What do you want to be when you grow up?

All I have ever wanted was to be a wife and a mom. More specifically, a pastor’s wife and a mom. When I was younger we were attending a fall festival at our church and my mom asked me what I wanted to dress up as, to which I replied…you guessed it! A pastor’s wife.  My mom was quite perplexed at what exactly I had in mind for dressing up like a pastors wife! :} Nevertheless, I went with a dress, lots of jewelry (not sure where I got that) a bible and a stroller with some baby dolls in it…clearly there was no denying I was a pastor’s wife! :}  hilarious.
You see from an early age I felt this call on my life. I didn’t feel awkward when many patted me on the head and sweetly smiled at the eight year old who answered oddly to the “what do you want to be when you grow up” question.  I knew in my heart that is what I wanted to be. God has placed in me a deep passion for ministry. I was raised in the ministry and have no “glorified view” of what it’s like. It’s hard. I know it. I watched my Godly Mom support my Dad when no one else would…I watched her pray for him and with him crying over those who were lost…I watched her be sometimes over committed because everyone expected her to be apart of their church function :}  And yet…in the deepest part of my heart knew this was my call. I prayed expectantly for the Godly man the Lord would give to me and dreamed about the ways we serve the body of Christ together.As the years progressed and God brought Carter into my life this calling began to go from little girl with an odd plan for the future to a so soon reality.
It has been such a joy to serve along side Carter now that we are married. We have gotten involved in student ministry at our church and it’s so exciting to see what God is doing in their lives. God has also opened the door for me to work at Crossings Ministries here in Louisville were I get to be a very (very very) small part of what God is doing through camp ministry to reach students with the gospel. I am so blessed and overwhelmed that God would entrust me with the message of hope!  Are you sharing it like you should?  You have been entrusted with much, how are you using it?