Boring is a bad word
Are you bored? Is sheltering at home driving you crazy? Have you binged watched until you want to puke? Have you cleaned and purged every corner of your living space? I have heard that word more in the last few weeks than I have in quite awhile so I felt compelled to share my views.…
Windshields & Rear View Mirrors
I don’t even think twice about looking out the front windshield when I am driving; it is the way I learned to drive! What is in front of me is far more important than what is behind me when I am heading down the highway! The rear view mirror is smaller and is designed that…
Goodbye to Earl Gray
So the Toyota is done. After 230000 miles, many trips and oil changes, moves and soccer tournaments, it can no longer pass smog. It has served our family well. I prayed that it would get Clayton through college and it did! I will miss it but I am so glad to not have to worry…
Pastor – A calling by any other name is still a calling
Sure Pastor is a title. So is doctor. So is Shepherd. So is Mrs. So is wife or husband or president. Taking away the title does not change the reality of the role. Conversely, assuming a title that is not earned or bestowed does not make it a reality either. Perhaps titles are confusing or…
The Last Minute! (59 and counting…)
Tomorrow (in one minute from when this will post) I turn 59! The last year in my 50’s. I figured turning the same age as the year you were born was some kind of thing and so I looked it up! It is called a Platinum year or a Bedian year (named after some NY…
Holacracy, Democracy or Theocracy
Here are some thoughts about what I heard on Thursday about the new org chart. I know the pendulum needed to swing away from a bias of experience, which insists that the way it was done in the past must remain the blueprint for everyone. I like the move toward a more collaborative work model.…
Weird!
When we were dating, our common friends would remark that we certainly belonged together since we are both weird. Not sure if that word has new or negative connotations but at the time it certainly was accurate! So much so, that 35 years later the child of one of our former students texted me to…
Who am I?
I know I wear a variety of hats in my life. Most of them give me hat head so that I don’t want to take them off. Nevertheless, I need to be ready to switch roles and I have put some hats on a shelf (pastor) or thrown them out (wife). Often at work I…
Barnacles on the Ship of Life
So I know that I am getting older. No matter how I try to disguise it or ignore it, it is a real thing. There are things about getting older that are good, but this one thing is not. I went to my doctor this week to have her check some spots on my skin,…
Beach Glass
I love beach glass. I remember hunting for it with my Uncle John along the beaches in New England. Whenever we found a piece we felt like we had found a treasure, especially if it was a color we had not seen in a while. While people avoid broken glass because of its sharp edges,…