• Thx 4 the anniversary wishes. 15 yrs! #
• Last day of school and ev-ry-one is excited about it. #
• making fun of your kids is cheap therapy. #
• Waiting in line at papa murphy’s pizza. Fundraiser supporting 3 fams w/ major med diagnosis. I can wait. #
• Back to the campus for one more meeting. #
• RT @d_w_scott: 70% of kids involved in activism report their parents’ encouragement played major factor in their choice -MTV #kidmin #stumin #
• Headed to Target. Josie has bday $ burning a hole in her pocket. #
• The daredevil gene skipped the first two kids and concentrated itself in the last. Why? #
• Josie’s wearing a little make up for her bday dinner. Looks like she put on lipstick while riding a roller coaster. #
• Taking Josie for a bday dinner then piercing the ears. But 1st a stop at clinic. Another bladder infection. . We know this place 2 well. #
• ready for a skype call with @samluce @kennyconley @henryjz. #

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I’m saying goodbye to jabberfrog.com.

You’ll find me www.ginamcclain.com from now on. Click over and update your RSS feed. See you on the other side.

She’s 7!  How did that happen?

Untitled from Gina McClain on Vimeo.

We’ll never be the same.

Happy Birthday, sweetie.  We love you.

• checking out http://www.oneprayer.com! We’re getting closer! #
• Happy B-day, @mattmckee! This post is 4 u. http://bit.ly/VaN2Q #
• RT @kennyconley: Holy cow! Talking big stuff with @mattmckee @samluce @jabberfrog and @jonathancliff These people are amazing! / I’m excited #
• Gr8 night in LifeKIDS! Thx 2 all that came 2 help. Made it AM-A-ZING for the kids! LifeKIDS Volunteers ROCK! #
• LC.tv Toon Town Parents! Rd Col 3 w/ your kid 2day. It’s the scriptural focus of series, Road Trip. Catch wk #1 here: http://bit.ly/2BhAHy #
• OKC LifeKIDS peeps. Nd help at 6:30 experience tonight. Come hang with me and a bunch of 3,4 & 5’s. Remind yourself u r still a kid at heart #
• Watching Pirates of the Carribean 2 with Keegan & @kylemcclain. Not my favorite kind of flick. #
• And the rain continues. @jonathancliff would be jealous. #
• Is Twitter a #fail? What’s your opinion? http://bit.ly/VdmSO #

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Imagine skipping Starbucks for a month.

Imagine downsizing your car to save money.

Imagine that money building churches in China.

Daria and Samuel are church planters near Beijing, China.  Read their story here and imagine getting a little absurd with our money.

We got some new songs for our upcoming “God Is…” series in Toon Town!

Check them out here!

My daughter is a lip-kisser.

My son is not.  You can kiss him on the cheek.  He’ll kiss you on the cheek.  No more… no less.

But if you’re going to get a kiss from my daughter, it’s going to be square on the lips.  As I tucked her into bed the other night I gave her the normal hug and kiss.

And she gave me more.

I could tell from the get-go this kiss was different.  She came at me with the lips primed and ready.  Planted those wet ones square on mine and even gave it a head swagger.

You know the kind I’m talking about.  The “I’ve-seen-daddy-do-this” prolonged smackeroo.

Oh-My-Word

Let me be clear for all those wondering… it was lips only.  No additional props used.  At the same time, let me reiterate…

Oh-My-Word

Any parenting experts out there have sage advice for this mother-daughter conversation?!?

This post is dedicated to my friend, Matt!

Happy 31st Birthday, Matt!

You’re a great friend and am grateful for what God did 31 years ago.

Kyle and I have walked through Colossians 3 with Keegan & Josie for the past two weeks.  It’s the scriptural focus of the message series, Road Trip, they’re watching in LifeKIDS each weekend.  I love the fact that our family is focused on this one chapter in scripture.  The time spent just reading together has been refreshing.

Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience... Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.  Col 12 & 14

I wish I could say this has been my demeanor the past few weeks.  Yet I’m amazed at how difficult it has been to live this out.  Ministry has been challenging, to put it lightly.  It seems that the simplest of processes in kids ministry aren’t so simple right now.  The level of patience, gentleness, and humility I’ve shown is less than I care to confess.

Why is it when I ask God to increase my patience, gentleness and humility… He likes to show me all the areas where it lacks the most?

This post from Henry Zonio made me think.  And I’m hoping to learn as he unpacks this.

This post from Dan Scott gave me hope… that we’re all trying to figure out the same stuff.

This post from Anthony Prince made me evaluate… can your Children’s Pastor take a Sunday off?

This post from Sam Luce was just a little controversial… and I hope more join the conversation.

This post from Jonathan Cliff made me laugh.  Wish I were that creative.

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