Author Archives: Beth
Kidmin Spaces and Places – McGregor Baptist in Ft Myers, FL
It is time again for another Kidmin tour! Ryan, the girls and I recently took a super-fun trip to Ft Myers, FL. We had a week to enjoy just being the four of us with no computers, work, or phones. Each day consisted of sleeping late, eating breakfast, riding the golf cart, heading to the [...]
A Trip to Appleton, Wisconsin and a Kidmin Building Tour
Recently, I had the chance to get some much needed quality time with the hubs travel to Appleton, WI with Ryan so he could speak at Appleton Alliance Church for a Kidmin event the church was hosting. I loved meeting Kris Smoll, the church’s Discovery Land Director and touring their current building as well as their [...]
Prayer Changes Everything
Recently in our KidzMatter staff meeting, I had the opportunity to lead devotions and the topic was prayer. Prayer is a way of life and part of our culture at KidzMatter. Our whole team prays together regulalry for each aspect of our ministry and for each other. For me this is one of the greatest blessings [...]
Happy Birthday Jesus
Our little Luci is about as social as they come. She asks just about every day to have a friend come over and play. We have promised her for a while that she could have some friends over during Christmas break. I decided this week to live dangerously and invite all of the friends over [...]
Our family gratitude tree
Yesterday while watching the Today show I got the idea to do a gratitude tree. We made it a whole family event last night with the girls telling us (okay, honestly we helped a little) things that they are thankful for. The girls then were able to hang their leaves on the tree. Luci really [...]
A letter to my Grandpa
Last week my Grandpa went to see Jesus after a courageous battle with liver cancer. He was one of my best friends and the greatest grandpa that any girl could ask for. I wrote him a letter last year after he got sick and my Grandma asked me to read it at the funeral. I [...]
Look what the Lord has done!
On Friday (9/23), we had a dedication service for our new KidzMatter ministry headquarters. What a special service it was, with over 100 in attendance. Ryan and I will share the miracle story behind the building in the coming Nov/Dec issue of K! Magazine, but in the meantime, enjoy the pictures by clicking here.