I’ve been missing for a while… I moved and had a baby since my last post. I’ve begun writing again. You can see what I wrote for my UM conference here, and what follows is what I am writing as I begin the practice again on a regular basis.
In about a month, my family is going to go through some significant changes. We are moving to a new place, both my husband and I are getting new jobs, and we are welcoming a baby into our lives. Any one of these things would not be a small thing. Together, they are going to be huge. We are grateful…
The beginning of this week was filled with rain. The rain fell for the entirety of Monday, reminding me of the Kenyan rainforest and camping as a child. We kept the windows open through the day as we took our Sabbath. For a while, it felt as though we were keeping a traditional Sabbath, because all…
When I was twelve, the sixth grade Sunday school class lesson scheduled for the year was confirmation. Confirmation is an interesting practice that the United Methodist Church and other denominations use to shape and develop youth as they grow in Christian faith. We probably do it…
My signoff in my emails, phone messages, and benedictions is a general variation on peace be with you. I seek to grant peace to others as I go throughout my day and my ministry. I pray peace over church members in hospitals, with those who are grieving or caring for the ill, upon those who…
Kathy, do you Love me?
Yes, Lord, you know I Love you.
Tend my Sheep.
I love my congregational community. I pray with them, I laugh with them, I mourn with them. I seek friendship, approval and guidance from…
I usually say that I am tenacious. I will stick to a goal and make sure that I can be there all the way to the end. I use my first summer of college as an example, I didn’t get what I wanted, but then I stuck through and finally a position was created so that I could get experience. I…
Blest be the tie that bindsOur hearts in Christian LoveThe fellowship of kindred mindsIs like to that above — John Fawcett
Christ says: “My grace is enough for you, because [my] power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 CEB
Recently, I have been more weak than I would like. I suffer from migraines, which means I am a Migraineur. About a year ago they began hitting me. I have…
As I’ve been thinking about this coming Sunday’s Gospel Lectionary text, I’ve been feeling like I can’t say anything new. I mean, it is the “Good Samaritan” for crying out loud. Everyone knows this scripture, even if they don’t even know that it is scripture. We have “Good Samaritan” laws…