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Sermon Remix: Maundy Thursday and Easter
This Thursday, inspired by this post “Be a Poet, not a Preacher During Holy Week,” I read three poems during the Maundy Thursday service For
Prayer for Busy Pastors and Leaders Nearing the End of a Busy Week
This prayer from Archbishop Oscar Romero says it all, more eloquently than any of us could. Rest, my friends, and believe these words I bolded
Sermon Remix: Palm Sunday 2016
Awhile ago I was keeping up with the “sermon remix” and posting the thoughts from the Sermon on Sunday afternoons so that they could be
Avocado Toast
Mrs. Smith Cooks started in 2010 as a scrapbook of my cooking and a way to share the recipes that delighted me and my
A Case for Letting Children Open Birthday Presents in Front of Their Peers
When I was a child, I opened my birthday presents in front of the friends who gave them to me. It was the best,
Mentor Monday: Love Your Kids for Who They Are (not what they do), Lynn Smith, Supermom
How fun and exciting to think about having my mom as the second mentor on Mentor Monday. Nobody’s mom is perfect, but mine is pretty