Boys and Girls #NaBloPoMo
Today was a day of contrasts. I watched five hours of college football with the guys and played horse during halftime. We pigged out on…
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JSTACK #NaBloPoMo
NaBloPoMo… National Blog Posting Month I’ve been out of the habit of writing on a regular basis, so this is going to be a great…
What I am learning as I give up social media for Lent…
#1 – I seek praise, sympathy, solidarity through social media. The smallest, most insignificant thing could happen and my first instinct is to post it…
Pen Pals and Pinky Promises
I have never been great at long-distance relationships. I have no idea how my husband and I made it for two years apart at two…
The Institution of Marriage
**uploading some older sermons as I sort through files. This one in particular was a joy to write and I was blessed by the opportunity…
Walking the fence
I grew up surrounded by Republicans. As we baled hay in the fields and made pies in the kitchen it was Rush Limbaugh blaring on…
Making the Congregation Cry
This has been an insanely busy summer… vacation, a new nephew, mission trips, fundraisers, cleaning at the church… So I have tried to make my…
Breaking Your Heart
For the last month or so, we have been reading Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. In prison, sick, struggling, shipwrecked, he just hasn’t…