Sunday, September 21, 2008

Happy 62nd birthday Barbara!

I don't think she'll be too upset over my sharing her birthday today, 9/21, as I'm also sharing a bit about Barbara that she probably would not share on her own.

1. In a few weeks she starts as pastor for 2 smaller churches, one a Presbyterian church and the other a smaller United Church of Christ. With the smaller churches it is often common to "yoke" them so they can hire a qualified minister.

If you are familiar with Wisconsin 1 church is in Westfield; the other in Grand Marsh. These are central Wisconsin communities located north of Madison.

2. Barb is a Presbyterian lay pastor. Her training is not as rigorous as that of a full-fledged pastor but she has taken courses through a seminary (on-line classes) and participates in other educational programs with peers. She serves as the local representative to the Presbyterian church's retirement program (the Presbytery, which is a regional group) and this past summer she was a delegate to the Presbyterian church's General Assembly, a big honor. So she is well-known and well respected by her peers.

3. She continues to hand-craft jewelry, work with me to photograph it, and get it uploaded to Etsy. On September 20th we hit our goal to have 100 pieces in our store and, while we wish we had some sales, we feel those sales will start soon as we are getting good views on some of them. She will be focusing on some holiday pieces and they will be listed soon along with some Welsh (Celtic) pieces. This all now because she acquired all the inventory needed to make these specialty items.

So I want to wish her a happy 62nd and congratulate her on her new position as pastor (3/4 time) and increasing success in her Etsy shop.

Ken Merwin

8 comments:

ChezChani said...

Happy Birthday!!!! And congrats on your new jobs and beautiful jewelry.

ThisThisAndThat said...

Barb
Happy Birthday! Wishing you many,many more!!
jill

A Beaded Affair said...

Many, many happy returns Barb. Hope it was as beautiful there for your birthday yesterday as it was here. Congratulations on the new postings. Wish I lived a bit closer, I'd come and listen. Your work is beautiful as always and I am looking forward to seeing some of the Celtic pieces.
Lois
http://www.abeadedaffair.com

tkmetalarts said...

Happy belated birthday to Barb. You two are my inspiration.

Unknown said...

Very best wishes for many more birthdays Barb and lots more happy years doing what you're good at together with Ken!
-Anna Lee
http://sassydlite.blogspot.com

KimberlyRies said...

Happy Birthday Barbara!!

Kim
http://kimberlyries.blogspot.com

Kicking Bear said...

Happy Birthday Barbara....
so it's NOT true that you were a kid when the Dead Sea was still alive.
Enjoy and use the wisdom age brings.
Van

Diane Geisel Reiki Master, formerly MyGemStoneBox by Diane said...

Barb, hope you had a wonderful birthday and congrats on your new position!! All the best to you and Ken!!

Blessings~
D
http://mygemstonebox.blogspot.com
http://www.unicorngem1994.etsy.com
http://www.mygemstonebox.com
Simple yet elegant jewelry that is art you wear!