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It has begun

by | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized

This week we started our Bible in a Year project where we will be reading the bible together as a community over the coming year. 3 days in and I’m already behind. I missed day 2! But I have caught up. I’m sharing brief thoughts everyday on our FaceBook...

Glass Beach

by | May 23, 2023 | Uncategorized

As part of our epic Bubble Family Girls  Spring Break Trip  in 2021 we went to Glass Beach in Northern California.  Due to historic dumping in the ocean and the current in this location the beach is known for its sea glass. At one time the beach was nearly all glass,...

As the Seasons Change

by | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized

My family is in a huge time of transition. In just a few weeks our daughter will graduate from high school. It’s a ritual and rite of passage signaling that this stage of our life as a family is over. She just turned 18 so is now legally an adult. We celebrated...

Separations

by | May 9, 2023 | Uncategorized

This week has been a big one in the United Methodist World. Here in Oregon we voted to allow 3 churches to leave the United Methodist fold. The reason for the leaving is around theology. There are people and churches who hold that Christian teaching means that queer...

Building Hope

by | May 2, 2023 | Uncategorized

This past week I got to attend the Habitat for Humanity HopeBuilders lunch with a crew of folks from the closed Capitol Hill United Methodist Church. CHUMC chose to close in 2016. We were able to use our endowment and work with the conference trustees to sell the...