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...hope...

"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspire

About Me

I'm the wife of an awesome guy whose name is David (been married for 17 years and I love him more now than i ever thought possible),I'm a mom of 4 wonderful kids- matthew (chewy), jonathan, lily and katy. I'm a minister and worship leader. i'm on staff at life springs church. i have ADD, which makes life quite interesting. i have a good life, and i'm grateful to GOD for who he is and what he does.

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My Interests

i'm just trying to be me

I'd like to meet:

If she were still alive, Mother Teresa. Erwin McManus. Nancy Ortberg. Beth Moore. any brave, adventurous person that can inspire me to be the best i can be.

Music:

eclectic...i like most anything

Movies:

wish i had time and money to see more of 'em

Television:

i have it on almost all day, even when i don't watch it

Books:

i love to read

Heroes:

My husband, David. My best friend, Cailey. Theresa & Becky from when I was a little girl. Beth Moore. Passion worship leaders.

My Blog

life passes you by without your knowledge

i'm really excited. we got a ticket to go to catalyst conference this week. in the morning, my hubby and i will get to hear from some of the best leaders regarding church and leadership. i haven't bee...
Posted by ...hope... on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:20:00 PST

this and that

it has been a while since i blogged. i've missed it. it helps me work through all my mind clutter. i've been really busy lately trying to formulate some systems for my music ministry at church. i thin...
Posted by ...hope... on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:58:00 PST

egr’s

spiritual health is a good feeling. i'm feeling better than i have in years. i had a staff meeting this afternoon and talked a little about that with my pastor. there are some people that when you sta...
Posted by ...hope... on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:12:00 PST

s.o.s.

wouldn't it be nice if people stopped at "you're doing a great job!" ? usually that's just the opener for, "what you need to do is..." hmmm. just when i think i'm getting things right, just when i thi...
Posted by ...hope... on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:38:00 PST

don’t know what to do

i went to a songwriting conference b/c i wanted to be able to write again. i hadn't been able to write in some time, so i hoped it would inspire me. on some level it did. now i have people wanting to ...
Posted by ...hope... on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:19:00 PST

the rules of music

ok. so i'm lying in bed and i start thinking about what the experts said about songwriting, about songwriting rules, and what makes a song good. one thing they recommended we do is analyze some of our...
Posted by ...hope... on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:45:00 PST

my weekend

i went to a songwriter/singer conference this weekend. i thoroughly enjoyed it and have already begun putting what i learned into practice. babbie mason gave us homework. and yes, one should still do ...
Posted by ...hope... on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:10:00 PST

injustice

i had a really good day, but... there was one thing that bothered me today. an older black gentlemen said he'd lived a long time, long enough to see a black man become president. i chim...
Posted by ...hope... on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:18:00 PST

whew, conference, and shacking up

with a week like i've had, it is good to get away and wind down a little. one can only take being told "i hate you" so many times. that's ok. i know deep down matthew loves us, and one day he'll under...
Posted by ...hope... on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:31:00 PST

what a good day!

i really like my church. the service today was really good, and we went to the pastor's house this afternoon for lifegroup which is a small group where we have fellowship, food, teaching...and there's...
Posted by ...hope... on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:28:00 PST