I am so excited and honored that you have chosen to join me in this incredible journey of faith!
I am Bobbie Perkins, a 4 foot 11-inch bundle of energy and enthusiasm! The most important thing to know about me is that I am passionate about Jesus! God doesn’t live in a compartment of my life to pull out when I am ready for Him. He is woven throughout every fabric of every detail of my life, and I want you also to experience the joy of intimacy with Him. I encourage you to leave your comments on my website and social media accounts so that I and others can be encouraged by your insights.
I feel a sobering responsibility to handle God’s Word carefully and live my life in a way that is representative of the truths that I share. I must admit that it is my continual prayer that the gap between what I teach from the Word of God and the integration of those truths into my life will continue to close more each day. I still struggle to appropriate the truths of what I believe into how I live. I am an unfinished work! It is with great humility, then, that I acknowledge that as I share God’s Word with you, I have already prayed that it would pierce my own heart first.
I have been married for over 30 years to my sweetheart Denny Perkins, whom I like to describe as an overgrown 10-year-old boy. He loves amusement parks, rock collecting, and all those things that little boys love. Aaaaand we birthed three girls! Ha-ha! God brought us wonderful sons-in-law for our daughters, and we now have 5 beautiful grandchildren—Bryce, Nora, Haven, Lana, and Evan. The grandparent club is the best club in the world after the Jesus club!
I live in a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. It is a wonderful medical community with the famous St Jude Children’s Research hospital and other fine facilities. It is also a fabulous running community with various running groups, including the 901 Sole Sisters, of which I am proud to be a part! I am an extrovert, so I love people! I have been known to engage strangers in long conversations out in public, while my semi-introverted husband watches with a mixture of bewilderment and exasperation.
I love my family, friends, and enjoying God’s creation by being active outdoors. Other loves: coffee, music, books, board games, traveling, running, hiking, and early morning sunrises. And the best for last…Jesus…with every fiber of my being.
I have been a nurse for almost 40 years and left my hospital job in 2023 to accept the position of Director of Nursing for the faith-based pregnancy medical clinic where I had been volunteering. It is a challenging job to serve others in love, and it is sometimes emotionally draining to enter into the struggles of other people, but it is the most rewarding job I have ever had. I get to share the gospel and get paid for it! How does it get better than that?!
I believe that scripture is both a mighty weapon and a healing balm for every need we have. That conviction led me to complete the process of becoming a certified biblical counselor. I am glad to be done with the process of certification, but the process of learning more about how the Bible addresses all of life’s problems will be lifelong! My desire is to reach the needs of others by encouraging them with scriptural truths. Whether I am leading women’s Bible studies, counseling pregnant women at work, or sharing with a hurting friend, The Bible is the place I turn to for wisdom and guidance. I am excited for us to dig for these treasures together!