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Strategic Planning

This week Jayde and I are headed to the coast for a full day of planning.  After a year of working together, we will be reexamining the responsibilities that each of us oversees, making sure that we are engaging with the tasks we each find fulfilling and stretching as...

Darkness and Light

Today is one of those days where I am just a little down.  Perhaps it’s scrolling through Facebook and reading dire news about our climate crisis. Or maybe it’s disappointment and frustration over an event that didn’t go as well as hoped. It’s...

At the Table

This week Christian author and conversation starter Rachel Held Evans passed away.  Her words and leadership touched many people and my Facebook feed was full of folks sharing meaningful quotes from her work. One quote that stood out to me was: I love this because it...

Eye Witness

I had a fairly dramatic incident unfold a few weeks ago.  It involved some heated emotions and a lot of words.  I retold folks about the event and what happened.  And then this week a video of that moment was shared with me. It turns out that the whole thing was less...

God is Graceful like a Ballerina

    Mondays when we meet in my living room for Snack Church the kids go off to the stairs just to the left of where the adults are gathered. Whether in a heated game of monopoly or building impressive forts with blankets and a cat condo, they still pop their...

Lovely Mess

Every morning as I step out my back door I smile.  Our backyard in this season is a riot of blue and yellow flowers.  There is new life springing up all over.  I love the colors, the vibrancy, and the growth.  Now lots of other people looking at my backyard would see...