Tag Archives: Birthday
CMO turns 5!
Posted on 05. Apr, 2012 by Kenny.
WOW! Today this little blog turns five years old. That means she’ll be starting kindergarten in the fall! It’s amazing how fast time flies by.
Starting this blog five years ago has been one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve made in ministry. I clearly sensed God’s call in starting it… as I wrote this all those years ago. I’m so grateful because I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have 70% of the relationships that I do today if I hadn’t been obedient. Guys like Jonathan Cliff, Matt McKee, Sam Luce have been bothers to me. Gina McClain and Jenny Funderbuke have been sisters I’ve never had. Jim Wideman has become a close friend, mentor and confidant… I feel like a treasured Timothy. I could go on an on with all the other names of people who have become good friends, faces I look forward to seeing at conferences, and ministry professionals that I like to learn from. I really don’t think most of this would have happened if I hadn’t started this little blog.
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Kidmin turns three!
Posted on 29. Jan, 2012 by Kenny.
Another year gone by already.
Last year I wrote this post a few days after the #kidmin twitter hashtag turned two. Apparently no one celebrated the first birthday either. What a shame.
So, being the infamous creator of #kidmin (I say this tongue in cheek only because I feel it was more of a group effort) I put this date on my calendar so that we won’t forget again. February 3rd. That means that this Friday, February 3rd… #Kidmin turns 3.
So, here’s how we celebrate. Sometime between now and February 3rd, write a post on your blog explaining how #kidmin has affected your life or ministry. (No, I’m not talking about kids ministry in general, but the twitter search term).… Read the rest
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Happy Birthday once again CMO!
Posted on 04. Apr, 2010 by Kenny.
Yes, today is Easter. However, it’s a very special Easter because it’s also the day this website turned three years old. It’s a special birthday because I also hit a pretty huge milestone yesterday when I wrote my 1000th post. It almost feels like the odometer flipped and I’m starting back at #1 all over again. So, here’s my first post of the new millennium.
So, for the last two years, I’ve reviewed the previous year for this blog and then set goals for the coming year. So, let’s take a look at how I did. Here were the goals I set:
- 550 posts (that’s a post an a half every day… I want to hit 1000 posts by the end of year three)
- 1,500 comments (I had twice as many comments as posts last year, so let’s see if I can triple it this year)
- 50,000 Unique Visitor (This should be doable, but we’ll see)
- 100,000 Page Views (This will be a bit of a stretch, but very possible)
- Most popular post: Hmmm, I’m thinking about it right now…
And here is what I actually did.… Read the rest
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My staff loves me… I think
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
So the day after my birthday I come back to my office to find this:
But the real treat treat was this:
You see, my staff contacted my wife to find out what all my favorite candies are and they got me a basket full of movie-sized candies for my personal enjoyment. Isn’t that awesome?
Or is it? Right now I’m in the middle of a “Biggest Loser” competition of who can lose the most percentage weight in the next 3 months. I’ve got a feeling they want me to lose. What do you think? I think they like me, but the really don’t want me to win either. 
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Children’s Ministry Online turns two! Happy Birthday!
Posted on 04. Apr, 2009 by Kenny.
Yes, today is my blog’s 2nd birthday. I thought I’d compare last year’s numbers to this year’s numbers. Let’s see what happened.
Last year:
- 119 Posts
- 119 Comments
- 2,428 Unique Visitors
- 10,368 Pageviews
- Most popular post
- Visitors from 56 countries
- Visitors from 48 states (where are you Vermont and Montana?
This year:
- 330 Posts
- 651 Comments
- 10,566 Unique Visitors
- 28,851 Pageview
- Most popular post (funny thought, this post doesn’t have any comments)
- Visitors from 129 countries
- Visitors from all 50 states (Last year I hadn’t reached Vermont or Montana. Now I hit about all 50 states every month)
Yeah, year number two has been a big year for Children’s Ministry Online. Year three is going to be even bigger. Why? Well, I think it’s being consistant.… Read the rest
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Today was my birthday… and it was awesome!
Posted on 08. Feb, 2009 by Kenny.
Usually I don’t like it when a birthday falls on a busy work day, and Sunday’s for me is one of the busiest. Crazy busy. However, today’s birthday was so incredible!
I got a good night sleeps and jumped out of bed ready to go after it. Sara hadn’t told me what she had planned for the day, so I was just anticipating whatever she had planned. She’s usually pretty good at this kind of stuff. last night she mentioned us needing to leave about 15 minutes early than I had planned. However, this morning Titus was really sleeping hard, so she decided to stay home. Fine with me. I asked her why we had planned to leave 15 minutes early.… Read the rest
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Did you wish the US Constitution a Happy Birthday?
Posted on 17. Sep, 2007 by Kenny.
In case you forgot, the US Constitution turned 220 today. Unfortunately, most people forgot. The only reason I knew was because my wife and I had a very random discussion a few weeks ago and I looked it up. For all of us fellow Americans, we should remember this day. July 4th was a huge defining moment. That was when we decided to throw off the chains of tyranny and we decided who we no longer wanted to be. However, September 17 too was a defining moment. On this day we as a nation decided who we wanted to be. Yeah, it isn’t perfect… but it’s better than a lot of other places.… Read the rest
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