Welcome

I would love to invite you into my home to have a cup of tea with me. We could sit in my sunny kitchen and talk about all the things that are going on in our lives. I could share with you the news I hear from my grown daughters. How my grandkids are growing. We could laugh together over the funny things that they have said. It would be fun to share the ins and outs of our family life, and talk about our latest creative projects. We could share what God has been teaching us, in our personal lives, and encourage each other on this walk of faith. We could pray together, laugh together, and even cry together. Since most of us will never be able to sit down together face to face, I would like to invite you to join me here. So come on in and have a cup of tea with me.

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Joy

Joy

About Me

Crossville, Tennessee, United States
I am a 61 year old, wife, married to my best friend for 40 years. We have been blessed with 6 children, & 13 grandchildren. I love mentoring women in their spritual walk & in the everyday. I have a diverse background, having spent over 30 years living and ministering in a small South American country. Now my family resides in a small town in the lovely state of Tennessee. We have experienced the blessing of adoption, but also the hard of dealing with a child with RAD and other mental health issues. You can live life with the cup half full or half empty the choice is yours. I choose half full.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Starting the new year is always exciting!  The kids and I have been back in school for a couple weeks now.  They are doing really well.  Both Carla and Matthew are reading short vowel words and Teddy is moved on to bar-graphs from fractions. :-) Many days it often feels like that my whole life is tied up in homeschooling these little ones. 

We are preparing for the church's 7th anniversary, which will be Feb. 5.  This coming week a group from Battlefield Baptist Church, in VA. will be visiting us.  We are looking forward to having them here!  On Saturday the 4th, the ladies are having a special tea, and we are excited that Mrs. Skinner will be speaking.  I know that she will be a real blessing.  On Sunday, Pastor Skinner will be preaching in the morning service.  That evening we will have our annual dinner and program reviewing the history of the church.  This year we are preparing for 200!  So happy that several of the ladies have stepped up to help organize and cook for this special event.

This coming Sunday, Tony will be introducing Darwin and Jessica as our first Assistant Pastor!  This is a huge step for the church, but we are so happy about it!  We appreciate your prayers for them as they step into this role, and as the church learns what it means to take care of a pastor and his family.

It is always exciting to see God working and to be a part of it!

Blessings to you and yours,
Joy


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Ashley said...

How exciting about Darwin and Elizabeth! Such a blessing. I hope it will be a wonderful step for all involved. Praying for them too!

January 28, 2012 at 1:12 AM

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