Witness
I’m sitting in CotC (surprise, surprise) working on stuff for this weekend and listening to Sarah McLachlan. I’ve put one song in particular on repeat - “Witness.” Here are the lyricsMake me a...
View ArticleStorytelling
As you read this I’m enjoying so rest and relaxation with family and friends in Chicago and Madison, WI (or at least when I wrote this and originally sent it out in the newsletter, I was!). While I’m...
View ArticleYou Do Not Know Where It Blows
The moderator of the PC(USA) just posted this link on his facebook page. Very theologically worthwhile.... or something. :)
View ArticlePrepare Ye the Way
Texts: Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79This past week I got something very exciting in the mail – the invitation to my mother’s ordination. My sister had been put in charge of making them and sending them...
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The Great Snow of Saturday
Praise the Lord for good friends! I hope all of you are nice and toasty with loved ones this evening. For the second night in a row, I am camped out at my friend Cassy’s house where we have...
View ArticleSo it begins
After something of an adventure I have arrived safe and sound in The Woodlands. My family all arrived before me and so when I got to the house where we are staying, they were already in full...
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The Reverends
As of Sunday, not only do Mom and I share the same smile…but we also share the same title: The Reverend.
View ArticleIf they could see me now…
Given my open and extroverted nature, it may come as a surprise to learn that I really don’t like being singled out – at least not like I was today. Church, no problem. Conferences, done deal....
View ArticleFriday Five
What? She’s updating? I know, I know, I’ve been terrible and then some. Apparently having low levels of Vit D really takes the energy out of you and so blogging has not been on my to-do list. But –...
View ArticleA Senior Moment
For those of you who were away this past Sunday, amid the new members, baptisms, and elder installations, we recognized our four graduating high school seniors: Isabel, Cassie, Courtney and Suzanne....
View ArticleIn the Flesh
Texts: Proverbs 8:1-6, 22-31; John 12:44-46According to our liturgical calendar today is Trinity Sunday, the day in which ministers all over the country exhaust their mental capacities trying to figure...
View ArticleVirtues and Vices in Proverbs: Love and Hate
Texts: Proverbs 10:12; Matthew 12:1-14Thinking about love and hate this past week, I was reminded of one of my favorite scenes from the movie “10 Things I Hate About You.” The Valley girl-esque...
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On the Way to South Dakota
Bright and early this morning – wait, scratch that – dark and early this morning, parents and grandparents said so long to 14 youth and their 5 brave adult leaders as they began the long trek to South...
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Day Two
Oh Omaha, how we love you!Missouri, on the other hand…Our day began with some saying goodbye to the wonderful people who hosted us last night.The good folks at First United Presbyterian Church housed...
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We’ve Arrived!!!
We may have wondered if it would ever happen – especially while driving through our “favorite” state that starts with an M and ends with a “issouri” – but it did. WE HAVE ARRIVED IN SOUTH...
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Day Two
And then the giggles set in.We woke up and enjoyed a wonderful breakfast – prepped by several of our very own. Thank you breakfast team.We had devotional time – reading some passages where folks but...
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Day Three - Tuesday
Well, other than the collection of bugs we’re accumulating in the girls’ room and the continued heat in the boys room, today was another wonderful day here in Sisseton. We began our day with breakfast...
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Day Four – Wednesday
Maybe it was the weather – the high was around 77 with bright blue skies. Maybe it was that we all got to experience new works sites. Maybe it was that our work groups have really gelled and we’ve...
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Day Five AND Day Six – Thursday and Friday (the beginning and the end)
Sorry for no update last night. For those of you who have not experience a YouthWorks trip before (and I’m assuming that’s most) Thursday evening’s worship ends with a very powerful and very...
View ArticleSo close to home, yet so far away
Today’s adventure was – to be frank – rather dull. We got up and out of the Twin Cities church around 7am and got on the road… and stayed on the road until about 10pm. Of course, that includes a...
View ArticleBrave New World
You know those old adages, “nothing worth having comes easy or free” or “anything worth having is worth working for?” I have a very distinct memory of the first time I actually came face to face with...
View ArticleLent, the season of being really confused
Today at the morning Bible study - that space and time where the minister who'll be preaching this upcoming Sunday delves into the texts - we spent about 5 minutes on the Bible and 55 on running...
View ArticleRelay for Life and then some
I’m sitting in the middle of a group o high schoolers as I type this. We’ve gathered in the cool evening to walk around in circles. Yup, Relay for Life has come to Mary Baldwin and the Covenant youth...
View Articleand the news is...
If you haven’t been able to get to church this week you may have missed out on my big news—I’m getting married! Easter Monday my boyfriend David Fetterman asked me to marry him and I had the good sense...
View ArticleAin't No Mountain High Enough
Texts: Isaiah 56:1-8; Acts 2:42-47Walking this weekend I came across the outdoor labyrinth at Trinity Episcopal Church for the first. I’ve meant to get over there before, walk the small brick path, but...
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