Leading and Loving It

Posted by: Lori Wilhite

Not too long ago my ultra hip husband tweeted: The Cowboys are awesome …. Not!

To which I responded: That is so 1992 of you.

And, as luck would have it, all of Twitter agreed with me.

A few weeks after I busted Jud, Tiffany’s husband Herbert tweeted a little Talk to the hand, cuz the face ain’t listening.

Of course I couldn’t let that go without a little: Hello, 1990.

I do this all the time. I hear some kind of blast from the past comment, take a random shot in the dark at the year it came from, and throw it out there. I’m probably never right on the year, but it is one of those things that I really crack myself up saying, even though I’m probably the only one laughing.

I know my husband isn’t the only one who does this. In fact, most of us have at least one silly thing that we’ve yet to let go of. Maybe it is a saying. Maybe a playlist. Maybe a fashion piece.

About two years ago, my friend Holly Furtick told me in one of her fashion blogs that I needed to let my toe ring go. I can’t do it. I like it. It was a little my-feet-will-never-be-giant-and-swollen-again-because-I’m-not-having-more-kids gift that I got myself after I had Ethan. So here it is 2012, and I’m still sporting my cute toe ring. It is very 1998 of me.

This weekend’s assignment: What are you still holding on to? What year is it from (even if it is a random guess)? And Why?

Posted by Lori Wilhite

I absolutely loved Tiffany’s post yesterday. And in the spirit of embracing who we are, we proudly proclaim that we  are “Nacho Average”. I mean, you know how I feel about typical.

So, I’m loving seeing pictures of everyone sporting their new “Nacho Average” shirts. Check out how great Toni, Melissa, and Joy look:

Today I want to hear what makes you a “Nacho Average” Pastor’s Wife or Woman in Ministry. What’s something not-so-typical about you? Let’s hear it!

Me? Oh so many things to choose from. I’ll add them in the comments as we go.

** Don’t forget that you can grab a shirt of your own HERE. And make sure to send us a picture of how cute you are so we can post it later!

My Emma and I were cuddled up and chatting Monday night. I was reminding her, as I often do, that she is incredibly lucky to have the “cool parents.” She always giggles and thinks I’m a little nuts. I was listing off all the super-cool things about Jud and I, when she said, “We are kind of like a super family, with super powers.”

According to Emma here are our super powers:

Daddy: With the power to use the good words of the Bible to beat the bad guys.

Emma: With the power of cuteness. When the bad guys faint due to her super cuteness, we can defeat them.

Ethan: With the power of imagination. Anything he can imagine can really happen.

Roxy (our bulldog): With the power of laser beam eyes.

Then, she paused and so sweetly looked at me and said, “Mom, what can your super power be?

… Oh, I know …”

Mom: With the power of bad cooking and the ability to food poison the bad guys.

Now that, my friends, deserves a high-five for hilarity! Obviously, my fumbling in the kitchen is quite obvious to my kids. I am no Martha Stewart!

So, here is the What’s Your Flavor task for this weekend:

On a scale of 1-10 (10 being a Food Network star and 1 being me with the power of bad cooking), how capable are you in the kitchen? Love it or avoid it?