This week’s Friday Five from RevGals almost has me down in the dumps. You see, my husband and I are undecided about whether or not to have kids. Or rather, we are each decided, just in different directions. And it seems like EVERYONE I know is having a baby or has just had a baby…
Ministry in Heels
life as a young adult pastor
What “Little House on the Prairie” Leaves Out…
As a child, I absolutely adored the “Little House” books. I fawned over the pages and the stories of Laura Ingalls and imagined her life growing up in the midwest in the late 1800’s. They were full of rich detail and you could put yourself into that little sod house or the cabin in the…
Sleeping Habits
It has been a LONG time since I have played the RevGals Friday Five, but here goes! …our Friday Five today will focus on sleep, or the lack there of. 1. Are you prone to sleep challenges? Insomnia, snoring, allergies? Other sleep challenges? hmm… my husband claims I snore – but I am about 10,000x…
Crock Pot Pizza
My husband is an evil genius. He figured out how to make deep dish pizza in the crock pot. No joke. Ingredients: Pizza Dough (he just used two packs of dry mix that you add water to and let rise), Pizza Sauce + Diced Tomatoes (I’m guessing about 2 1/2 cups… he didn’t measure), Pepperoni, and Mozzarella Cheese.…
robed authority
I was blessed to officiate the wedding of my friends recently. And up until five minutes before the wedding, I couldn’t decide if I would wear my robe or not. You see, I had packed the robe. And I was most assuredly wearing the stole. But the robe was an additional layer of formality, of…
Why a family vacation is not a sabbatical
This past week I was able to spend 8 glorious days at Lake Okoboji in a teeny tiny little house with my in-laws. 9 people shared the two bedrooms, one bathroom, and living space. We got some sun, we played in the water, we laughed and ate a ton of food. And by the time we…
I believe… help my unbelief
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=amomono&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000WCN8PA&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrThe other night, I sat down to watch a film that has been in my Netflix queue for a while now: King of California. It’s the story of a young woman and her mentally questionable father and his quest to find buried treasure beneath their suburban community. It’s quiet, a little quirky, but all and…
I’m being ordained!!!
For two and a half years, I have been serving a congregation faithfully as a provisional elder in the United Methodist Church. And on June 6, I will be ordained at our Iowa Annual Conference and I will become an elder in full connection. This whole process started back in 2002, when I was a…