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Hopeful

Advent is the 4 weeks before Christmas and is a time of waiting. Each week traditionally is associated with a theme and the way I learned those was to begin with hope. I love that advent starts here, in a place of dreaming of something better. Hope for me is an...

Prayers, presence, gifts, service, witness

Every year in the fall we as a parish make promises about the year ahead.  We reflect upon the vow we make when we join a faith community to support it with our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service, and our witness.  While the pledge idea originated with a...

Baby Time

Sabbath is something I have a hard time with. It’s not just a day off where I stay in bed. It’s not a day for running errands and catching up on yard work. Sabbath is about turning to God and dwelling in the holy. It’s a time to let go and just be....

What we have learned

On October 9th as we celebrated out 1 year anniversary of joining the Reconciling Ministries Network. We had a beautiful moment in morning worship where we gathered around the prayers station at the back of the sanctuary while Caley played True Colors on the piano and...

Trauma Brain

A few weeks ago I witnessed a traumatic event. I was fine in the moment, but now when I think back it’s like puffs of memory. I can see very clearly specific moments, but other parts are just a blur. Driving home afterwards I was starting to be in shock, it felt...