MY STORY: kim boynton

Role
Assistant to Pastor Rod Van Solkema

Email  
kboynton@crossroads-bible.org

Best part about my role?
My “earthly” boss, Rod Van Solkema, makes me laugh.  He is so easy to please—and impress—that sometimes I feel like a fake.  He and his wife, Libby, treat me like gold.  That’s amazing!

Your passion?
I grieve over the lack of commitment to marriage vows that I see in our world today.  If I had to say I was passionate about something, it would be to help married couples who are struggling in their marriage to believe that marriage is worth saving and that almost every situation is redeemable.  My husband, Bill, and I have had one of the most difficult marriages I know of—not just because it’s ours—and after 30 years we are living in a place I could never have believed possible.  God has given us new hearts for each other, for Himself, and we are having a blast!  If our marriage survived and is now thriving, ANYONE’S can!

If you were a color ?
I would want to be Crayola Orange because, obviously, it is the best color in the world!

Favorite place on earth?
If I had to choose a travel destination of the places I’ve been—it’s a tie between Australia and Italy.  But where is my real favorite place on earth?  Wherever my kids are!  They bring me such astonishing joy and I LOVE being with them.

Any quirky habits?
I have so many quirky habits that it is almost impossible to narrow it down to one.  However, for the sake of this bio, I would have to say that I NEED to have Silly Putty in my desk at all times.  It is good if you are stressed.  It is good if you are bored.  It is good if there are kids in the office who need something to do.  It makes GREAT shapes and it smells really yummy (unless a kid plays with it who has smelly hand)!