It has been a rough couple of days. Charges were brought up against a colleague in Iowa who officiated a same-sex wedding. I had far too many interpersonal conversations which left me kind of exhausted. And in the midst of if, I sometimes wonder what my role is as a pastor. Am I the chief…
Ministry in Heels
life as a young adult pastor
Singing a song #NaBloPoMo
This fall, a month or so after choir started, I decided to start going with a friend of mine. I love to sing. I can’t say I’m good at it, but I love it. There is something special about making music that taps into my spirituality. I’ll find myself singing as I debate a problem…
A few grey hairs #NaBloPoMo
Prompt: Do you enjoy growing older or do you fight against it? I am sure my answer will change as I age, but I love growing older. In my professional line of work, I am often mistaken for being younger than I really am. I remind people of their grandchildren. I look so cute. I…
Life's Not Perfect #NaBloPoMo
It was a lovely day. We slept in. The Hawkeyes won. Friends came over and we binge watched some television (Newsroom is FANTASTIC, btw). I figured out how to do a double crochet front post and a double crochet back post for an afghan I started. My husband made apple pie. The snow fell and…
One present down #NaBloPoMo
Today, my post follows up on craft night. I finished my crochet project and officially have the first gift of the season done. Pattern from Dabbles and Babbles
Everything but… #NaBloPoMo
Yesterday I posted about this article I read on the ENFP personality and one characteristic absolutely jumped out at me: 9. Being a HUGE, UNSTOPPABLE FORCE of creativity and productivity… an hour before the deadline. I am such a last minute person. I always have been. I can set aside all the time in the…
Maybe I'm an ENFP after all #NaBloPoMo
Today, I stumbled across an article about the struggles of various personalitites. 25 Struggles Only ENFPs Will Understand | Thought Catalog http://thoughtcatalog.com/heidi-priebe/2014/09/25-struggles-only-enfps-will-understand/ I feel like I have always wavered between E and I on the Meyers-Briggs scale. I’m on the border but usually lean towards the Extrovert side. So I didn’t feel like I fit…
How to plan a funeral #NaBloPoMo
Today’s prompt comes from BlogHer Blogging: What knowledge do you have that others don’t? Write a “how to” post about anything you’ve got skills for, small or large. In the first month of ministry, I had three funerals in my community. Nothing about their lives were the same. A baby who had struggled from the beginning. A…