I remember reading about Brother Lawrence in seminary. His claims to find sacredness in washing dishes seemed a bit too spiritual for me if I’m being honest. Where is God in the mess of washing too much ketchup from plates and figuring out what kind of scrubber will actually remove the old oatmeal from a …
Shortly after we moved from Columbia, they began work on a bridge on Highway 378 . It’s still not completed. It’s been almost three years and as we have moved between the city where we lived and the city where we now live, we have watched the cranes slowly put a new bridge in place. …
One year ago, I was surrounded by ministers who affirmed my journey to have dual recognition of my Cooperative Baptist Fellowship ordination in the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ. It was also the day, we told family and friends about our new arrival who was on the way! It seems like just …
On Monday, we will celebrate five years with our daughter. There’s something about four-year-old preschool that feels so old, isn’t there? She has started to read the world around her, picking out sight words, familiar signs, and even surprises herself reading new words. It feels like it’s happening too fast! As we joined with friends …
During the COVID shutdown, one of the daily practiced we implemented with our kids was a morning walk. We looked at signs that the season were changing. We tracked the morning light, but our favorite days were when we encountered a new creature. The pileated woodpecker would often interrupt our walks or the box turtle …
Last Christmas before the morning light had dawned, we found out we were pregnant. We carried this hope of new life with us as we waited and watched praying this new life would join our family safely. So this Christmas as we held her, the miracle of the story of the Christ Child was a …
Every year, I join the reading challenge on Goodreads. More often than not, I don’t reach my goal of reading 100 books, but last year I exceeded it. I credit this to our nighttime reading switching from picture books to chapter books. We are deep into Who Would Win, Magic Tree House, and Junie B. …
Each year, I end the year reflecting on the word or phrase that has followed me throughout the year. I know this is backwards in some ways. Most people choose a word or mantra for the new year, but that’s never how it’s worked for me. Instead, as I move through the year, so too …
Last night was the darkest night, the most time we will go without light for the whole year. Each day from here on out, we will gain just a little more light each day. Isn’t it interesting that we start gaining more light just as the Light of the World is about to come? As …
Last week marked my ten-year ordination anniversary. As I looked back at the community of Emmanuel Baptist Fellowship who ordained me, my heart was filled with gratitude for their vision and their support. They first called me pastor and they truly taught me to be a pastor. As I look at pictures of that special …
