Martha MACGREGOR

Marks thoughts on Mom We were discussing how to honor Mom at her funeral and Travis suggested we all find one word that we felt represented Mom.  He said his word would be encouragement. Funny, that was the word I would have wanted to use as well.  That or maybe talented.   Question: Why are you here?  In this sanctuary, in this moment? Not a trick question.   Jesus shares in Matthew the parable of the talents.  5, 2 and one.  Essentially He teaches, invest the talents I trust you with and I...

My relationship with Mimi was a blessing I will cherish forever. My entire childhood was illuminated by her love and encouragement, which I accepted with no pressure to return. All I had to do was be a vessel she could pour in to, and I leaned into that role with ease. I remember one afternoon, not long after Popup died, we spontaneously went out to lunch together (First Watch of course). Not much had been said, but sitting across from her I suddenly felt overwhelmed by her love for me....

Mimi, A Lady of grace, beauty and love. When you boil down all the things that Christ Jesus calls his followers to do it´s essentially: Love God and Love Others! Mimi did just that with her life. She kept the main thing the main thing, loving God as a priority and then loving others well! Mimi treasured good conversations about Jesus, she loved Slayden´s sermons and her time in Bible studies. Most of all her time spent in prayer with the Lord, that seemed to be a consistent part of...

Mimi had an incredible gift for making you feel like you were the most special and amazing person in the whole world. From the moment I met her while James and I were dating, Mimi always made me feel like I completely belonged in the family and made sure I knew that I was precious to her and deeply valued. Mimi, that meant more to me than you know! One recent memory that I´ll treasure was how Mimi firmly believed I had no rules in my household. Even though I am more of a rule follower than...

The Songbird She filled our days with wonder When her voice was lifted high Clear and true Lovely notes filled the open sky She raised her younglings fondly Rejoicing as each flew the nest As her family grew and grew, her mother`s heart Swelled with pride within her chest Her most passionate song She sang for her lover Who loved her so true and then ascended above her How she yearned and was always excited For the long awaited day when they´d be reunited Fly, little songbird,...