Potluck Ponderings

We said "good-bye" to our home of 15 years this evening with a prayer of thankfulness and for blessings to the new family. We walked through each room and talked about our memories. It amazes me how much life was lived there. Joe led us and it was good for all our hearts. We talked about the many colors Emily's bedroom had been painted, the time her friend Shelby ran straight into the sliding glass doors... times spent with friends and family... the kitchen stove where we found a 18 month old Nate asleep one night... memories of our dog Bella... if I closed my eyes and listened, I'm sure the walls could talk and I'm sure I heard the faint echos of my newborn babies cries... This is the longest Joe or I have lived in any one home...at any one address in our whole lives.  Of course, this is the only corner of the world the kids have ever called home. We all cried until we got about 20 minutes away, to Pinebluff, actually. For the moment we can be found in a

It's official!  Joe's ordination trials were passed yesterday and his call to Covenant Presbyterian Church has been approved by the Central Carolina Presbytery.    Ordination Service has been planned by the session for this coming Sunday night June 2 at 6pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church 217 Midway Rd  Rockingham, NC 28379 (910) 817-9556 Refreshments will follow in the church fellowship hall We are excited to begin serving at Covenant and appreciate all prayers as we continue to see the Lord at work!

Joe's graduation from Reformed Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity is May 25th!!! We are very excited and would feel priviledged if you could join us...   for a Graduation Celebration party that evening, May 25th at 6pm at Thagard Park located at 12 South Lakeshore Drive in Whispering Pines     Life is soon to change for us as Joe has accepted a call to pastor Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Rockingham, NC! We hope to get our house up for sale in the next few weeks and move to Rockingham and start getting involved in the community there this summer!!! It is with bittersweetness that we say goodbye to our time here in Moore county but look forward with anticipation to all the Lord has in store for us.   (and those of you who know me well, know that as usual, I have ran out of time to get ALL the invitations in the mail... I tried and made a good attempt, but want to make sure you know YOU have been a blessing to us on this journey-- eve

Quietness fills our home this Saturday evening.  I can almost hear the walls sighing.  We had such a wonderful weekend last week with family visiting from Tennessee.  Our house was filled with lots of laughter, smells of good food and sweet fellowship, it was nourishment for our souls.  For that we are so thankful. We've had a few weeks of constant noise with constant studying for the written portion of Joe's licensure exams.  Those are finished, now he waits for the date to meet with the exams committee, then the final examination by presbytery February 23.  In a few weeks we will know if he is licensed to preach or if he goes back to study more and re-take exams. Each day this week has brought it's own to-do list.  Today included being an overnight refuge for Aunt Judi from paint fumes, Nate's basketball game, a friend's birthday party, and helping Emily shave her legs for the first time.    In the morning we will be at the church whose search committee is w

We love the way each of you comes to mind, with the memories of times spent together and the expectancy of times to be shared in the future. Even in this busy time of seminary, work, and school there have been some wonderful opportunities! We spent some time in Washington DC with friends (Loretta's & the kids first visit), spent a summer with a wonderful sitter for the kids and lots of pool time, and took a quick trip to the beach in September. We had visits with cousins, hosted our niece Kayla's high school graduation party, and had a terrific trip to Williamsburg, VA area in the spring, with time for visiting with family. We have also had some visitors to our house, and especially love those times. We look forward to more visits with all of you! Nate seems to literally grow daily, he is seven and in first grade. For him, life is about eating, sleeping and playing. He is enjoying being able to read, but not the process so much. He seems to be a whiz