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I am From


* Pastor Tara did one of these and I loved it! I couldn't wait to do my own.
I am From


I am from Maryland steamed crabs and the Chesapeake Bay

from cooking from scratch and cleaning up as I go along

from Sunday school and summer camp

I am from Pentecost, late night services and revivals

from singspirations, Teen Talent, choir and chorale 

from perfectly pressed clothes and flowered handkerchiefs 

from altar calls, prayer meetings and watch night services 

from hot long summers and snowballs with marshmallow on top

I am a living testimony of God’s grace and power to heal

I am from organization, hard work and extreme faithfulness

from minding my manners and always being on time

I am from loyalty, commitment, excellence and the will to never give up 

from Hymns of Glorious Praise, Missionettes and CA's. 

from journaling, photographs and memory making

Daughter of God, wife to Larry, mother to Dustin, Jordan and Savanna, friend, spiritual mother and mentor to many.


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Tara Sloan said…
I love this! I am so glad you did one too! I feel it gives us a look into each other's past, present and future!
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