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I Hate It Too
This week the church modem was acting up, zoom wasn’t talking to FaceBook, and everything just fell apart when it…
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5 Months In
We have been online and physically distanced for 5 months now. We’re in a very different place than where we…
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Numb
I was attending a training this past week on healing as part of racial equity work and the presenter talked…
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When Will I Learn?
This past week I was running the numbers of the budget and writing our quarterly report to the agency which…
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Collective Collecting
For several year now we have been part of the Southeast Portland Collective youth group which includes United Methodist, Lutheran,…
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It’s Not An Emergency Anymore
Way back in March everything stopped really suddenly. I forget how quickly I went from sitting in a crowded theater…
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We Don’t Stop
This past week leaders from the Southeast Portland Parish gathered over zoom to share what is happening in our ministries,…
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Difficult Conversations
We are in a bubble of social distancing with another family. We started with back yard visits, moved on to…
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Deleting Jayde
This week I’m deleting Jayde as an admin on our Facebook groups, taking her contact info off the newsletter, and…
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Staying afloat
This has been a hard season in my life for a number of reasons. I am weary and worn. Today,…