John 9: 1-41 When I was a little girl, I would put on a blindfold and pretend I was blind because I wanted to know what it was like to have to manage life without sight. I think many of us did that, curious about how one needed to use our other sense more when … Continue reading A story of a blind man/la historia de un ciego
I’ve decided I need to write these stories down that I am accumulating. They are gems of humanity that paint the picture of a call to ministry that is mine at the moment. I hope by sharing these stories of people who cross my path, I’ll remember them. I’ll remember how we shaped each other … Continue reading Musings from the Church in the Margins
Happy New Year! We continue to celebrate the incarnation–when God became a person that actually lived and breathed and walked this earth. God, who created all living things, became God’s own creation. Most of the frenzy and commercialization of this holiday has subsided and we are settling down for our black-eyed peas and a quiet … Continue reading New Year 2023
Proper 16, Year C, Luke 13: 10-17 When I was growing up, my great, great aunt was a prominent figure in my family. “Aintee,” we all called her. She never married yet had helped raise my grandfather and his siblings when his mother (Aunty’s sister) died when he was three months old. She helped my … Continue reading The Lifting Up of Heads
I finally got a walk in the woods over the weekend. I literally hugged the trees-the Slash Pine, The Loblolly, and the Longleaf. I am finding living in the concrete of the city a little hard. I’m a mountain girl, but if I can’t have a mountain, please give me trees. Trees are Life. We … Continue reading Trees Are Life
My last blog post was reflecting on the end of my middler year in seminary. I went on to my Senior year, graduated, and was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church on June 25th. The toll that the pandemic and other hard life events took on us, and I mean most all of us … Continue reading Where Did That Year Go?
I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Dallas and for the first time in months, I’ve taken a deep breath and tried, in a few moments of sipping my coffee, to reflect on the past year. We’ve been navigating through a pandemic, the Great Freeze of Texas, injuries, loss of life, and isolation. Maybe it’s … Continue reading End of Middler Year
The Awakening HourMorning Prayer For God alone my soul in silence waits. Ps. 62 I am not a morning person, but I know the joy of rolling out of bed to greet the dawn. The reward far surpasses the sluggish resistance my mind puts up. Rumi explains it well, “Maybe a dawn breeze has blown … Continue reading The Sacred Pauses on Retreat
Most of my friends are introverts. I am not. Most of my friends like that they can stand behind me in crowds or at parties and I’ll cover and do all the talking. They drive, I talk, greet, and meet people. They like to stay home, I like to be out. Plus, I’m close enough … Continue reading What I See When I Can’t Leave
Mission: Begin at the Dismissal Today is Trinity Sunday, our Feast Day! I hope you all are planning to feast from a safe distance and celebrate the particular body of Christ of which you are a part, Trinity Episcopal Church. If you are a guest, we welcome you to our virtual gathering and celebration! My … Continue reading Sermon for Trinity Sunday
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