Ashes and Minor Keys
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; According to your great complassion, blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my inquity and cleanse me from my sin. Of all the Holy days...
View ArticleHappy International Woman’s Day
It is March 8, 2015. This date has double significance. First, it means that I need to have all papers graded and grades entered by Thursday morning, which means at this exact moment, I am...
View ArticleSeasons
In recent years, I’ve become more and more aware of the phrase, “Seasons of Life.” It never dawned on me when I was young and in college that life could be described seasonally. It was more linear...
View ArticleSummertime!
Well, so much for my New Year’s resolution to blog once a month. Here it is June, and I haven’t blogged since March. Interesting thing is though, somewhere in April, I lost the need to write. That’s...
View ArticleSkipping Church
I’ll just say it straight out. I’m having a hard time going to church right now. Seriously hard, like I’ve never really had hard time before. All those years in college, I went to church without...
View ArticleBuzz Lightyear
I tried to get rid of Buzz Lightyear on Monday. I couldn’t do it. Buzz made it into the box of toys for Goodwill. None of the kids had even looked at Buzz in the past several years. He was...
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If ever I decide to leave the church entirely, I need to be reminded of three things. 1) The fruits of the spirit, in particularly set to songs from the 1980’s kids musical, The Music Machine. 2)....
View ArticleThoughts from a Road Trip
We are a road tripping kind of family. Some families fly to exotic locations around the world, some go to the nearby coast several times a summer, some go on two or three week long road trips. For...
View ArticleMy Favorite Things
This has been a wonderful summer. You’ve heard about why I love road trips, about taking a break church, and that I am reading again. More than that, this summer my children are 6, 8, and 10 years...
View ArticleLight in the Darkness
It’s been a weepy Advent for me. I glanced back through my December archives. Maybe every Advent is weepy. However, not so. This year I seem particularly emotional. It’s strange. Every year I “opt...
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