Yeah! Travis Cottrell!

My ministry and musical buddy Travis Cottrell has a new project releasing June 2 and it is absolutely incredible!

Click on the new project link above and give it a listen!  Dang, Travis!

Fitness

Where have I been, really?

 

A Great Reason For Loving Mother’s Day

I have two great reasons for loving Mother’s Day.

Sis, Mom and Me

1st of all, my own mom, who is still moving and shaking better than most 40 year olds I know.  

Secondly, I have the two most terrific girls in all the world.  It is amazing how much fun we have when we are togehter.

Like all moms, we deal with how fast time has flown with disbelief that our families grow older and move along with their own lives.  At the same time, I’ve seen ours grow closer and closer.

I know that we have many more times like these ahead.  But for now, I find joy in the precious time we spent together this weekend.

Happy Mother’s Day ya’ll, as we all say down south!

My girls and me

Recap Going Beyond in Detroit

Here it is, a little musical recap to this past weekend.  Have I mentioned lately how much I love the work called LifeWay Women?

ENJOY!  And thanks Rich for the beautiful pictures, as always!

 Going Beyond with Priscilla Shirer, Detroit

Going Beyond in Detroit

Join us this weekend for Going Beyond with Priscilla Shirer!  Anthony Evans (Priscilla’s brother) will lead the dynamic praise team. Gracious, I’m getting excited.  If you’re from the Nashville area and attended Kairos on Tuesday nights at Brentwood Baptist, then you know exactly who Anthony is!

See you Friday and Saturday in Troy (Detroit) for a life-changing event.  And it’s not too late to register!

Easter Hat. Not.

No, I really didn't wear it to church.

Just for fun, I tried on an Easter hat or two during a shopping trip with my youngest daughter.   

I didn’t make a purchase, but this was GREAT fun in the store.  Pretty sure I was close to being asked to leave.

What do you think?

Our REAL Easter pic

But for real, here’s a new favorite photo of Joe and me.   Chelsea took this after Easter morning services.

It had been a long week.  I watched as my man poured his heart out preparing for the two Sunday services – and right in the middle of it all, he was called to the Fox 17 anchor desk to do both the Thursday and Friday night weathercasts.   That’s 1-10:30pm on both those days – when I knew he probably needed to be working on church things.  Truthfully, it was really cool to see him back on the tube, but I missed him at home at the same time.

Many people have crossed our paths in the two decades (plus) that Joe and I have been together.  When all is said and done, I’ve learned that no one really knows and understands the heart and passions of this man quite like I do.

As we celebrated Easter together, and as I thanked God for the reason for our celebration, I also took time out to thank God for this man I love so much.

Happy Easter, sweetheart.  This year was one of my favorites so far!

Why I Do What I Do

I am blessed to be just a small part of this great work through LifeWay Women.

Thanks Rich Kalonick for capturing our weekend so well, as you always do.  Now, crank up your speakers and enjoy Travis Cottrell singing with photos from Living Proof Live New Orleans. 

And, just for fun, if you want to play along in a little photo captioning contest from our New Orleans weekend, go here to play.  Winner receives a copy of Kelly Minter’s No Other Gods Bible Study!

Blessed and Wiped Out

Just arrived back in Music City following a quick round trip to one of my fave cities in this USofA – New Orleans.  I’m just dropping by to say WOW, I’m blessed. What a weekend with the LifeWay Women events team.  Beth Moore shared awesome teaching. And God flowed freely through the music led by Travis Cottrell and the praise team. It was amazing to see lives change before my very eyes, mine included.

My buddy Rich will be sending me a link for the recap and I’ll share it here – so be on the lookout.

Meanwhile, I’m signing off for now to rest my aching bod. Love you with all my heart.

2 Churches. 1 Location. Easter Sunday.

Something very unique is going on in west Nashville on Easter Sunday.  Here’s why.

Address in Bellevue:  1701 Highway 70S Nashville, TN 37221

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