9 Lives

I have been alive for a sum of 34 years.  God has given me incredible adventures in such a short time.  I have traveled all over the world, lived in Ireland, seen 48 of our 50 great states.  I have lived in large cities and small country towns. I have studied nursing, business administration and graphic design.  I love to draw, paint, bake, decorate, craft and missions work.  At age 25 I married a Pastor and life has never ceased to be amusing.  In our ten years together we have moved cities 4 times and been on staff at churches in every capacity. My husband has been the janitor, youth pastor, associate pastor, young adults pastor, worship pastor, principal of the church school and a lot of these roles all at the same time.  In 2011 we decided to take a break from ministry after 13+ years serving on staff.  We always dreamed of having our own business in the food industry. So we took a HUGE leap of faith and opened a bakery with a $50 Walmart gift card (I'm not kidding-we were broke) and have just now reached the 3rd year mark.  But recently God has called us back into ministry and we have taken a Lead Pastor position at a small church in Eastover, NC.  Oh and I left the part where I work full-time at the NC Assemblies of God District Office.  In my free time I do freelance graphic design and event planning. 

I feel like a cat sometimes who has lived 7 of her 9 lives.  I have had many happy seasons of life and I have had very painful ones just like everyone in this world.  There is also a journey I would like to share that I have been on for the past 8 years...Infertility.  I want to help give insight into this world and help other women who are fighting this battle. We are still hoping for our miracle baby and exploring all options including adoption.  So many of my entries will be about this journey.  I also want to talk about church and ministry topics/perspectives from a pastor and his wife.  And there are the stories of my friends and family members who have inspired me into who I am that I will be posting as well.  What I have learned about life is that everyone has a story to tell.  I am looking forward to exploring this blogging world and meet new people. I hope I will get to hear tales of your personal quests as well. Let's be friends!