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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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The Story of Everything Movie Review and Giveaway

One of my favorite things is sharing resources that encourage our faith and point us back to the God who created us. So I was excited to have the opportunity to pre-screen The Story of Everything, a documentary that explores some of life's biggest questions through the beauty and wonder woven throughout creation. Keep reading for my review, and be sure to check out the giveaway and purchase in Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.5 · 10 ratings · 1 review · 3 distinct works

	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 Eclipse of God: Our Nation's Disastrous Search for a More Inclusive Deity (and What We Must Do About It)

by Erwin W. Lutzer

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

by Vishal Mangalwadi

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Then You Came Along: Father's Day / Same Time, Next Year

by Debbie Macomber (Goodreads Author)

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Quotes by Gay Idle (?)

“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

13407 likes

“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