Kim is 100% total darlingness! All 5 feet and maybe 3 inches of her!
She is from Memphis, TN. She and her husband Brent, along with 3 kiddos at the time, moved here to Ohio to help our pastoral team plant Living Hope. Kim grew up in Memphis, loves Memphis, misses all of her friends and family in Memphis YET she obeyed the Lord's calling to Ohio. There is snow in Ohio. There is ice in Ohio. She doesn't have family in Ohio. Yet you know what? Kim is ALWAYS, and I seriously mean A.L.W.A.Y.S., smiling. ALWAYS. I can't say it enough. She amazes me. Since landing in the freezing artic of the north, she has faithfully endured challenge, after challenge. She found out she was pregnant (while this was not a challenge but a blessing, it was a surprise blessing!), her precious little babe needed heart surgery, her children have been sick a.lot, her honey travels, her honey has been sick, her daddy has been battling cancer back home in Memphis, and yet Kim always has a countenance that truly radiates the joy of the Lord. I have been truly touched by her living testimony. I felt compelled to write about her because tonight I was thinking about how she has helped me. Kim, because she is always smiling, laughs! She laughs! I had the pleasure of spending a Sunday lunch with her and her family and they all laugh. They don't take life too seriously regarding the things that most of us get hung up on. When it could be a stressful situation like a crazy messy house because you were gone overnight and the honey handled all four kiddos so you could be away and an unexpected lunch date shows up after church on Sunday, she laughs. When 10 kids are running all over the place and we are trying to get dinner fed to all of them, she laughs. When kids make mistakes that would cause some adults to have a meltdown, she laughs. Tonight, I found myself laughing....like Kim....and I thanked the Lord for her. This week she has been texting me to check on my girls. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt when she said she was praying for me, she was. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt when she said she could bring me anything I need, she would. Kim is amazing! I thank the Lord that He called Kim and Brent to Marysville, OH and I thank them for obeying.
PS: I want to be sure to make clear I had other very dear friends call and text me this week concerned about the girls and equally willing to help me at a moment's notice, as well as praying for us. I am so unbelievably blessed and thankful for my friends!
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A great story of a faithful friend. :) Very encouraging. We never know the impact we will have on others when we are following the Lord.
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