The Month in Pictures

Because I am a blog slacker, I’ve let several weeks of goodness slip by undocumented. In order to spare you great detail, I’ll let pictures say most of the words..

1. Vacation: Our family along with Luke’s Mom, Dad, Sis, BIL, and kids went to St. George Island, FL this summer and it was perhaps one of the best vacations ever. The island is located off the coast of Apalachicola and is very non-commercial –  just like I like it. I literally put on makeup, fixed my hair, and wore something besides pj’s or a swimsuit only one day out of the week. The house had a pool so when we weren’t at the beach, the kids still had plenty of entertainment.

stgeorge

2. My friend Sheryl! Last weekend I spoke at Sheryl Dean’s church. Their fabulous men hosted a Women’s Appreciation Day. The only thing the girls had to do was show up. The men decorated, cooked, and then cleaned. Have you ever? I loved being with Sheryl on her home turf. I love you, Siesta!

lisasheryl

3. A little more about Arkansas:  Stephanie is one of the PW’s who helped organize the Arkansas conference last weekend. Her mom and two bff’s stayed in my hotel (they are from Mississippi) and I had the great joy of getting acquainted with them. Every woman needs a circle of friends like these girls. They’ve been besties for years and you can tell there is a deep love between them. Thank you girls for letting me crash your breakfast and lunch tables and making me laugh my head off! (And I’m waiting for the picture of Julie, Stephanie, Julie, Melissa, and me to show up on one of their FaceBooks so I can steal and post it.  They are every one adorable!)

annettecoylisa

The girls left an OH-mazing gift basket in my room. It was filled with all things Arkansas. It even had Diet Dr. Pepper inside. You have no idea how welcome that was late that night and at 6 am the next morning. I was so spoiled!

basket1

basket2

Most of you wouldn’t know this but I was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas and lived in Little Rock until I was three or so. (Mom, could you clarify?) Either way, I have an inner Razorback. So imagine my delight when there was a hog head in my basket! He plays the fight song and yells “Here, Sooey” or however it is you call a pig. I’m going to be so obnoxious with it.  As if I needed help.

hoghead

4. BFF’s: A couple of shots of The Girl and her best girls. Notice we cut her hair off! It was a little traumatic at first but now I love it.

schoolfootballaugustspeaking 006

bff1

5. FOOTBALL!

I don’t understand football in the least. My friends have tried to explain why it is okay to do an onside kick. I think if it’s time for you to turn the ball over, you shouldn’t be allowed to kick it to yourself. Why do they call running rushing? Isn’t that overstating the obvious? Why can’t you block in the back? Isn’t the point to knock everyone down? Should it matter from what direction you hit them?

With all that said, or asked rather, I love the atmosphere of Friday night football even if I don’t understand what’s going on outside a scored touchdown.  Especially when our boys – the underdogs – came through with a smashing win against an arch rival last week to open the season. They even got Team of the Week on a local radio station! Luke is the chaplain for the team and loves those boys like his own.  I don’t know if there is a person in town who wants to see this group succeed more than him.  Well, maybe Coach.  But after that, it’s definitely Luke and The Quarterback Club Posse.   I’m trying really hard to learn football talk because it is his love language. 

I took this picture of the team singing the Alma Mater after the win.  The scene made me cry.

winners

Okay, so you are somewhat caught up. I have lots of website updates to do this week. I hope to have some cool stuff to show you soon!

Love,
Lisa

August 30, 2009 | Filed Under Event Recaps | 8 Comments 

Where to Begin?

Hey Girls!

I’m sitting in the airport in the ATL trying to concentrate on writing a blog post while a constant stream of  humanity walks past.  There’s the gang banger with the jeweled hat who’s being wheeled down the concourse with two casts on his legs.  I wonder who he dissed?  Woman With Insanely High Heels Walking Badly just shuffled by.  Why would she wear those to the airport?  I’m all about beauty over practicality but I’ll take my leopard flats, thank you very much.   Then there’s the military man walking in cadence.  Is he fresh home from war?  I am a sinful people watcher.  Before you know it, I’ve imagined a whole life for them they’ve probably never dreamed of living.  The gang banger is probably a missionary who fell off a roof in Haiti building an orphanage and then don’t I look like a shmuck?

I really didn’t intend on blog breaking so I really don’t know where to begin in catching up.  How about I’ll just begin in the present and tell you why I’m in the Atlanta Airport.  Because you are dying to know. 

Yes, you are. 

