10 ways to tell your pastor that you love him

I found a website
http://blog.worldvillage.com/society/pastor_appreciation_is_an_attitude_not_an_event.html
dedicated to how a community of believers can appreciate their pastor all year long. Please take some time to read this and put it into practice. Your pastor will be grateful and more importantly he will feel loved.


1. Creatively communicate words of encouragement to your pastor, paying tribute to your pastor in as many ways you can.

2. Present your pastor with meaningful pastor appreciation gifts not only during pastor appreciation month but also throughout the year, making every Sunday Pastor Appreciation Day.

3. Actually listen to your pastor's sermons, one of the best pastor appreciation gestures you can make.

4. Better yet, apply the truth of your pastor's preaching to specific areas of your life.

5. If you nod your head during the sermon, do so because you are in agreement, not falling asleep. (Please avoid shaking your head "NO" should you disagree with something the pastor says during the sermon.)

6. Take notes during your pastor's preaching, hopefully of the sermon.

7. Say "amen" when the pastor proclaims Biblical truth, because "amen" means "so be it!" and "right on!". Say "amen" real loud but be careful because it will shock the pastor and some will think a revival is beginning.

8. Give a good report about your pastor, bragging about your pastor in such a way that your relatives and friends just might want to attend church just to meet such a wonderful person.

9. Borrow the pastor's car for an hour, gassing it up and washing it. Borrow the pastor's car for 2 hours, having the car detailed. Borrow the pastor's car forever, trading it in for a brand new model (it would be nice to pay the balance owing too).

10. Do something nice for the pastor's wife (that'll really shock him, he might actually think you understand how hard it is to be the wife of a pastor!)

I see pastor appreciation as a mark of a healthy church, a living illustration of God's grace, love, mercy and forgiveness.

A Privileged Child of God

"Think of the privilege of being a child of God: unlimited widsom, power, and love poured out on us in one gracious act of salvation. If we really understood that, could we ever pray casually again? Could we ever doubt? Would we ever worry about our future or stress about our present? No, all such frailties come from a lack of understanding on exactly this point: The God who is unfathomable, incomprehensible, and boundless in everything He does or can do, is the God who has chosen to dwell within us. Amazing."

Worship the King Devotional
Chris Tiegreen

Picture Day

Today my kids are getting their Spring pictures taken at school, so I thought I would take advantage of this moment and take my own pictures. It's so amazing how grown up Sidney and Lucas look in these pictures! I'm also amazed at what a beautiful relationship my kids have with their new brother. Just the other day Lucas was in the car sitting by Will and he was a little fussy. Lucas, being the great big brother that he is, started talking to Will trying to calm him down and he stroked his head really lightly. Will fell asleep and I couldn't stop smiling. I am blessed beyond measure.

changes, changes, changes

I decided it was time for a change. Please give me some feedback and tell me what you think of the new design and title of my blog. I want you to be truthful! I'm also thinking about starting another blog for the children's ministry at my church to update everyone on events, programs, new ideas I have, and just fun stories about my ministry. Thanks for responding!

New Pictures

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

I love Baby Babble!

I had to put this on here! It's so fun when babies start to coo and gurgle. I think he's so happy today because the sun is out and Spring is coming. Yeah!

The Big Question

Pastor Kris asked on his blog and in his sermon "What would you do if you only had one month to live?" Of course I would tell my family how much they mean to me and tell everyone that I came in contact with about Jesus. But I was trying to imagine what my state of mind might be. What would change? Would my relationship with God change? I think that I would be in constant communication with Him asking that he would help me figure out what I should do before I die. I would be relying on God for EVERYTHING. For peace in my last breath, that my family would be taken care of, strength, courage, and . . . . everything. But, isn't that how God wants me to live now? My every step be an expression of worship to Him. That's why I'm here. I get too caught up in worldly things sometimes that I forget this. I want to live every day for Him and I hope that I don't wait until my last moments on Earth to remember to worship Him with all that I have.