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As church planting wives we are always adding to our “bag of tricks.”  I didn’t realize it at first, nor did I plan to acquire such a wealth of knowledge and opportunity for getting things done on the fly.  But often times, the life of a church planting wife and mom calls for quick fixes, rush clean up jobs, ingenuity and “pulling it off” with grace.  No, I’m not the queen of pulling it off.  I still freak out at times and things do get a bit too hectic.  But I must say that over the years I have learned quite a few trick of the trade that have proved invaluable time and time again.  Some people will say to me, “I don’t know how you do it all,”  I just laugh.  “Believe me, I don’t,” is my reply.  “I’ve just learned a few tricks.” 

For example, I have a closet that I would absolutely die for anyone to open during a party or life group.  Because of that closet, my house looks spotless.  Okay, “spotless” is going a bit too far.  I have 3 kids and a dog.  Nothing is ever spotless.  And if that closet is opened, watch out! to anyone in it’s fallout path.  Still, I have a 10 minute house clean up job down to an art.  And that closet has saved me more times than I care to admit.

Also, because I have 3 girls and they have lots of long hair that rarely gets brushed before we get to the school for Sunday setup, I have a box in my mini van trunk full of brushes, hairbands and ribbons marked “Sunday Scramble.”  It’s also equipped with gum for when we fail to brush teeth, small boxes of cereal for when we miss breakfast and a few toys to pass the time for when they are waiting for people to arrive and church to start.  It saves me almost every week.

A final good one is that I keep a package of thank you cards and stamps in the glove box of my van and post it notes above the visor.  I’m not sure if you are like me, but often times it’s drive time that I get my only opportunity in the middle of a crazy day to sit down and think.  Typically what happens is that all of a sudden a “to do” list starts to flood my thoughts.  I think about tasks I have put off once again, people that have blessed me whom I want to acknowledge, phone calls that need to be made and food that needs to be bought.  So stop lights and drive thru’s and 30 minutes of waiting for Emma during piano lessons quickly become my most productive times of the day.

Those are just a few items in my church planting wives bag of tricks.  I bet you have some tricks up your sleeve as well.  We wold love to hear them!  I hope you’ll leave a comment.  Also, check out the new discussion topic, “Your Bag of Tricks,” in the church planting wives group on Facebook to hear what other ladies are saying..  I hope you are enjoying your summer!
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posted by Amy Colón
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