News – it doesn’t have to be ALL or NONE
Are you keeping up with the news? I was on the phone with one of my girlfriends, having a marathon chat for three hours and at some point between covid vaccines and weight watchers tips my friend asked, "So, are you keeping up with the news again?" Now for those of...
A Prayer for Friends
This week is one for prayer, my friend. The struggles are real, the challenges of being half in/half out of a pandemic are nerve plucking at best, and people are just hanging on by a thread as they deal with all of the rocks in their pack. So please join me this...
Saying Yes to Jesus’ Invitation Isn’t Easy
Friends, Happy Easter. I must admit that Holy Week took the stuffing right out of me, as my mom would say. I am still working to recharge my batteries but I want to briefly share some thoughts with you. On Easter Sunday, after dinner was done and the dishes...
Retreat Reflection: New Found Light After The Struggle
Out of Place on Retreat I felt so out of place; like a fish in a tree. That is what I told the women during a quiet reflection on the last night of our retreat together. I was so far out of the warm waters I like to swim in that it felt like an ice bath - the shock...
The Holy Spirit Met Me and I Found Freedom
I Heard the Holy Spirit Over these lasts weeks, I have had more conversations about sin than I can count. If I had my way I would call off these chats about confession, repentance, and absolution and sit down to enjoy a piece of pie and a cup of tea. But Lent is...
What Happens When We Say I Love You?
She said she loved him. When Emma was in the fourth grade she told a boy, her best friend, and first crush, that she loved him. I thought it was sweet but the boy's parents did not. While Michael and I were volunteering for the hundredth pancake breakfast...
Rae Dunn Reminds Me “Do I Love Like Jesus Loves?”
A simple plaque hanging on the wall of my office reminded me to take stock of how I love people. Do I love as Jesus loves? I am reflecting on this and sharing my thoughts in this post. I hope you take the time to read it.
Beautiful! What I Learned by Playing in Creation
Exploring Creation Every January my husband Michael and I say goodbye to freezing temperatures, gusty winds, and Connecticut snowstorms to make our way to St. John, USVI. We look forward to this trip all year long, in part because we escape the New England winter,...
You Have One New Notification – From Jesus
If Jesus had a cell phone.... Do you think if Jesus was walking the earth in 2021 he would allow a lot of notifications on his phone? This is the question that I was rolling around in my head last week as I began to take a serious look at what was bothering me with...