http://www.darlenepartin.com confessions of a pastor's wife Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:00:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Although I enter the blog world daily for my favorite reads, I have not blogged myself for a loooooooong time, so here's an update... Yesterday, my daughter turned 19. She insisted on inviting the whole world over to the house for a "cookout."  Our grill is the size of a large ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/10/21/up-to-date/ Today, my husband flew on a plane to California and will be headed to Bali, Indonesia tomorrow evening.  He will be meeting up with our daughter and her friend Lindsay to encourage them on their missionary journey and to make a few exciting ministry connections for Shoreline.  They will be ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/07/25/lets-get-this-party-started/ Oh, Amy. I am in love with your writing.  Yes, I love you, too.  I hope everyone enjoys laughing with us when they read your post... http://ourcircle.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/jesus-has-an-awesome-laugh/   http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/06/11/laughing-with-amy-and-jesus/ Ok, it' been a while... a long while.  Another graduation, a fundraising event, and lots of preparation for my daughter's summer trip to Indonesia. So...because I have been so focused on my kids and their recent life events, I have nothing but mush for a brain so I am incapable of writing anything ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/06/11/the-latest/ I have a guest blogger today. Monica Blowes is the wife of our favorite associate pastor at Shoreline Church! She and Sam have 2 precious children, Will and Amy. I love what Monica has to share about helping out. Enjoy...   Helping Out So I've come to a realization recently. Beginning ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/05/27/helping-out/ This weekend, Joe Johnson married Kassy, the love of his life. Joe came to Destin from East Coast Christian Center, in Merritt Island, to help us plant Shoreline Church. So many of our friends came up from Central Florida to celebrate with Joe and Kassy. We spent time talking of ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/05/26/life-long-friends/ Over this past weekend, our family attended Flagler College's graduation ceremony. Our oldest son, Harbor, was in the line up. How great it was to glance back on his childhood and think about how God has prepared him all this time to embrace a future so full of adventurous possibilities St. ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/04/30/a-bachelors-future/ Last night, Eric and I headed out to Baytowne Wharf. Our good friends, Jeff and Dawn Landry, recently bought one of my favorite restaurants, Graffiti and Funky Blues Shack! Their precious kids, Gabe and Paige, were there singing on stage because it was "Kids Karaoke" night. What a great idea! Eric ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/04/25/graffiti/ God has so much in store for us. Satan wants wants us discouraged, tired, depressed, overwhelmed, lethargic, and so defeated that we aren't able to accomplish anything for others or ourselves. He wants you to fail. God wants you to win. Run to win! Prepare yourself for winning! You can win ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/04/24/run-to-win/ Michaela is a senior. She can't wait to graduate and honestly, I can't wait either. I am excited about her future. Last Saturday she had her senior prom, something she can look back on with joy. It was amazing the preparations we made for that night - nails, hair, the ... http://www.darlenepartin.com/2008/04/23/prom-night/