For those of you know me, you know I love sports and I've always been a big football fan. Just to set the record straight, I love the Dallas Cowboys and I love Notre Dame. It's been a rough 20 years for me. In football, just like every other sport, there is a winner and a loser. All you have to do is score more touchdowns than the other team. It's a simple game. The team ...
Keep ReadingAfter months of diligent practice, our Rooted Kids' Ministry put on a spectacular Christmas Program. View a preview of the program below, and click here for the entire video (divided into four parts). Many thanks to Angela Hammons, Ellen Hey, and all of the parents as well! ...
Keep ReadingI love to win. That should be evident to anyone that knows me very well. I want to win so badly that it is a severe area of weakness in my life. My younger brother even claims that when we were young, I used to sneak Monopoly cash and RISK cannons into my arsenal to secure my inevitable board game victory. I cannot comment upon such ancient past, but it is safe to say that...
Keep ReadingChristmas just excites me! I can hardly wait until Thanksgiving is over to bring out the Christmas decor! And "elf on the shelf" is basically the best idea ever! Plus, sometimes I feel like gift wrapping could be my year round hobby! Because bows are just so fun, right?! Haha! Or, should I say "HoHo?" :) Okay, so if you know me at all, you probably know that none of that ...
Keep ReadingWhen I was in high school, there was an interesting character at most of our football games. I don't know who he was and, as far as I know, he had no ties to anyone there. Nevertheless, he would walk up and down the sidelines yelling "FUMBLE", and the funny thing is that he said it all the time. It did not seem to matter if we were on offense or defense. I can't explain wh...
Keep ReadingI figured since it was Thanksgiving that it would be appropriate to write a blog post about being thankful. One thing that I've realized over the past week has been how the attitudes of those around me affect my own, particularly with thankfulness. I've found that when I surround myself with those who are grateful for the things that they have, I become more aware of how m...
Keep ReadingAustin and Alicia Morris are members of Westminster who are spending a year in Rouen, France (near France's northern coast). Alicia is teaching and Austin, who did not speak French prior to their move, is taking classes. Click here to follow their French adventures on their personal blog. This week, I (Alicia) have been teaching my French students about Thanksgiving, sinc...
Keep ReadingIn case you missed the October newsletter, we posted an interview with Arrows Anchors. The full interview is below: We recently caught up with Reid Kelly and Amy Coleman as they were traveling to Nashville to lead worship at "A Call to Holiness" Youth Rally. Read about how they stepped into the world of songwriting and what we can look forward to in the future. When wou...
Keep ReadingHaving just returned in July from living in Alaska for three years, these past months have been filled with many "first-time-post-Alaska" experiences. This past Sunday was my First Daylight Saving Time Since Alaska, and I can tell you it was quite different now that I have a fresh perspective on just how dark it is or isn't here in Greenwood. My first fall in Fairbanks,...
Keep ReadingI wish that I could truthfully say that everything I've ever read by C.S. Lewis has been fully comprehended by this layman. But I can truthfully say, along with countless others over the past decades, that Lewis has been an instrument in my life to awaken dull imaginations and a desire to pursue joy in Christ more fully and energetically. "The Weight of Glory" is one such ...
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