Anne on September 29th, 2009

Our small group leaders at Kinetic are AMAZING!  I just spent a weekend with 28 of our small group leaders in Myrtle Beach.  It was a very moving weekend for David and I as we began to see the vision that began with this church about 5 years ago finally begin to take hold on [...]

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Anne on September 2nd, 2009

Hello Everyone, Thanks for your patience through the summer.  I know it was a long dry spell from the beginning of July to the end of August.  I had my hands full with all 4 of my kids home and I was babysitting for another one as well.  We just kicked back, played, read, went [...]

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Anne on June 11th, 2009

Sometimes I struggle with being a mom.  I have had to give up so much to take care of these four little children.  I gave up my career as a teacher and coach.  I gave up control of my body when I got pregnant…again and again and again.  Most days I give up eating a [...]

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Anne on February 2nd, 2009

Alright, it is February and time to show a little chocolaty love!  But for those who want to get back on track with eating healthfully, here is one of my favorite recipes from Weight Watchers and it only has 2 ingredients! 1 box chocolate cake mix, (Devil’s food cake is good or one with pudding [...]

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Anne on January 31st, 2009

Out of the barage of images last week, this one is the most symbolic to me.  This is the one that gives me hope.  Not because Obama is a rock-star, or a messiah, or a perfect world leader, or the first African American president, but because of Who this country places her trust in.  On [...]

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At this point in my life I can honestly say that I am a wholehearted believer in the adage, “It is better to give than to receive.”  I was not always this enthusiastic or generous.  I admit there have been times when I have been really jealous of what others have received and what I [...]

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Anne on December 17th, 2008

These apple dumplings are another really easy dessert you can whip together in no time, but they taste like you slaved all day.  The ingredients are simple and can be made “light” if you are counting calories or points.  I stole this recipe from Necole Baty.  She made it once for our small group a [...]

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Anne on December 9th, 2008

Yesterday I think I was about to go crazy!  I had a group of women coming over for dinner and Bible study. (Praise God for Katherine Freeman who brought the soup and bread and Nicole Anthony and Joanna Mayhew who brought a dessert!)  I was trying to finish decorating the Christmas tree before everyone came [...]

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Anne on November 20th, 2008

Hearing what we need to do as men and women in our relationships is very difficult. I am sure that during last week’s message, as husband’s were called to love their wives, their tired, grumpy, moody, stressed, emotional, verbally powerful wives, that there was some fear there. Likewise, this past week, as women heard about [...]

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Anne on November 2nd, 2008

God has such a sense of humor.  Very appropriately, I suppose, Dave and I have been in a bit of a fight for the last week.  Mainly it has occurred because of conflicting schedules and things that absolutely had to be done and all of the time for “us” being squeezed out by obligations and [...]

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