A Few Random Facts About Me…

A lady once shared that she loves reading my blog because she feels it is a great way for the people in the church to know me and get to see my heart. With that said I want to share some things about me that you may or may not know–here we go?

My Favorite Movie: (Uh…there are a few…)

• Comedy: Christmas Vacation!
• Action: Braveheart
• Series: Star Wars
• Guy Movie: Monty Python & The Search For The Holy Grail

My Favorite Restaurant:

• Anderson - Sullivans (DUH!)
• Upstate - Carrabas (or however the heck you spell it!)
• Of All Time - Fogo De Chow!!!

Bands/People I Have Seen Live In Concert:

• Poison! (Sing it with me, “Every rose has its thorn…”)
• Hank Williams Jr. (He was actually sober!)
• Conway Twitty (NOT A WORD!!!)
• Boy George & The Culture Club (SHUT UP!!!)
• Petra
• Newsboys

Pastors That Mentor Me Through Podcasts:

• Mark Driscoll
• Matt Chandler
• Andy Stanley
• Rick Warren
• Erwin McManus
• Craig Groeshel
• Rob Bell

Some Places I Want To Visit One Day:

• Alaska
• Australia
• Italy (Tony talks about it so much now I want to go!)

Some Things I Want To Do One Day: (I think I’ve covered this…but…)

• Go big game hunting and kill some really large, unsuspecting animal!
• Actually learn to snow ski and not have to ride the medical stretcher down the mountain. (YES–THAT REALLY HAPPENED TO ME!)
• Go snowmobiling!!!
• Stand on the sidelines during a Clemson football game

Some Things I LOVE To Do:

• Spend time with my girls! (’Cretia and Charisse–NO, I do not have concubines!!!)
• Go to Clemson football games–seriously–it’s FUN and RELAXING!
• Play Playstation II
• Workout

Some Things I Want To See Before I Die:

• I want to see 3,000 people receive Christ in one day just like in Acts 2
• I want to see NewSpring Church have a service, actually two services, in Death Valley with over 150,000 in attendance
• I want to see our church have at least 15 satellite campuses all over the state of SC, with thousand coming to Christ every single year
• I want to see churches unite and work together instead of getting into contests to see who can pee further than the other…and for us to all realize that Ephesians 6:12 is true–that we are on the same flippin’ team.
• I want to see pastors served through the ministry of NewSpring Church, seriously, God has given me a heart to help and serve pastors any way that I can.

Some People I Would Love To Have Lunch With One Day: (That I Haven’t Got To Meet Already…)

• Erwin McManus
• Mark Driscoll
• Rick Warren
• Frank Page
• Dave Ramsey
• Bishop TD Jakes
• John Piper
• Bishop Eddie Long
• George W. Bush - NO, this is NOT a political statement–HE’S THE PRESIDENT!!! If a democrat is elected next go around then I would love to have lunch with that person as well!!!
• Steven Furtick (ok…I have had lunch with him…I am just testing to see if he is reading!!!)

Some Things That Keep Me In Awe:

• That Jesus saved me! (I Corinthians 6:9-11 is my story!)
• That Lucretia loves me! (Proverbs 31:10-12 is true!!!)
• That God blessed us with Charisse!
• That I get to be a part of NewSpring Church! (Psalm 126 is my prayer for us!!!)
• That I get to serve with an amazing staff!