Harry Vanderburg marries Stacy Bennett

Blue skies and brisk cool breezes in St. Pete for Stacy and Harry’s wedding celebration. I have know Stacy Bennett and Harry Vanderburg from church for a long time and it has been an inspiration to watch them grow together in love for each other. There are plenty of weddings but few true blue Christ centered marriages. This is as true blue as I have witnessed!

 

 

 

It was great to see our old friend and pastor JJ Johnson officiating the ceremony. His words about both Stacy and Harry being true servants to the Lord were right on.

 

 

 

 

 

It was a delight to be at the reception as well. Stacy had everything so well planned for all the guests. The food was spectacular. It was catered by Chives and was so tasty and in such variety I had to mention them. Thank you Stacy and Harry for being a shining example to us all!

Light of Life Gala 2009

Another year gone by and last night I was again at a light of life gala. A Woman’s Place is always growing and the ministry continues to bless more and more people in more and more places. As Pat Layton said the things that have been accomplished only God can do!

Pat’s book has been making an impact at churches and of the churches gave testimony to the freedom it’s members are finding in Surrendering the Secret.

Rebecca St. James was on hands and sang a few of her songs and shared some scripture with all those present.

Pat gave a brief update on all the exciting things only God could bring to pass in the ministry!

The stars of the show were those whose lives have been changed by God thorough the ministry!

A Woman’s Place now facilities adoptions and this year has place children with families who are delighted to have the precious additions to their Christian homes!

God continued blessings!

Here are some past events

Father & Mother

We do not need to learn how to be who we already are. The first skill a child learns is to be a parent. A little girl watches to be a mother a little boy a father. It happens in real time every moment. Happy mommy and daddy who enjoy each others presence. Who share every precious detail of their lives.Contentious man and woman living in a marriage they resent, mother and father to children they have conceived together. No respect for each other suffering on one or both having already given up but waiting for the just the right turn of events to put them in the most positive light as they sever the bond of marriage vowed before God and witnessed by everyone closest to them.

None of this is lost on the child. It is as we grow that we become less willing to do the work necessary to share vital relationships. After all unlike the child we can take care of ourselves now.

Children are acutely sensitive to every turn of attitude. Children seek to maintain peaceful relationships with everyone they know not the least of which their parents. You know how important this is, and fragile when you begin to hear older children use the threat “ I am not going to be your friend anymore” to manipulate. This is the beginning of  accountability and a very grown up approach to life. This is what we do, only as time has passed we have learned to do it quietly.

There are those who have so lost themselves in trying to be whatever popular culture’s every changing standard is and they do not know who they are.

Mothers and fathers are the foundation of a peaceful world.

STF Autumn Fest 2009

Saturday was our church family’s Halloween/Autumn get together. Last year we cancelled for lack of funds this year we had the biggest one ever. Many thanks to whomever made it possible and to Kelly Pruett for organizing an all around sweet event!

 

Yoda was there

All the kids in costumes were really fun to see!

There were lots of wonder women around and some of them were even in costume.

There were happy families everywhere.

There was lots of food and a cozy area to sit together and eat it!

Jon Locklear Red Fish Master.

Went back into the mangroves behind Picnic Island on a high tide. It all started with a call at 8:30 am from Jon Locklear. I like it when I am rousted out of bed to go do something worthwhile I might not have done on my own. Here are the results.

As we left the bay started swarming with very large Jack Cravelle. John hooked into two that started smoking his drag but the rig was to light for either on and they broke off.