On February 10, 1997, I fell in love with the Lord Jesus Christ and He turned my life upside down. Now, I know you are thinking – WOW – she was old when that happened.
What can I say – I’m a slow learner, but we have a God that gives us second chances (lots of them!). As with most new Christians, I couldn’t wait to get involved so I jumped in with both feet, serving, loving and giving to the Lord. Joy! Joy! Joy! |
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I want a new car! Since retiring from the Air Force and hanging up my flight suit for a coat and tie in the corporate world, I want a new car that will get better than the 15 mpg my current ’95 Jeep Grand Cherokee gets on my daily 45-mile-round-trip commute to Suffolk. Let’s get real, it’s a V-8 with 162,000 miles, and I deserve an upgrade! For once in my life I would like leather interior. To this particular upgrade my wife exclaimed, "Honey, if that’s the extent of your mid-life crisis, then by all means get leather." I am still not sure if it was loving permission or she was just humoring me.. but, I do know the TV is on my side. Every rock n' roll classic has sold out lately to become a theme song for my needy situation, emphasizing how I should be dissatisfied with my current possessions in life.
I want.. No, I need a new car!
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When Harold and I heard there would be a campaign to raise funds for our church, we started talking and praying about what we could contribute. Being senior citizens and living on a fixed income - two terms that I don’t like to use - would not be a part of the decision. God has been so faithful to us, he has given us not only material things, He has given us His Son and the promise of eternal Life. |
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God has completely transformed me through tithing. I’ve gone through every color of the spectrum when it comes to tithing: from disobedient, to obedient but unbalanced, to pride, and finally to worship.
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In the latter part of 2000 God began planting the seed for Coastal Community Church. Leadership from Tidewater Community Church and Bay Rivers Community Church met to explore the idea of bringing these two church families together. Though the concept seemed favorable to both, the timing was not right, and no action was taken. One year later, in November of 2001, the new pastor of Bay Rivers, Shaun Brown, and Pastor Derek Evatt of Tidewater began praying together for God’s direction concerning both churches. God began nurturing the seed that was planted one year earlier. |
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