Good Morning! I’m Mary and I am excited to be joining in on this years #write31days2018 Challenge! The influence of who we are can be the initial impact on others. How we look at our own lives speaks volumes to those around us.
So let’s go deeper into who I am before I tell you what I’m going to be writing about this month.
Who I Am
well I thought it might just be easier to do this in bullet points.
- First of all I am a child of God and have been since I was 4 years old. My relationship with Jesus has played an intricate role in my life and is the very reason why I do what I do! At 16 I answered the call into full time ministry- at the time I thought it was missions but more on that later.
- I am married to my pastor husband Ron. we have been in our current ministry for almost 10 years. we love our people and serve them with everything we’ve got.
- we are parents to four amazing kiddos. T is 13 (Boy) K is 12 (girl) J is almost 11 (boy) S is 8 (boy). J has autism Spectrum Disorder and S has central Auditory processing disorder. I tell you that for two reasons 1) it helps you, the reader understand the dynamics of our family. 2). when you read my blog you will understand that these are HUGE areas of influence in my life!!
- As a teenager I lost partial eye sight. I was diagnosed with age related Macular Degeneration at 13 and was the youngest documented child to have it in the United States at the time.
- I’m not only a pastor’s wife! I currently volunteer at a local Crisis pregnancy Center. mentoring in two areas expectant mothers and Parenting. I have there for 3 years and I love it.
- I am a rafter. I love all things creative. I have been teaching myself to paint 9mostly watercolor) but I did my first acrylic painting last weekend. I’m totally into paper crafting as well and have been expanding my horizons by learning brush lettering. and I LOVE using my Cricut for home decor. (that’s just a few things I love to create)
- I love to Blog. Though time and circumstances have played a huge role in me not blogging a lot over the past couple of years it is still a happy place. I am currently working to bring this habit back into my life.
- I LOVE to read and learn…..about anything really. Though reading tastes have changed over time I love to be in multiple books at the same time.
- I am an introvert. I can be around people to but over time if I am involved with people a lot I can get burned out. I have no problem being up front, and I actually prefer it. I just need to recharge after a lot of people contact.
- I am an animal person. we have one dog and 3 cats. Rosie is our chocolate labradoodle and Daisy, Mia and Tia are our 3 cats. BUT I have always secretly wanted some Crazy exotic pets. Ya wanna know what they are….A chimp- as in a monkey. An otter. Poison Dart Frogs (my fave animal of all in this entire world) a lemur. cockateels. a parrot. a penguin. On second thought I should have just become a zoo keeper.
- I have been on multiple missions trips. 3 to NYC and one that landed me half way around the world in a country that is closed.
- I LOVE COFFEE!! I have coffee pajamas, I have a donut coffee cup. (but my coffee MUST have creamer)
- I am severely lactose intolerant.
- I have a Bachelors in Bible and Church ministries.
- I love playing basketball!!
- My favorite cities to visit are: Nashville, Washington DC, NYC, in that order!
- I love to write….in journals, on my blog, in my planner. My fave is anything that involves a piece of paper and a pen bonus points if it’s pretty paper and a G2 pen.
- my favorite household chore is laundry. (especially when the washing machine works..LOL)