be a Youth Pastor? Humility and a good sense of humor are mandatory. Many a Youth Pastor has had to shave their head, eat crazy things, kiss a pig, had a pie in their face … Continue reading

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Don’t Just Repaint

The guy across the street repainted the fence around his house.  The old wood was splintered and needed to be sanded down and some of the pieces replaced.  But, he just applied putty and new paint.  The fence looked new; … Continue reading

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What Did That Say?

  As I sat in the break room one day at work; my eyes noticed a shiny new poster on the wall over the lunch table.  The picture on the poster depicted two women facing each other, obviously arguing. Beneath the photo … Continue reading

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Here’s Your Sign

One day, God spoke to my heart with a specific direction; to bake cookies and take them to the grandfather of one of my kid’s friends. No big effort, except it was cold and rainy and I had no car … Continue reading

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The Church of The Fat Pants

I Corinthians 9:27   Sometimes, when I feel guilty about my lack of personal diet discipline, I put on my fat pants. They are way too big and give the illusion that I’ve lost tons of weight—even though I haven’t.   When … Continue reading

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Are You in the Waiting Room?

Last week, I found myself waiting. In retrospect, I realize that a great deal of my life is spent in waiting. Waiting in line to make a purchase, for the light to change, an appointment, waiting for the oven timer, … Continue reading

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Timeless

One of our daughters is a professional Renaissance Seamstress; sewing authentic gowns and garb for Renaissance Fairs.  Part of her product line is caparisons, an ornamental covering worn by horses in jousting tournaments. I love seeing  the animals dressed for … Continue reading

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How to START

My New Year’s resolution: join an aerobics class.  Stopping by the gym to pick up the program syllabus, I was invited to observe an on-going class.  As I stood, watching the Barbie doll instructor, I made two observations.    #1.  If … Continue reading

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Aren’t They Still Hungry?

As the holiday festivities wind to an exhausted close; my mind keeps returning to a conversation I heard curbside last week. A young mother had paused to explain to her son why she had dropped a five dollar bill into … Continue reading

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Commitment or Surrender?

  While serving as a Sunday School Superintendent, I felt that God was leading me to begin a Young Adult Class.  God showed me a dynamic young man in our church to be the teacher.  The class went GREAT!  Within … Continue reading

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