There’s nothing quite like what seems like an endless countdown. I should be asleep instead of thinking about the hours I have left before surgery. It’s a normal procedure but it yielded a claustrophobic nightmare last night and spurts of anxiety tonight. Woe is me. 8 hours to go. I’ll be so tired, I’ll knock…
life
slowing down
in a few weeks i’ll have no choice. zero. zilch. no choice. i’ll have to slow down because my uterus and surrounding area will have experienced a stressful time called myomectomy. it’s a surgical procedure during which fibroids are removed. fibroids are typically, non-cancerous tumors that grow in a space that’s got enough access to…
When Faith Amazes
When Faith Amazes (click that ^ link) I want to thank my Board for committing to journeying through ministry together and for trusting God last night. And I want to thank God for consistent reminders that he is present and ready to do things in and through us that will consistently amaze and consistently develop…
a decision
tonight, i was reflecting on commitment, on sticking with what we’ve been given. i’ve decided on this: to stick with being a pastor until God says something else. that’s my resolve. now i’m sure drama will ensue and all my introverted perfectionistic ways will be challenged. and then i’ll run away in my mind and…
creative privilege
it’s tempting to think that it’s arrogant to think of yourself as creative. but to do so is like thinking it’s arrogant to think of yourself as sensitive. you know what you are. you know what you respond to. you know how you thrive. if anything, it’d be really arrogant for me to think i’m…
i’ve come down
perhaps you have, too. perhaps you’ve fallen victim to an invitation that was ever so enticing. your guard was already down. you weren’t giving your full attention to what you’ve been called to do. or perhaps you’ve not even been settled on your calling. essentially you’ve been an easy person to distract, a perfect target….
Don’t Come Down!
I try to use exclamation marks sparingly. So listen up. I’m not sure when I first heard or read the Nehemiah 6 passage but I do remember being struck by it. Struck, not in a, “Yeah, that’s right, Nehemiah, I’m doing a great thing, too!” kind of way but in a, “Wow. I want to…