How do you say 2010?

I’m a planner by nature.  I love to create plans and strategies that help us achieve our goals for the future.  Lately, my planning has been running into the year 2010 a lot.  But I keep finding myself stumbling over how to say 2010. Is it? Two thousand ten Just “ten” Someone even told me […]

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So Proud!

A team of 17 from Cross Point just returned from a week in the Dominican Republic where they continued work on the church and feeding center that we have been building there.  Here’s a video from their week. I’m so proud of the hearts of the people of Cross Point to give, to serve, to […]

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Happy Birthday to Me!

I’m not really sure what is proper blog etiquette for acknowledging one’s own birthday, so I’m tossing that concern out the window and throwing myself a little birthday party today. Here’s a glimpse at some of the milestones of my first 33 years: Year 1: Started walking at 7 1/2 months old.  (I was ambitious […]

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Slow Down!

A close friend said two words to me today that I really needed to hear… S L O W D O W N That was all it took to get my attention and to force me to refocus.  Every once in awhile you need someone to simply state the obvious. What two words do you […]

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A Beautiful Word

Is writing becoming a lost art? I really hope not. I have always been what I call a “thought” journaler.  I tend to not journal feelings because I don’t want my feelings to be found. But I love to journal thoughts, observations, ideas and dreams.  I love to journal quotes, books to read, books I’ve […]

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Serving Saturday

Last  week the people of Cross Point blitzed the city of Nashville with acts of service.  I’m still amazed by the stories! Here’s a pic of me with the group at Matthew Walker Clinic where we painted and decorated a pediatric unit. A big thanks to Lisa Gardiner for volunteering to lead this project.  Lisa, […]

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The Big Ten

It seems like just yesterday I was preparing to walk down the aisle to say “I do”. I remember that day so vividly. I remember sitting in the bride’s room with my wedding dress straddled over a kid’s chair so that it wouldn’t get crumbled while I wrote checks for the last few expenses of […]

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Catron House Wars – The Rebuttal

This weekend I posted an edition of Catron House Wars discussing our grocery shopping habits.  My sweet husband wrote a rebuttal that I thought was only fair to post. Enjoy! Well, well, well…I see that my wife has taken advantage of the fact that I don’t always read all her blog postings to slide in […]

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Catron House Wars – Grocery Shopping

It never ceases to amaze me how different Merlyn and I are even after 10 years of marriage.  We grew up with pretty different family circumstances so we developed different philosophies on family life. Grocery shopping is one thing that Merlyn and I have completely different philosophies on. My approach: Make a list, shop for […]

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Cross Point Nashville Serving Saturday

[vimeo=http://www.vimeo.com/3268510] Cross Point Nashville are you signed up for Serving Saturday, February 28th? We are going to be all over the city of Nashville partnering with 5 different organizations to reach out in big ways.  I promise there is something for every one of us to do! Watch this video and then email Ryan@crosspoint.tv to […]

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