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Gay Idle

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Gay Idle is a self-proclaimed Pastor's Wife Extraordinaire…not because of anything special she has done but because of this extraordinary journey that God has brought her to and through.

A dedicated wife, mother, and Gigi, Gay serves alongside her Pastor husband, Rod, at Kindred Church in Virginia.

As a speaker, writer/blogger, and women’s ministry leader, her greatest passion is leading women to the heart of God through a greater understanding of and passion for His Word.

She is a contributing author in the book, Bloom Where You’re Planted: Stories of Women In Church Planting and is currently working on her solo book, Light On The Valley Floor(working title) to be released with West Bow Publishers at a future date.

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Seeking Truth in a Noisy World: Step by step, guided by God’s truth.

“The first to state his case seems right,
until another comes and cross-examines him.” — Proverbs 18:17

We are living in a moment heavy with noise and urgency—one that pressures us to form opinions before wisdom has had time to speak.

And yet, the pressure to move quickly—to speak first and sort things out later—is shaping more than our conversations; it is shaping the way we thi

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	Bloom Where You're Planted by Anne Milam, Gay Idle (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Year: Pretty & Wise Co. by Lyndsay Terry (Goodreads Author), Olivia Caldwell, Gay Idle (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Eve: The Women Who Shaped the Story by Pretty & Wise Collective, Lyndsay Ann Terry, Gay Idle (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization

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“I thought this director gig was just one of those side roads we take at times on the journey to our true purpose. Now I see that in God's economy, nothing is wasted”
― Gay Idle, Bloom Where You're Planted

tags: church-planting, inspiriational

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Gay’s Quotes

“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: age, books, re-reading, reading

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“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: books, children-s-books, reading

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“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: books, inspirational, reading, tea

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“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: christianity, god, religion

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“We read to know we're not alone.”
― William Nicholson, Shadowlands: A Play