Last Sunday, November 24, I was ordained and installed as a United Church of Christ pastor! I accepted a call in October as associate pastor at Living Table UCC in Minneapolis. It was all pretty groovy. A huge thank you to everyone who has been on this journey with me– especially the blog readers! ❤️

This is my first sermon as associate pastor at Living Table UCC in Minneapolis. I preached on the text from Luke 19:1-10 about Jesus meeting Zacchaeus (forgive all the misspelling of his name throughout the sermon) I also used a beautiful poem, linked below, by Maren Tirabassi, called “On reading the gospel of John in… Continue reading Unconditionally, Always (Luke 19:1-10)

This week, I found myself rejoicing and offering up so many prayers of thanks. Two major things have happened in my life and I can’t help but reflect on all the people in my life who have supported me. The first piece is that I am working as a therapist full time in a place… Continue reading “Your grandmother’s prayers are still protecting you.”

Sometimes, the world projects images and labels on you that can make you feel scarier or bigger than you actually are. Today’s morning word? Know that you are fearfully and wonderfully made, exactly as you are. Don’t let someone else or the powers that be tell you otherwise. In other words, how Mary Oliver said… Continue reading Just as you are

Today, my thoughts are with the children. ICE raids are said to be today. And I can’t help but think of all the trauma families are feeling and anticipating. I am driving to go visit my baby niece and I can’t even imagine seeing her being ripped from my sister’s arms. I can’t imagine my… Continue reading I keep thinking of the children…

I wrote a poem yesterday and wanted to link it here: https://herwritingturnstoflowers.wordpress.com/2019/05/07/outside-of-the-church-building/