Happy New Year! Yes I am a total slacker, but I really lead a very busy life and sometimes when I have time to blog I just don't feel like anyone needs to hear what I have to say! I will, once again, try to do better!
Things are good but as always, busy at the McCart house. We enjoyed being with our children at Christmas and everything at church was awesome.
Ashley and I just returned from dance convention this week and it was great. She is so gifted in dance. God has really blessed her. My prayer is that she will always use that gift to glorify the Lord. We went with some good friends and had a wonderful time. I was sick the whole weekend but God saw me through it.
God is moving in so many amazing ways all around me. Through my spiritual life, through church, work and everywhere.
My son Phillip has moved to Charlotte, from Atlanta, and I am so proud of the work he is doing at Elevation Church. God blessed him with just enough craziness from his parents to be a great minister!
My wedding aniversary is next week and I don't know what we are doing yet. Probably go out to dinner. I just want to say that I love Steve McCart a thousand times more than I did 34 years ago, and I thought I loved him as much as possible then! He is a prince among men for putting up with me all these years. Thank you God for blessing me with a Godly husband.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
It has been a while!
Yes, I am finally back here after a long absence of over a month. Even my son has reminded me to get with it. I will try to do better.
Things here are busy to say the least. You need to understand a little about my life to get the full effect. I am the wife of a wonderful man, who is the pastor of a small - medium church, which means he is the only staff member. That means that we help alot. I am also the worship leader at the church, and the WMU director (in regular words I take care of all the music and most of the missions stuff). If that wasn't enough I work full-time at another church doing graphic design and anything else that needs to be done. Then there is the child, our precious 10 year old granddaughter that lives with us, who is involved in lots, especially her dance classes two days a week. She is awesome! Almost 3 years ago we brought into our family a fiesty little beagle named Keavey Joy (Celtic for graceful, beautiful and elegant). You also need to know that I love dogs! No, really, I am not the crazy dress up my dog person but they are like my family. (well, I would like to dress Keavey up as Underdog for Halloween!) Keavey is a tiny little 20 pound girl that thinks she rules the roast. Last year my sweet husband decided to add to our family with a precious little American Bulldog Boxer mix which we named Chief. His parents are owned by one of our church familes so we knew about how big he would be. Well, his parents are both medium to large dogs that weigh about 70 pounds each. My thought was, oh my, I guess I can handle that. I feel in love with him way before he ever came home. Big Chief McCart, as we call him, just turned one and is so much more than we expected. His head is up to my hip and he weighs at least 100 pounds. He is my big baby boy alright! So here I am in what is supposed to be a relatively peaceful time in my life and it is wild and crazy! Praise God! I get tired and a little grumpy but I celebrate the hectic life that God has placed me in and look forward to each and every adventure.
Right now my next adventure is my sweet daughter-in-law and my other two incredible granddaughters are coming for a visit the end of the month! This is God's way of getting me to take some time off from work and to get me to do a little refreshing around my house. (that sounds so much better than cleaning) So life goes on . . . one adventure at a time . . . one challange at a time . . . and mercy given to me by my Lord every day!
Things here are busy to say the least. You need to understand a little about my life to get the full effect. I am the wife of a wonderful man, who is the pastor of a small - medium church, which means he is the only staff member. That means that we help alot. I am also the worship leader at the church, and the WMU director (in regular words I take care of all the music and most of the missions stuff). If that wasn't enough I work full-time at another church doing graphic design and anything else that needs to be done. Then there is the child, our precious 10 year old granddaughter that lives with us, who is involved in lots, especially her dance classes two days a week. She is awesome! Almost 3 years ago we brought into our family a fiesty little beagle named Keavey Joy (Celtic for graceful, beautiful and elegant). You also need to know that I love dogs! No, really, I am not the crazy dress up my dog person but they are like my family. (well, I would like to dress Keavey up as Underdog for Halloween!) Keavey is a tiny little 20 pound girl that thinks she rules the roast. Last year my sweet husband decided to add to our family with a precious little American Bulldog Boxer mix which we named Chief. His parents are owned by one of our church familes so we knew about how big he would be. Well, his parents are both medium to large dogs that weigh about 70 pounds each. My thought was, oh my, I guess I can handle that. I feel in love with him way before he ever came home. Big Chief McCart, as we call him, just turned one and is so much more than we expected. His head is up to my hip and he weighs at least 100 pounds. He is my big baby boy alright! So here I am in what is supposed to be a relatively peaceful time in my life and it is wild and crazy! Praise God! I get tired and a little grumpy but I celebrate the hectic life that God has placed me in and look forward to each and every adventure.
Right now my next adventure is my sweet daughter-in-law and my other two incredible granddaughters are coming for a visit the end of the month! This is God's way of getting me to take some time off from work and to get me to do a little refreshing around my house. (that sounds so much better than cleaning) So life goes on . . . one adventure at a time . . . one challange at a time . . . and mercy given to me by my Lord every day!
