This weekend is one of my favorite events at Cross Point! Serving Saturday! A few times a year we put together a massive serving day where all of our campuses participate in serving projects all across the greater Nashville area. We partner with local ministries, non-profits and public schools to serve our community where resources […]
The school where I served this summer in San Marcos, Honduras. On Sunday, President Porfirio Lobo declared a state of emergency in southern Honduras following torrential rains that have caused severe flooding in several departments, especially Choluteca and Valle which are under red alert status. The departments of Atlántida, Colón, Comayagua, Copán, Cortés, La Paz, […]
It’s back again… my favorite day of the week – FRIDAY! Sometimes I get so excited about Friday that I become paralyzed trying to figure out what to do first. I try to cram all of my favorite things into Friday… Reading a good book A nice long energizing walk Lunch or tea with friends […]
It’s another Fabulous Friday and I’m beginning my morning with the perfect cup of tea, sitting on my patio, watching the rain fall while my dog romps through the yard a dripping, soggy, smelly mess. He’s having a blast and I’m peacefully enjoying a slow-moving morning. These types of days are rare and precious. I […]
My Fabulous Friday is filled with packing, painting, cleaning, more painting and more packing. Oh and probably a run to get more boxes and packing supplies. Moving is a great reminder of how much crap you collect. PURGE people, PURGE! It’s good for the soul. 🙂 I have a few opportunities to post around the […]
Hey guys, I’m going to take the long weekend for a bit of a blog break. I have family in town (yay!) as well as we are in the beginning stages of moving to our new home (yikes – I haven’t packed a thing!). Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. I hope you celebrate big […]
It doesn’t take much for me to enjoy my day off… just a little less demanding schedule and I’m in heaven. I don’t have one single scheduled commitment today. That’s a miracle that I will treasure every moment of! Ok, here’s my random Fabulous Friday thoughts: I get to work with an incredible staff at […]
Mama Maggie Gobran Founder and CEO, Stephens Children Ministry Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Mama Maggie Gobran led a comfortable life in Cairo. A Coptic Christian from a prominent Egyptian family, she taught computer science and lectured at Cairo University. But following a conviction from God, she started a ministry to serve the poor in her […]
Hon. Cory A. Booker Mayor of Newark, New Jersey Urban Reformer In 2006, while still in his thirties, Cory Booker was elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey. With degrees from Stanford University and Oxford University (where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar), he moved to Newark during his final year at Yale Law School. In […]
In the dead of winter I always say that “I never complain about the heat”… “I love summer”… I think I’m getting very close to complaining about the heat this summer. It’s really quite crazy. The morning run was grueling today. I’m looking forward to a great weekend and a few other things… A week […]