I just read this post yesterday on Plywood People and was SUPER convicted by it! He talks about how in our culture lately it seems like whenever people ask “how are you doing?” the answer is usually something like, “so busy!” “things are great, but just so, so busy right now!!!” and I realized I am SO guilty of this! I don’t know why I answer this question like this – is it to make people think I am important? (which I am CLEARLY not) or that I have way more cool stuff going on in my life than they do theirs? I mean…honestly, I have no idea what triggers the response.

I was telling my small group a few weeks ago that I have felt really strongly that I need to throw the brakes on things BIG time in my life- I HATE having things going every night and feeling like there is never time to slow down and enjoy my family and my friends – and that in slowing things down I felt so much better about things, so much less…busy.…

Saw this over on Roni’s Weigh and thought it would be fun!

So here goes… the ABC’s of me…

1. Age: 26
2. Bed size: King…and I LOVE it.
3. Chore you hate: Laundry, Laundry, LAUNDRY! Omg, I cannot say it enough.
4. Dogs: 1, Jack…the most shedding dog in the entire world – and I love him so much!
5. Essential start to your day: a yummy breakfast and a diet coke
6. Favorite color: hmmm…I think teal
7. Gold or silver: Silver!
8. Height: 5’10″ if you ask my doctors, 5’9″ if you ask my husband
9. Instruments that you can play: oboe (this was my major for a year!), flute and piano
10. Job title: National Sales Director
11. Kids: 1 on the way!
12. Live: Atlanta
13. Mom’s name: Beth
14. Nicknames: Leaky…only by my BFF!
15. Overnight hospital stays: my stroke in 2008
16. Pet peeve: When something exciting is happening and people say negative things. (i.e. “I’m pregnant!” answer from person you are telling “you better sleep now!” “oh boy, your life is reallllllly about to change!”) How about a simple congratulations and genuine happiness and well wishes?

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I guess I will FINALLY have some blog content the next several months…er…years!

Coming in September 2011, Baby Case (who for now is known by Reneseme, except Chris, who refuses to call it that.)

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Instead of taking the 2 minutes it typically takes to read my Friday Five today, can you take 2 minutes to stop and pray for Japan?…

Yesterday was an incredible message at church – about passion for the harvest, and something Chris and I desperately needed to hear. (i.e. passion for reaching the lost) The past few weeks have been a bit frustrating for Chris and I on the church planting front. We both have a huge excitement and passion for launching Resonate, but right now things just feel like they are on hold for several reasons. We love our neighborhood, and we want to reach our neighborhood – there is such a need, and we want to help fulfill that. It’s a difficult place to be, because we live in one community, but our roots (and time) are deeply tied to our church in a very different part of the city – which makes it hard to invest our time and resources into where we actually live.

I think it’s so easy to look at “the harvest” as a missions thing – like, going on short term or long term trips, but right now God is clearly speaking to Chris and I that our role is right here in our community.…