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12 Dec

An Unexpected Gift

By Lindsey Goodyear The beginning of December is usually a reminder for me to kick it into high gear and start Christmas shopping, dig up our Elf on the Shelf (Lord only knows where I stuck him from the previous year), and remember to give each of our boys their advent gift for those first […]

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19 Nov

The Ladder

A Blog by Lindsey Goodyear, Writer and Messy Church Mom My husband and I are in the midst of remodeling our first fixer upper. I love a good challenge and with the absolutely useless confidence I’ve gained from seeing other people’s Pinterest projects, I feel like I can take on anything that just needs a […]

Roberta Egli Inspirational, Messy Church Values, Messy Thinking Lindsey Goodyear 0 comments
25 Oct

Give Thanks…for the Beauty of the Earth

Lindsey Goodyear My husband and I were married for six years before we had kids. Much of the time leading up to that point was filled by late nights with friends, vacations on a whim, and the luxury of sleeping in. But, by far, our most coveted pastime was eating at new restaurants. We absolutely […]

Roberta Egli Inspirational, Messy Thinking Lindsey Goodyear, Nature 1 comment
26 Sep

Deep Waters

A Blog Post by Lindsey Goodyear Every August, our Messy Church planning team decides to take it easy. Since Summertime means vacations, parties, and other school-less activities, our messy congregation can get a little sparse during the warm months. Living in southern California, August is one of the hottest months so it is imperative to […]

Roberta Egli Activities, Inspirational Back to School, Lindsey Goodyear 0 comments

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