Sunday, August 30, 2009

Bobbi Michelle

A tribute to… Bobbi Michelle Carter, a woman after God’s heart!

1. The first thing that springs to mind is her compassion, which I so admire… she has such a servant's heart and loves to be a blessing to people in need!
2. She loves to go before God in prayer, and she’s someone I know I can count on to really pray for me when she says she will!
3. She and Angie and I were accountability partners for a while, and it was a blessing getting to know her heart and seeing how God is working in and through her life.
4. Loves the Melting Pot (see pic of us eating awesome dessert dippers), Kaffe Bona (especially the “Hail to the Queen” drink), and Freckles Ice Cream… yum!  Sadly, she does not love chocolate (only white chocolate), but that leaves more for me! lol
5. Her family has not been in Oklahoma for a while, but she has two wonderful “adopted families” who love her and are always there for her, which is pretty awesome!
6. She is “Aunt Bobbi” to several kids (who aren’t really her nieces and nephews, but might as well be)… and she’s great with them and takes them out to parks and out for ice cream and such! :)
7. She’s one of the most selfless people I’ve ever met, which I guess I already made clear in #1. She does a wonderful job of being in the world, but not of the world.
8. Loves Beth Moore like I do, and came to my Daniel study last year.
9. She has a lot of wisdom and I love hearing what she has to say at LifeGroup… she also has great discernment, and is careful not to judge too quickly or say anything out of wrong motives.
10. My awesome LG co-leader, and she hosts group at her house every week!
11. Really made the effort to reach out and get to know me a couple years back (when I was running low on friends and was exhausted from being used by people.)
12. She was my Kelly/Reba concert buddy! =) I love Kelly and she loves Reba. Really, I love Reba too – they’re both just awesome!!
13. Authentic… she strives to follow the will of God on the heart level, keeping her thoughts and motives pure rather than just putting on an outward show!
14. She has built relationships with her neighbors and is a real blessing to them! She lives out the Christian faith day to day and uses discernment and boldness in bringing that up in conversation.
15. She had an “Asian dinner party” and printed us awesome name plates and decorated with the theme. She even used a door for the table… creative and fun!
16. Always uplifting and fun to hang out with… tennis, ice skating, Kaffe Bona dates, jogging, movie nights, dancing at Caravan, going out to eat, her having people over and cooking dinner… all fun! :)
17. Introduced me to the Fleet Feet running program last year, which was good for me. And I’m going to start meeting them (her and Angie) to run outside at least once a week! Yay!
18. Serves faithfully at LifeChurch and has a warm, genuine personality that makes people feel welcome.
19. Her annual “Christmas Shenanigans” party is always a blast… all the girls in our PJs eating Oreo balls and drinking hot chocolate and watching The Holiday… ahh, Christmasy fun!

20. She is an encouraging and positive person!
21. Introduced me to some great books during our accountability meetings.
22. Helpful in coordinating the details and organizing things in our LG events and missions projects! (It’s nice having a professional event planner around!)
23. Actually enjoys mowing her lawn – funny! She has an awesome backyard for fun summer parties, if only I was a bigger fan of the great outdoors!
24. Has a new photo app on her I-phone that takes awesome, cool pictures!
25. Led by the Holy Spirit and pursues peace and harmony; doesn’t condemn or judge others or get upset or angry as quickly as most people!  Yay, Bobbi Michelle!! ❤

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