I walked out of church this morning (very briskly, I might add, since it was -1 degrees Farenheit!) with my arms loaded with four gift bags full of christmas goodies. Cookies, chocolate covered pretzels, peppermints, etc, etc, etc. Thank you so much to all of the wonderful church members that have blessed Brandon and I…
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Friday Five
I’ve been a HUGE slacker and haven’t played with the RevGals for like a month or so. Here’s this week’s Friday Five – and feel free to play along in the comments if you want! The Nativity shown here is the Willow Creek one that I got last Christmas from my mom and dad =)…
one year ago…
one year ago today, brandon and I arrived at our new (and extremely empty) house in Iowa and slept on an air mattress in our new bedroom. It is so hard to believe that an entire year has passed since that night. In one year, we have grown closer to some friends that we love…
Lectionary Leanings – Let It Be With Me
Here is the fourth installment of my article for the Circuit Rider online: December 21II Sam. 7:1-11, 16, Luke 1:47-55 or Ps. 89:1-4, 19-26 , Romans 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38 We read the beautiful telling of the annunciation in Luke’s gospel and imagine Mary as a mature, wise young woman, full of the grace of God…
the mom voice
I’ve been struggling in recent weeks with whether or not I have the gift for youth ministry. Or whether I just can’t figure out how to reach this particular group of kids. I spent some time talking with my mom about this recently, and came to the realization that I don’t have a “mom voice.”…
coffee….
oh… and since i got up early, I made some coffee. it tastes so good, but in the long run, it’s going to tear my esophoghas in two… i just know it! I guess you just have to make choices, and this morning, I’m choosing based on my short term sanity vs. long term health.…
papers and work and delegating
I am exhausted this morning. And I really need an assistant at the church. If by July I’m still feeling these stresses, I’m going to insist that we hire someone part time. Because I have so little time to do the things that I really need to do. For example. I got up at 6:30…
Lectionary Leanings
The second installment of my articles for the Circuit Rider: December 7Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13,II Peter 3:8-15a, Mark 1:1-8Anticipation is not an emotion that we experience too often these days. We live in a “have it your way, fast” kind of culture. Anything you want in the entire world is at your fingertips through…