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last I updated, we were in the midst of the Daniel Fast. we did make it through 10 days. The last few days were much rougher than the beginning. I had evening meetings several days in a row, so I had to think about packing breakfast, lunch & dinner to go. it was not easy. [...]

Daniel Fast: Day 4

This was probably our best day. Our stomachs have grown accustomed to the new eating habits and our bodies have mostly decided it’s ok to not have caffeine. Here was the menu for the day: breakfast — granola, soy milk, fruit lunch — i don’t actually know what Matt ate, but I had rice cake, [...]

Daniel Fast: Days 2 & 3

Days 2 & 3 were a little of a blur. I had one plan, but we found out Monday that Matt’s great-grandmother had passed away (she was 91 years old! incredible). So, Tuesday and Wednesday were a little thrown off from what I had originally planned. Here is what I think we ate those days: [...]

Daniel Fast: Day 1

As mentioned in the previous post, Oak Leaf staff is participating in a Daniel Fast. Others are welcome to join us as we pray and prepare for the launch of our second campus. Click here to know more about this particular fast. Matt and I are pretty excited about this fast as we’ve never done [...]

I needed that

i needed a break. one less “responsibility” on my plate. funny how blogging can seem like work. and when you work at a church, there are times you really really really just do not want to work. there has to be some time that you are just unplugged. here are 10 things i’ve been thinking [...]

Birthday Weekend!!

I had an awesome birthday weekend. First married birthday, so it definitely felt like one of those, woah-i’m-an-adult kind of birthdays. It’s been a great weekend with my husband Matt and one of my best friends Amanda. Friday night, my parents & grandparents, as well as matt’s parents came over to our house for dinner. [...]

Doing Life Together

I’ve seen both in myself and other church staff people, that it is difficult to get involved in the very ministries that you are leading and promoting as a church. Take, for example, small group ministry. The excuses for me have been: A) I’m with church people all the time, I need to have time [...]

Hiatus

took an unannounced (and mostly unintentional) blogging break for the last month. Felt good to have time that I didn’t feel pressured to keep up with one more thing. These are some things that have happened since I last blogged: 1st Christmas with my amazing husband. total fan of having Christmas with a guy who [...]

things i am looking forward to…

a little top 5 for your friday. 1. Thanksgiving! I’ve been looking at some pumpkin muffin/cupcake recipes and I am pumped about November! We will be in Savannah for Thanksgiving this year and it is going to be fantastic. 2. Naturally, Christmas!!!!! this will be our first Christmas being married. can’t wait to establish some [...]

and they say in-laws are bad…

my in-laws are probably the best a girl could have. i’ve heard such horror stories of families picking on their son’s young bride. that’s totally not the case with my husband’s family. here’s a little glimpse of why i love my mother-in-law so much… my mom is on the right. and my mother in-law is [...]