Years ago, I found myself in a CRAZY abusive marriage. It was, truly, the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through! At one point, a gun was in my mouth! (Now, that’s SCARY!) I didn’t even know if I was gonna live through the next 60 seconds, or not. But, I... Read More

Back in 2008, we were getting ready for the dedication of the Earth City Campus. About two weeks out, we had an inspector pay us a visit. This guy said, “You’re NOT going to open on that date because you won’t have your permit. I’m going to FAIL you!”  I... Read More

I know it’s weird, but I like to give the people in my life completely NEW names. (I guess I’m quirky that way!) When Morgan Jennings married my son, we already had a Pastor Morgan at work, and Ashtyn had a friend by the same name. I started calling her... Read More

The other night, I got a frantic email from one of my team about a big event that we’ve been planning. Our venue was no longer available! We have no choice; we’ll have to move it or cancel! WHAT? You gotta be kidding me! So, we immediately started looking for... Read More

One time, David and I were at a conference and we went out walking along the beach. I had my phone because it’s hard for me to go anywhere without it. I guess I got sweaty because, all of a sudden, it flew out of my hand. At that exact... Read More

You may not know this about me, but I’m kind of a “theatre buff”. So when I heard this story about a little girl who grew up in England, back in the 1930’s…I was fascinated! Gillian was a WIGGLE WORM! In school, she was having a hard time fitting in.... Read More

Last Friday night, the Worship Team had just barely made it through the first song…when the entire sound system SHUT DOWN! All you could hear was the lone drummer keeping the beat.   No keyboard, no guitars, amplifiers or microphones; they were all completely DEAD!   The temptation for everyone... Read More