So… my iMovie skills are… Elementary. But I just love this practice. Unfortunately, the only way to see it right now is on Facebook! I’m a mess! I’ll work on getting this embedded in this post, but for now, enjoy. One of the things that brings tears to my eyes is the idea that I wrote Seamless […]
Marking the Days God has Given #spiritualpractice #kidmin #seamlessfaith Read More »
True confession: many times I don’t feel like I’m “living up to” what I should be as a parent. I know lots and lots of dads and moms feel this way, but sometimes it feels like an extra weight on my shoulders. After all… I wrote a parenting book, for crying out loud. Are my kids
So… I’m going to start doing a few videos about some of the practices in Seamless Faith. Most will be about individual faith practices, but some will tackle other topics about faith and family. Planning for future videos to be 3-5 minutes long, but some might be longer or shorter. It’s sort of an experiment!
Introducing: Seamless Faith Videos! #SeamlessFaith #KidMin #Fammin #cmconnect #stumin Read More »
I often hear people who are suffering or struggling say some variation of “It could be worse.” We say it to ourselves: I shouldn’t complain, at least I don’t have [some illness worse than the one we’re discussing] My problems are small compared to all of the suffering in the world. At least my child is
Some Reflections on “It Could Be Worse…” Read More »
I’ve been having fun doodling and noodling and journaling in my Bible. Some of the pages are more personal than others, but I have no problem sharing some of my stuff, mainly because I feel a responsibility to do so. After all, I get tons of inspiration from Pinterest. If you’re brand new to Bible Journaling, check
Spiritual Practice: Bible Journaling (Part Two) More Pages and Ideas… Read More »
Well, since I dropped C off at PreK today, it feels like a good day to call the summer officially over. Here’s what I’ve read, watched, and listened to this summer. (At least, what I think is good enough to recommend.) READ: The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking– I still have
Summer 2015 Read, Watched, Listened to… Read More »
Awhile ago an excellent pastor with many more years experience than I gave me this little book to borrow. “You can’t have it,” she said “but you can borrow it.” I took one look at the cover and thought “Ummm….” I know one should not judge a book by its cover, but there was something
On How We View our Congregations (A Thought for Tired Pastors) Read More »
We are outraged that the Department of Justice has chosen to ignore the pleas of pediatricians, psychologists, faith leaders and (most importantly) U.S. voters by insisting that it is morally acceptable to incarcerate infants and children as they await due process for their asylum cases. The negative affects of Family Detention are well documented and we have little need
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About May, I start seeing a lot of hits on THIS post of Three VBS teacher appreciation gifts that are less than $2 each from 2 years ago. Clearly people are searching for inexpensive ways to say thank you to VBS teachers. I hear you! Thought I’d add to the list by showing you what we
A TEA-RRIFIC $2 VBS Teacher Appreciation Gift #groan Read More »
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming for this: I mean… yum. Before I had this blog, I blogged at Mrs. Smith Cooks. I don’t post there nearly as much as I used to, but I have a whole file full of things that I’d like to share. The cool thing about recipe blogs is that
The best blueberry-lime sauce for your ice-cream! #offtopic #delicious #nomnomnom Read More »
