Kutz for Kidz

Kyle and I are both PK's. Preacher's Kids. While neither of us ever felt "called" to a specific ministry, we did know, with out a doubt, that the Lord had a specific calling for us. That was helping people. Kyle was always the best at helping people. I'm pretty sure that almost everyone that knew Kyle was helped by in at least once, in one way or another. He just had an eye for seeing needs and meeting them. I guess my role in this was helping Kyle help others. Now, it's my turn to find the needs and meet them. I can't think of a better way to honor Kyle than to dig in and get to work!

I just wish that Kyle was at home for me tonight to tell all of the stories from MFBC's first annual Kutz for Kidz! I helped to organize a few hairdressers and volunteers for free back to school haircuts and manicures/pedicures. It was an amazing day! Kids that were hesitant and unsure when they entered the church left excited and full of confidence to start the new year. They also left with a fresh cut, painted nails, and hygiene kits. I was so proud of our church and volunteers. Thanks to Darlena Crow, Monta Hedge, Sarah Wilson, Rachel Winn, and Gina Miller for cutting hair. Thanks to Janet Stone, Lorie Long, Bethany Long, Hannah Long, Nikki Robinson, and Lisa Bridges for painting nails, stuffing bags, sweeping up hair and fixing lunch! Thanks to MFBC for your generous donations. We had exactally enough money to get exactally what we needed! Isn't God AWESOME?

I've got to share my favorite moment from the day! One girl, a senior, came for a new do. Her hair looked like it hadn't been cut in some time. Sarah did her magic and this quiet, unsure girl emerged glowing! She then went over and let the girls paint her nails, then left. About an hour later I felt someone tapping on my shoulder. It was her. She had gone home and fixed her hair and wanted to come back and show me. Of course she looked wonderful and we all told her. Her little brother was with her, so we washed his sweaty hair and cut his too. Just after they left, I went to pick up some other kids to get their hair cut and I spotted the girl and her brother walking down the road. They had walked, a ways, to the church not once to get a haircut, but a second time to show us her "fixed" hair because she was so excited and thankful! Makes it all worth it!!!

I Feel You When...

This is one that I have had rolling around in my head for months. I just keep adding to it.

I feel you when the sun is shining
I feel you when our children laugh
I feel you beside me when I waterski
I feel you when the Cardinals come on tv
I feel you when anyone eats anything weird
I feel you when I don't know what do do
I feel you when there are a millon stars in the sky
I feel you when I'm lonely, oh so lonely
I feel you when I smile


One of the last days that Kyle and I had together, we ran to the post office. I went in for stamps and he waited in the truck. When I got back in the truck, he said, "You should smile more. You have a lot to smile about." I try and remember that when I feel down. He's right. Although my heart is broken in 1,000 pieces, I do have a lot to smile about. Just another way to keep him alive:SMILE.