Finding the Heart of God

The Best PreK or Preschool in Nashville

2010-03-29T22:10:37Z

I found the best preschool in Nashville. I did.
The best preschool or PreK program is Crievewood Baptist Church.
Amazing, Godly teachers with hearts of gold and a mastery of teaching PreK children.
My daughter was at a preschool this fall that didn't allow her to be successful. Too many details to explain, but as a former teacher, I continued to have warning signs that my daughter was in the wrong place.
Christ Church was a good experience for my son, but that was three years ago before the program submarined into utter disappointment. And now I actually wish I would have known about Crievewood Baptist Church back then.

Genesis points of interest

2009-11-18T21:06:07Z

I am doing a study on Genesis 1 and it has created many points of interest...
some things I read over and over and have a deeper look at it now with a deeper understanding
some things I am perplexed about...

Sin to Holiness is like dog pee in the snow

2010-02-02T11:14:00Z

I was reading Genesis 2 and 3 today at breakfast with Walter and Carrie. Now, let me set the scene here...snow day allows for a nice slow breakfast. Walter, 6, and Carrie, 4, are listening to me read word by word the scriptures and stopping every once in a while to further explain and check for understanding.

Trying to explain sin entering the Garden of Paradise was difficult. Explaining how sin and holiness do not mix. So I look out the window and see the blanket of snow still remaining on the ground and get an idea. We talked about how white snow is, and what happens when a dog pees in the snow. Makes the spot yellow, no longer white. Can it go back to white?
Nope. It's gross now.
Yep, so is sin. That's why we need Jesus...

Separate Your Memories, Forgetting Bad Things, Remembering the Good

2009-05-12T12:33:00Z

So I had a usual, normal day of golf on Friday. Sort of.

My shots were normal for me. Some better than others.
Here's where my golf game has become more and more enjoyable for me- and it helps me in my spiritual/emotional side of life as well:

I separate the good from the bad.
The bad shots, I close up in a box, and I mentally drop kick that box far away.

Will You Die for Me?

2009-04-01T07:42:37Z

You know, a while back at church, we were asked if we were ready to live our lives for Christ. I felt that Jeff and I had already done that, involving all of us, including our family.

Specifically, I heard Christ ask if I would die for Him. I thought long and hard about that- I have always been afraid of death. I answered yes to that question.

Tonight I feel that I have been asked that again, but in a different way, would I allow Jeff to die for Christ?

And God Loved Eve

2009-03-19T23:09:56Z

God loved Eve

I was thinking about the relationship God had with Eve today. The God who is, was and always will be, who knows the future. He knows who we are before He ever breathes life into us or begins to knit us together at the very moment of conception.

God knew Eve was going to take a bite and cause the fall of the human race. God knew Adam was going to fail at being the spiritual leader of his household, fail at keeping his perfect helper from harm- even if it was harming herself.

God knew all this, and yet He still created Adam and loved him. He created Eve with such tenderness and entrusted the population of the entire human race to her. And yet He still did.
He still does.

The Design of Marriage

2009-03-18T23:06:55Z

So what ingredients make for a good marriage?
How can you save your marriage from the terrible statistics?

What ingredients do we add to our marriage?

One of the most important things I ever did was lower my expectations. Sounds funny at first glance, I know.
Expect nothing from your spouse and be blissfully happy the rest of your life.
Well, that is not exactly what I mean, but it's not completely off, either.

Johnson Marital Intimacy Challenge

2009-01-23T10:39:14Z

We are studying Sacred Marriage
The chapter we studied last week was on sex and prayer and how they are connected- how the absence of one affects the other in the individual and how it affects the marriage.
Set aside time 3 nights in that week to have some time for intimacy with your spouse.
This does not mean quickies people (sorry guys)
Time for undivided attention, for kisses, for holding each other, for releasing the sexual tension that can distract men
Time to talk about your day- while looking into each others eyes…

My Story

2009-02-05T19:59:32Z

I have seen the "25 Things About Me" on Facebook and I think that's pretty cool
And I may vary well do that in my "free time"...
But the book of "me" is only open a little bit.
And there is so much more to me.

So here it is, this is My Story

And I feel led to share more:

Postcards from God

2008-10-30T23:57:27Z

As I followed the bus to Gentry Farms to the pumpkin patch this morning, I noticed the leaves changing colors, each tree in its specific designated time.

Ever notice that? The spectrum of colors from the variations on the theme of fall is amazing.

And it brought me to worshiping the Lord right there. Thanking Him for painting leaves for me. Well, maybe He didn't paint the leaves just for Mindy...but He opened my eyes at that moment, so that moment ...was mine. That moment God created just for me. It was all about just me and God. Nothing else, no one else, no distractions. He was thinking of me. He is ALWAYS thinking of me. Wow.