Mommy Mondays: Interview with Vickie, CWM Coordinator

Happy Mommy Mondays! 

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Note: Don't forget playgroup at Urban Park at 10 a.m. today!

For my first Mommy Monday interview, it seemed natural to begin with my own mother. Mom was able to sit down with me after church and I asked her a few quick questions about Motherhood, Ministry and seasons in life. 

E: So, first, What would you say was the hardest part about being a mother?

Mom: Not having sleep! I thought it was a sleep depravation exercise. (Laughs) I was pretty sure!

E: I hear you! What would you say was the biggest joy?

Mom: Aw, just having a baby. She was just wonderful--both of you were wonderful!

E: Aw, thank you! Nice save little there, at the end.

Mom: It wasn't a save--it was true!

E: Well, you're sweet. If you could give one tip or word of encouragement, especially to the young mothers at our church, what would it be?

Mom: They will sleep someday--they will be potty-trained someday! Almost everybody is potty-trained by the time they get to college!

E: That's good to know! For the mothers who would like to get involved in ministry but they have little kids right now--what would you tell them, as head of the women's ministry?

Mom: Just do what you can! But the main thing is to come and be fed yourself. As God presents opportunity, do things. But the main thing is, be fed; don't isolate yourself. That's when it really gets hard. When you have fellowship and when you're learning God's word and all that--be fed. That's what really works; that's what really helps. It's just a season!

Vickie (right) and the author, on a recent mother-daughter day out!

Vickie was born in Tennessee, where her father was posted with the Navy. She earned her bachelor's degree in Journalism from NMSU then went on staff with Campus Crusade, now CRU, first in California then the Philippines writing for the Campus Crusade Magazine. After a few years on the field, Vickie met Carroll, a photographer and film editor for Campus Crusade who had just transferred to the Philippines from India. They came home to the states to get married and then returned to full-time ministry together in the Philippines. Their first daughter, Carolyn, was born in Manilla, and soon after they returned to the states, first to Texas, where their younger daughter, Emily, was born (that's me!) then to Los Alamos, where they have lived ever since. Trinity Bible Church (one of the parent churches of Crossroads) was the first church they visited in Los Alamos, and now, 20-something years later, Carroll is one of the church elders and Vickie is the Women's Ministry Coordinator at Crossroads.