Gratitude & Grace
Passing decades and the stressors of life are a mirror. They reveal who we really are. 2020 was such a challenging year, and probably felt like an entire decade for many of us! For me, it was a mirror year.…
Coffee, COVID, and Christmas
A banging noise woke me up at 4 AM and, after laying wide-awake in bed for 30 minutes, I decided to get up to make coffee. I turned on our electric kettle, Placed a cone filter in my plastic pour-over…
An Unusual Advent Meditation
“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel…
Salaam
Once again, I am filled with so many thoughts and ideas that I want to put into words. Music often expresses these emotions and deep struggles so much better than words. In our efforts to plan for multilingual worship, Chris…
A Visit With Mom: Dementia
My mom has dementia. On the cottage deck, she sits quietly and pleasantly. I play Amazing Grace on my guitar and sing too low because I forgot to bring my capo. However, that makes it easier for her to add…
COVID-19 & The Gospel Dance
Nothing like this has ever happened before. Never in our history, has the world been so interconnected… and therefore negatively impacted all at the same time.
