Dec 21, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
I have only been a full-time pastor for 8 1/2 years, but in every one of those 8 1/2 years I have frequently said that there should be New Year’s or Epiphany cards (boxed like Christmas Cards are) for pastors. There are so many demands on our time during this...
Nov 8, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
The phrase that has been going through my head the last couple of days is “when all I have is not enough.” Don’t worry, I am not burnt out or down on myself or my job. It is just that our family is still dealing with the mental health issues of one of our own. ...
Oct 19, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
My mantra for today is, “I don’t wanna.” I woke up with a headache this morning. This is never a good sign for the rest of my day. Usually, I can treat a headache with ibuprofen and it gets a lot better. When I wake up with one there is nothing that really helps...
Sep 27, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
I got some unwanted news at my eye doctor appoinment last week. You know the kind that requires more doctors and more followup appointments. Yeah, that kind. The eye doctor wanted me to go see a medical doctor for some tests and come back and see him in three...
Sep 2, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
I am currently on a tour in the Holy Land with a group of people which includes a fellow UMC pastor. During our devotional time this morning, she told us about baptizing an elderly, non-responsive man in the last days of his life. When he encountered the baptismal...
Aug 11, 2022 | Pastor's Blog
Let me say this. Mental health issues stink! We (my husband and I) have been dealing with them all week. It was bad enough when it was a stranger who showed up at the church because he really had no other place to go. At least we could talk to him. We could feed...