Thursday, August 2, 2007
When Did Our Focus Get So Blurry?
As I drove to work this morning I was reflecting on last night at church. We are a very traditional Southern Baptist Church, but not stuffy. We love the Lord and aren't afraid to show it, at least that is what we strive for.
I am currently in charge of the music program and for choir practice I read from Ephesians 2, talking about not being involved in the cravings of our sinful nature but through faith we are saved. I am constantly trying to emphasize to my choir and others that we were not put here for our pleasure but for His. All of this is His plan (if we are in His will, if we go our own way He loves us enough to fix it) and each of us are blessed to be a tiny part of it. Our purpose is so simple, to praise Him and to carry out the tasks that He has placed before us. On the radio this morning, as I was pondering, Toby Mac's song "Made to Love" came on. (Thank you God for giving me a cool reminder that at least in this way I am on the right track!)
The chorus says it all -
I was made to love you I was made to find you I was made just for you Made to adore you I was made to love And be loved by you You were here before me You were waiting on me And you said you'd keep me Never would you leave me I was made to love and be loved by you
Just the thought of the creator of the universe taking time to love me is so ... there is not even a word for it. Anyway, I know we have to work, take care of our families and on and on, but when did our pleasure supersede our devotion to God? Do you question your priorities regarding your devotion to our Lord, do you "love them like Jesus", do you involve Jesus in every area of your life? These are questions that I ask myself on a regular basis. Am I always successful? No. Do I always love them like Jesus? No. But I ask God on a regular basis to reveal to me His plan for me and to give me the wisdom and strength to help me press on. I love the freedom of letting God be in control. I hear some make the statement "I want the freedom to do what I want to do." I wish for 10 minutes they could feel true freedom in Christ. I love my Savior with every fiber of my being. Someday when I sit at the feet of my Savior, I pray that my loved ones will remember me as a woman who truly worshipped and served her Lord with all her heart. Let's all work on our focusing our entire lives on Jesus.
I am currently in charge of the music program and for choir practice I read from Ephesians 2, talking about not being involved in the cravings of our sinful nature but through faith we are saved. I am constantly trying to emphasize to my choir and others that we were not put here for our pleasure but for His. All of this is His plan (if we are in His will, if we go our own way He loves us enough to fix it) and each of us are blessed to be a tiny part of it. Our purpose is so simple, to praise Him and to carry out the tasks that He has placed before us. On the radio this morning, as I was pondering, Toby Mac's song "Made to Love" came on. (Thank you God for giving me a cool reminder that at least in this way I am on the right track!)
The chorus says it all -
I was made to love you I was made to find you I was made just for you Made to adore you I was made to love And be loved by you You were here before me You were waiting on me And you said you'd keep me Never would you leave me I was made to love and be loved by you
Just the thought of the creator of the universe taking time to love me is so ... there is not even a word for it. Anyway, I know we have to work, take care of our families and on and on, but when did our pleasure supersede our devotion to God? Do you question your priorities regarding your devotion to our Lord, do you "love them like Jesus", do you involve Jesus in every area of your life? These are questions that I ask myself on a regular basis. Am I always successful? No. Do I always love them like Jesus? No. But I ask God on a regular basis to reveal to me His plan for me and to give me the wisdom and strength to help me press on. I love the freedom of letting God be in control. I hear some make the statement "I want the freedom to do what I want to do." I wish for 10 minutes they could feel true freedom in Christ. I love my Savior with every fiber of my being. Someday when I sit at the feet of my Savior, I pray that my loved ones will remember me as a woman who truly worshipped and served her Lord with all her heart. Let's all work on our focusing our entire lives on Jesus.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Here We Go!
Here I am writing a blog. It is something that many people do all over the world. Why I would think anyone would be interested in reading what I have to say is a mystery but here I go!
I will begin by explaining the name of my blog. I was not born in South Carolina, however I lived almost all of my life there. Henceforth, I claim SC as my home state, Charleston in particular. Almost seven years ago God called us to North Carolina to serve Him so now NC is home. Therefore I am a Carolina girl twice and in every area of my life I serve my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I guess the only thing really on my heart today is that none of us takes enough time for each other. Sometimes I find it hard to take a few minutes to email friends and loved ones sometimes. It should not be. I will try to do better, hope all of you will too.
I will begin by explaining the name of my blog. I was not born in South Carolina, however I lived almost all of my life there. Henceforth, I claim SC as my home state, Charleston in particular. Almost seven years ago God called us to North Carolina to serve Him so now NC is home. Therefore I am a Carolina girl twice and in every area of my life I serve my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
I guess the only thing really on my heart today is that none of us takes enough time for each other. Sometimes I find it hard to take a few minutes to email friends and loved ones sometimes. It should not be. I will try to do better, hope all of you will too.
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