My FL Fan Wife
I’m the luckiest man alive because I’m married to the greatest wife around. I know many men say that and believe it. I just know it’s true.
When I was in college, I had a set of priorities that governed my life:
1. God
2. Sports
3. Food
4. Women
And they were in that order. I was looking for a Godly, athletic woman who could cook. My reasoning was that I couldn’t live with the first three but could the last one. When I got to seminary, I found her, and was able by God’s grace alone to marry Brenna. (I out-punted my coverage in a big way!)
One of my desires the past couple of years has been for God to lift her up in due time for the faithfulness and obedience to God that she has lived. Since 1993, she has led children’s ministries in four states (Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, & Delaware). She has led those children’s ministries in traditional churches, contemporary churches, missional churches, small churches that rent their facilities and large churches whose facilities were built before she was born. She has served as a bi-vocational children’s minister and a full-time paid staff person. She has made a huge difference in the lives of parents and kids every where she goes. In addition to that, she has served in the public school system, in church-based child development centers, and corporate child development centers, including starting one at a church where she was on staff. In addition, she taught a college class on children’s ministry at a small Christian college in Alabama.
I promised her that before I got any more schooling after my Doctorate, she could work on hers. She has been granted entrance into a PhD program in Education and we’re trying to get the funds for her to start. I so want her to be able to work on that if she chooses.
She has written an illustrated children’s book – we’re waiting on the illustrations to be completed. She’s also been invited to write a chapter in a forthcoming children’s ministry book and has had a couple of ideas published in Children’s Ministry Magazine.
She is a smart lady with a great mind for children’s ministry, learning styles, and family ministry. She would do a great job if you ever needed someone to consult with you on children’s ministry.
All that to say that right now, she has a great series of posts on learning styles, and learner-centered education. Take some time to check these out.
I know, I am publicizing my wife; it’s what a good husband should do, right? Well, quite honestly, I think she’s better at this ministry thing than I am. She has strengths and capabilities I don’t. She has some weaknesses, one of which is that she’s a big Florida fan, as noted by the picture. But she has a great passion for helping parents and their children develop in their relationship with each other and with God. And she has been very successful at it.
Take some time and get to know her. Ask her questions, bring her to speak, or have her work with your church’s children’s ministry. She can help you greatly.
Love you, hun…
Congrats on the great blessing of a wonderful wife! Clearly, she is a cut above in every way, though I don’t know how you can complain about her being a Florida fan, since you yourself are a … *ahem* … Bama fan.
(snicker)
Art, there is nothing wrong with being an Alabama fan.. I mean, come on…12 national championships, an SEC title in EVERY decade (no one comes close), all but 2 of our coaches have won 10 games by their 3rd year. Bear Bryant, the greatest coach in college football history…There is nothing wrong with that!
She is a great wife, and I for sure out-punted my coverage. We actually have fun with the AL/FL thing when they play, so it’s no big deal. I’ve know families to get divorced over the Alabama/Auburn game, so it’s not that bad!
New Article:: Meet Brenna Phillips http://bit.ly/80VUdi
first you say there is nothing wrong with being a Bama fan and then you go and prove what’s wrong with being a Bama fan…
But I still love ya. Good thing Brenna does, too.