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Being a pastor gives you a unique lens -- being a female pastor who doesn't fit the mold gives you a REALLY unique lens. Here are some thoughts as I try and understand the world around me through that lens.
January 4, 2016
“We were created to create.” I am not sure where I first heard it, but I think I have always intrinsically known it was true. I feel closest to God when I am creating. When I lose myself in writing, painting, singing, or even poorly playing my guitar, I am worshiping. The problem is when […]
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December 28, 2015
2015 was… disappointing. Last New Year’s Eve, I huddled on my friend’s patio trying to keep warm in my party dress. I was surrounded by couples and somehow ended up the ‘single girl’ sandwiched between two couples. As I enjoyed the company of friends, I told myself that this year was going to be different. […]
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December 21, 2015
*Disclaimer: This blog contains no spoilers, for those of you who have not seen the latest Star War’s movie, nor is it a blog only for those who love Star Wars. So whether you love the force or not, this blog is for you! She is perfect… hair done in a three-stage […]
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December 14, 2015
My Facebook feed is filled with Santa’s and Sonograms” – this was my recent response to someone who asked me how I was doing. That may seem like an odd response, but as Christmas approaches many of my friends have been posting pictures of their children with Santa. And for whatever reason, it seems that […]
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December 14, 2015
My Facebook feed is filled with Santa’s and Sonograms” – this was my recent response to someone who asked me how I was doing. That may seem like an odd response, but as Christmas approaches many of my friends have been posting pictures of their children with Santa. And for whatever reason, it seems that […]
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December 7, 2015
“Please Jesus help me, I need you to show up!” I prayed that in the midst of my best-worst day. Yesterday was one of those days that, as I recount it to people, I feel the need to insist that I am not exaggerating. I wept in my car as I said this prayer pulled […]
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November 30, 2015
In the movie “Legally Blonde” the lead character Elle, played by Reese Witherspoon, experiences her first day of law school and feels completely out of place. As other students seem to know what is expected and how to act, she feels like a stranger in a strange land. She whips out a fuzzy pen while […]
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November 30, 2015
In the movie “Legally Blonde” the lead character Elle, played by Reese Witherspoon, experiences her first day of law school and feels completely out of place. As other students seem to know what is expected and how to act, she feels like a stranger in a strange land. She whips out a fuzzy pen while […]
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November 17, 2015
Sometimes in the blink of an eye everything changes. Such is the case with this blog post. I am posting later than I usually do and it hasn’t gone through my usual editing streams, instead after feeling silenced all weekend, I am going to share with you a raw personal prayer. When life is dark […]
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November 9, 2015
This year I was not prepared for Halloween and the trick-or-treaters that would be upon me as soon as it grew dark. In my defense, I had just moved into my first condo, and I am not yet accustom to the seasonal rhythm of home ownership. I rushed to the store and ran to […]