I don’t even remember if I told you I was going to speak at a conference in Arkansas put together by one of my most favorite PW Bloggers, Julie.  I know I’ve mentioned it on Facebook otherwise known as The Apostasy.  I’m seriously going to have sharing things in 160 letter updates because it makes writing a blog post feel like a novella.  I love WordPress and do not want to break up with it so perhaps it’s time for me to choose.  Facebook.  I’m NOT addicted to you, baby.  But you’re a hard habit to break.  (I’m not addicted.  Really.  Not.)

But that’s not the point.  Julie along with Rachel, Stephanie, and Melissa (All PW’s I might add) were charged with putting together a women’s conference for Harmony Baptist Association in Arkansas.  Y’all.  These girls did a mighty fine job and I do mean MIGHTY.  Rachel’s hubby is the pastor of FBC Pine Bluff and it is seriously one of the most beautiful sanctuaries I’ve ever seen.  They also have a great choir robe room because I mistakenly walked in to it no less than 13 times when trying to make my way from a little prayer room I used between sessions. 

I can not say enough how humbled I am to have been a part of what God is doing in the lives of the women who attended.  We had two general sessions and then was able to spend time with a group of precious ministry wives in a breakout.  I would have given anything to have had a few hours with them because you just can’t cover a lifetime of shared experiences  in 40 minutes.

Okay, they are calling for my flight early and I am not going to miss another one.  Which yeah, I failed to mention I’m in Atlanta because I missed the flight from Little Rock to Memphis by 3 stinkin’ minutes.  Not because I couldn’t make the plane mind you, but because airline policy prevents check in less than 30 minutes prior to departure.  Seriously??  No big though, I’m still going to make it home about the same time and I didn’t even have to change concourses.  God is good and He loves me very much.

So okay girls.  That’s it for now.  I’m not even going to get on Facebook now. 

I”m not.

Love,

Lisa

August 29, 2009 | Filed Under Ministry | 7 Comments 

It’s Friday Night and if I’m Lucky There Will Be No Sewing Involved

Hey Girls!

I only have a pair of minutes to be on here today.  I’m putting the finishing touches to a message for a Women’s Appreciation Day in Smyrna, GA.  I am SO excited that I’ll get to see a couple of Siestas, Sheryl and Sherry. (I think you are coming, aren’t you Sherry?)  Can’t wait to hug their sweet necks and be with them on their home turf in suburban ATL!  The Lord has goaded me with a word from Ezra.  And yes, I used the word ‘goad’ intentionally.  However, I’ll reserve the explanation for a later date so I won’t be giving out spoilers.  Let me just say this:  The only difference between a thorn in the flesh and a goad is on how we choose to process it.  Either way, let’s pray for sufficient grace to receive even the ill-intentioned prods as well as the ones administered in love with humility and allow them to do their perfecting work.  

And that’s just a side note..not a spoiler at all.   

I also have to sadly report that Ezra/Hobie/Bartholomeow has gone missing.  All I know is that he was here last night and this morning was not.  I’m a little surprised at how depressed it makes me.  Something about nursing that baby back to health attached me to the little rascal.  I’m hoping he’ll return but it’s looking highly unlikely.  *Sigh*

I hope you have a fabulous weekend plans!  Football is in the air around here.  Quite literally as in my boy just walked by me in his practice clothes and I could gag.  I suppose that’s the signal for me to get myself to the laundry room.  He’s also about to drive me out of my everloving skull by stressing over the length of his new game jersey.  Apparently, it’s uncool to look like you are wearing a dress with leggings on the football field.  If the Braves can wear full length pants instead of proper baseball capris then I see no problem with the long shirt/legging ensemble.  However, he isn’t seeing it my way.  The current request is that I get out my sewing machine and hem the jersey.  Yeah, like that’s going to work out for him.  He obviously hasn’t heard about my high school home-ec final exam where I made a dress with the arm sewed on inside out and upside down.  I’m thinkin’ he’d be better off looking like he’s wearing a mini-dress than be stuck in a perpetual wave.  Maybe he’ll block a Hail Mary or a touch back or an offsides kick.  

I have no idea what I just said.   Sheryl is freaking out about right now.  (I promise, I’ve got coherent notes.  Lots of them.)

Happy Friday and Peace Out,

Lisa

August 21, 2009 | Filed Under Ministry, Parenting or Lack Thereof | 4 Comments 

Next Page »

Social Widgets powered by AB-WebLog.com.