I am entering in my last semester of seminary. I’ve been interimming at a church as the pastor for the past 5 months. Now, I am looking for jobs and am acutely aware that there are not jobs for seminary students who are recent graduates. I had opportunities while I was still in seminary. Opportunities …
We were so close to being ready. We were minutes from having two girls dressed, teeth brushed, shoes matching and hair done when I noticed that both girls had something in their hair. “What is this?” I asked. “It’s toothpaste.” came the matter-0f-fact response. As my mind processed the problem, I realized there was not …
Sometimes when I am reading, I am so confronted and astounded by the concept that I literally have to put the book down and walk away. That happened this morning with Bart Ehrman’s God’s Problem: But there came a time when in my life when I found that I simply could no longer thank God …
It’s been a week since I’ve been to this place that has slowly become a space where I have figured out who I am and what I am supposed to do with these breaths I’ve been given. Sure, I’ve taken longer leaves of absences from this, but this time it was for a purpose not …
At our church, each family takes turns cleaning the church. This week, we all worked together, so I found myself in our nursery vacuuming glitter from the snowflake ornaments the class made in Sunday School. Our girls are a part of that class and I thought about how thankful I am for a congregation that …
When I got to my desk at the office this afternoon, I discovered the note I had written that said: Jan 2014 There’s one continuous line under those words, but there’s nothing listed under it. It took me a minute, but I remember I made that note during a conversation about a due date, but …
As sit on this last day of 2013 trying to allow my body to overcome whatever bug it is currently fighting and enjoy reading other people’s reflections of their year, I thought I’d try the same. To say this year has been full of changes is a gross understatement. This year I have: become a …
I have never been much of a cook or a baker. I found my speciality is appetizers…you know the kind that take three ingredients and at tops 10 minutes to make? That was more my speed. But during Christmas and around the holidays, I find that I can slow down enough to not have a …
There aren’t words to express how incredibly blessed I am this Christmas to be a new wife, a new mom, a new Reverend. There have been few times in my life that I have felt that I am exactly where I am supposed to be and doing what I was created to do, but tonight …
The second chapter in Luke, which is often used as a lectionary passage during this Advent season tells the story of Nary being told by the angels that she was to give birth to the Son of God. After this happens and she has the child, Mary and Joseph are visited by shepherds. We don’t …
