ilovemypastor

Many times I have shouted from the roof tops how much I love Jim Perdue. I have described my admiration for him as a husband, father, and leader. There are many things that I am thankful for when I start thinking about this wonderful man that God has so richly blessed me with to call my husband. However, this post is about how much I love him as a Pastor, my Pastor. This is one that I am not sure I have ever really put into words. Honestly, I think I take it for granted. Just so you know, I love my husband because he really is a great pastor!

Since the tender young age of 17, he felt the calling of God upon his life to be a pastor, the "Shepherd of the Flock." I knew that when I met and married him. Although, I met, fell in love with and married the man God made to complete me, I also married my future pastor.

I love him because he is authentic, genuine, real; a man of integrity and humility; sincerely compassionate and incredibly generous. Not only that, he is a great pastor. Being a great pastor takes more than just being a nice guy. He is a really are a great preacher, too.

I love him because he loves God so deeply and fully that he has given his entire life to serve Him in full-time ministry. I love him because he loves His people with such passion. I love him because he loves the church so much. I love the fact that I don't inwardly shudder with embarassment when he stands behind the pulpit or stop a thousand yawns every time he preaches a sermon.

I love my husband because he is very good at what he does: As the Senior Pastor (CEO), he is a proficient administrator, very knowledgeable with computers and finances. As the Preacher, he is a God honoring and Holy Spirit filled student and communicator of the WORD of God.

It's a tremendous blessing to be married to a man I can respect and admire, a man who holds the respect of his congregation, his staff, his colleagues, and his family. Lord, help me to show him my love and respect.


Dr. Jim Perdue, I appreciate the way you lead your me, our family and Crosspointe! I LOVE MY PASTOR!

Year 31 Goal Updates

Year 31 Goals

1. Read through the Bible in 2010. I am doing this everyday. I am really enjoying read through the Bible chronologically. It has been really neat and I have learned so much.

2. Memorize 24 verses this year. I have memorized a few but hopefully as we start school, Cubbies and Sparks next week I will memorize quite a few more.

3. Read the following books-I am going to change my book list just a bit.

• Radical
• Helping Children to Understand the Gospel
• Forgotten God
• Family Driven Family
• From Clutter to Clarity: Simplifying Life from the Inside Out
• Devotions for Sacred Parenting

Rope

This week Jake has become obsessed with rope and knots. He is tying everything and everybody in knots. Jim went to the store and bought him some REAL rope instead of the string he was using from his toys.

Jim then taught him how to tie a slip knot. Jake tied slip knots to Anna Kate's play kitchen and all of her doors. However, my favorite was when he tied the oven door to the paper towel holder which is ACROSS the kitchen. Jim wasn't too happy when he couldn't get to the trash can without playing limbo.

This is just one of the many "normal" things that happen in the Perdue home.

I hope to get a picture of something or someone tied up soon.

These are a few of my favorite things....

There are things I like.

And then there are things I love.

I love my seeing my babies smile especially when they are laughing.


I love Anna Kate's crazy nappy hair each morning.

I love to snuggle on the sofa with Judd just after he wakes up from a nap. (He is the only snuggler I have so far.)

I love when the kids run to meet Jim at the end of the drive way each afternoon.

I love long days when we get to stay outside and play as a family each evening.


I love the smell of sweating kids, sunscreen and watermelon mixed together. It reminds me that we are in the middle of summer. The most wonderful time of the year.

I love popsicles with the kids on the front porch at the end of a long nap time.

I love feeling my fourth baby move, flip and kick me ALL the time.

I love to hear my kids pray each night at the end of family worship.

I love putting exhausted kiddos to bed. ;)

I love the quiet time with Jim each night after the kids are in bed.

I love getting up and doing it all over again.

I love being Jake, Judd and Anna Kate's mom.

A Week At The Lake

This summer has been going by so quickly. We have been away from home more than we have been home. However, last week was our last trip away from home.

We celebrated our vacation at Jackson Lake with Jim's family. This is our family vacation each year. This week always provides loads of fun for all of the cousins and some relaxation for the parents.

We arrived on Monday and left early Friday morning. Jim had to get back to perform a wedding ceremony on Friday night. This week provided us with many memories and maybe a new tradition or two.

This year included a new adventure for our boys. Both of them tried skiing. Jake did get up on the skis. I think they did really well for 5 and 3 and only going to the lake once a year. Hopefully, we can progress next year.





This is life at the lake with 10 kiddos.






For the second year in a row, we were able to enjoy a helicopter ride around Lake Jackson.


More random pictures from the week:

Day 4 in Elko

This was our last full day in Elko. At 7:00, my dad came to get the boys for a morning of fishing. They were up and ready to go get some fish. I am glad that they were able to spend some time with him. They even got to have a short visit with Aunt Karen. When Papa Wayne came back he showed all three of them how to clean one of the fish. They were very interested in why he had to cut the fish's head off.







Judd takes time for a quick snuggle with Mema!

As we waited on dinner to be finished, the kiddos got in some last minute time on the slip-n-slide.




We ended the night with a big bubble bath.

Day 3 in Elko

We have been spoiled this week, well maybe I should say I have been so spoiled! This week has been busy seeing family, friends and just having plain ol' fun!
Today we were able to visit with aunts and cousins. We went swimming and enjoyed a lunch of pizza.






Here are some pictures of the boys gathering vegetables out of Papa's garden and picking blackberries. I think Judd ate as many as he picked, but isn't that part of the fun!

Day 2 in Elko

Today was another wonderful day in Elko. The temperature reached the high 90's and the humidity didn't fail us either.Early this morning, Mr. Bill came and got them and took all three kids to pick plums and play in his worm pit. The worm pit is always a highlight in Elko. He brought them back around lunch and of course the kiddos wanted to play in the water again.

Here goes Day 2 of slip n slide fun.

Watch out he will melt your heart!

Way to go Jake-man!

We tried to get some pictures of the three of them but they wanted to goof off!

Do you like the silly faces?

I left for a few hours to run a few errands so Anna Kate "needed" to call me on her phone.

When did he get so big?

Our day ended with a visit to some good friends house, Jim and Amber Cleghorn. We went to meet their baby boy, Parker. I did take my camera but I didn't get any pictures of the kids with Parker, maybe next time.

As a side note, Praise the Lord I was able to get 4 new tires today!