Beyond The Red Door

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Things That Make Me Smile

Seeing the kids reading their Bibles on their own
Hearing the ocean
Smelling a cake baking
Remembering our wedding day
Singing in the church choir
Shopping for my family
Feeling good
Reading in the tub
A quiet house
Watching a funny movie with the kids
Seeing my kids playing a game together
Ron's little finger dance
Hearing my kids being excited about church
Watching Ron play with Faith (our dog)
Hearing Ron snoring beside me after he has been gone on a long trip
Chatting with special friends
Feeling hot sand under my feet on a beach somewhere
Game night with Brian & Kim and kids
Spending one on one time with Kim
Double Dating With Brian and Kim
A clean house
Sitting on my front porch in my new rockers
Walking on a cool evening with my family
Losing weight
Seeing my kids make a great play on the soccer field

About The Hunters

My dear sweet hubby, Ron, and I have been married for 20+ years. We began dating during my freshman year at Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville. He is my college sweetheart. We have ministered together in various ministries during our lives together. We pastored for 10 years in Florida. We moved to TN in 2000 to Co-Pastor with some friends of ours. The Lord has given me a fabulous provider whom I love more than any words I write could ever express. He is now the CEO at our denomination's publishing company, Randall House Publications. I am honored to support him.

Our oldest child is named Michael. He is now officially a teenager, although I don't think I'm old enough to have a teenager. He is a very sweet and considerate young man. He is my thinker and my reader. He absorbs every piece of new information that he comes across. He loves playing soccer, riding his bike, skateboarding, reading, watching the History Channel, the Military Channel, ESPN and any documentary on TV. I am privileged to be his Mother.

Lauren is our youngest child. She is just 15 months behind her brother in age. She is wise beyond her years. She has a sharp-witted tongue (which sometimes has to be tamed), a quick sense of humor and a heart for people and animals. She loves organizing anything and everything. She loves being with her friends, singing, talking on her cell phone and playing soccer. I am blessed to be her Mother.

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier. - Kathleen Norris

On My Nightstand

When I Lay My Isaac Down by Carol Kent
Esther: It's Tough Being A Woman by Beth Moore
NIV Life Application Study Bible

Back On The Bookshelf 2009

~Beyond The Red Door~

Jan. 18, 2009
Tuesday Is Actually Going To Happen

Posted in Hear Ye - Hear Ye

Well, I have pretended like it wasn't real. I have pretended like it was all a figment of my imagination or a bad dream. But it appears to be real. It appears that the Obama Love Fest will become permanent on Tuesday. I know that the Lord is in control. I know that I will get comments stating that. I know that our democratic system has worked. I know that I have lost and need to hike up my "big girl panties" and deal with it. I know that I can't win every time. I may also lose followers - few as there may be left - because of my feelings about Obama. I'm ok with all of that. I am a soccer mom - I know that you can't win them all and that sometimes when you lose you lose big. But sometimes it hurts more then others. Know what I mean?

Let me say LOUD AND CLEAR that I do NOT believe all the conspiracy theories roaming around on the internet and clogging up our email boxes. They are just a bunch of malarky. I don't believe he is a muslim, a satanist or the anti-Christ. I don't know the state of his soul - I can't say if he is a Christian or not AND YOU CAN'T EITHER!! Only the Lord knows that. It is disturbing to me to think that some people are so judgmental to think that they can say whether he is or isn't. I don't believe that he is going to use the Koran to swear his oath on during the Inauguration. I don't believe he is going to disrespect our flag (which is also HIS flag as a U.S. citizen), our national anthem or our country. Honestly I would like the email barrage of ridiculous lies to stop or at the very least for those who believe everything they read to do a little research before spreading the conspiracy theories any further.

I did not vote for Obama. He was not my first, second or even third choice - or ANY choice, actually. And the Obama love fest, as I have labeled it, is really rather nauseating. HOWEVER, the choice has been made. The democratic process has worked. We don't all get to insist on the game being played fairly and then whine and gripe when we lose. AND noone likes a sore winner anymore then they do a sore loser. We don't want the winner to be shoved down our throat. The Golden Rule is in the Bible for a reason - because it is polite and because it is how Jesus would react. We have ALL had our say. The decision has been made.

I have done my share of moaning and groaning and mourning in the last few months. As I said in the first paragraph, I have pretended that this coming Tuesday was not going to actually come. And I am curious to see what all of the Bush-haters in the United States will be saying and doing once reality sets in and they realize that we are not going to be living in the land of perfection and euphoria after all. I don't fool myself into believing that running a country is as easy as the armchair quarterbacks think that it is. I wouldn't want the job for anything in the world. And I dare say neither would you.

I am not an Obama fan (in case you haven't figured that out by now) but I hope that I am not a sore loser either. OH and one more thing before I close up shop here, just because I am not an Obama fan does NOT MEAN THAT I AM A RACIST. That is ludicrous!!!!! However, that is a whole other argument that can get super ugly. So, I won't go there. But I just wanted to make sure that I made that point. I actually am proud that our nation has come the distance it has come in the last 50 years. It is quite amazing actually.

At any rate, Tuesday IS actually coming. The shock has almost worn off. I will not be as happy and joyful about it as some people might be but I hope that I won't be moaning and groaning about it either. I will probably tear up during the inauguration like I usually do. But I hope they will be tears of pride in a nation and not tears of mourning because my man lost. Nobody likes a sore loser but nobody likes a sore winner either. Let's just pull together and be pleased that we have a system that works in a nation that is not afraid to grow. It's time to pull up our "big girl panties" and get on with business.

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Jan. 19, 2009 - inauguration

Posted by Anonymous

i share your feelings pam.
and i think that anyone who would call us racist because we didn't vote for obama is tantamount to calling us women - haters because we didn't vote for hillary!
i hear there are some democrats who are already upset with obama because he has already changed some things he said. i just can't remember what! --- priscilla

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Jan. 28, 2009 - Untitled Comment

Posted by MamaMary

Dear Pam,

I appreciated so much your open and candid sharing in this article my friend. I totally agree with you. THank you for being so open;-)

Mary, who has missed you

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