Celebrating Solo
Like most folks in ministry, I don’t get a lot of holidays off. I’m a hospital chaplain, and the hospital never closes. Someone has to be there to minister to […]
Giving Online Dating a Try
It’s no secret that dating is hard. As women, we’re still trying to achieve equal pay in the workforce, so dating can often take a back burner to work. For […]
Still the Single Rev
I was 25 when I graduated from seminary and was ordained. My first position was as a chaplain at a small college, where I was routinely mistaken for a student. […]
Revelation on the AT
“So, when did you decide you wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail?” she asked. I stumbled over my answer. The truth is I’m not sure when I decided I was […]
The Liturgy of the Mandarin Orange: A Divorce Ceremony
The mandarin was Aurelia’s idea. The rest of the rituals had been pre-planned by me, but her spontaneity with the fruit helped. Let me explain. We were throwing a funeral […]
Dwell with Me in Darkness
I just want to know, God. When you spoke about binding up the broken-hearted, right there between good news for the poor and release for the captives, who did you […]
Speaking the Language
As someone who does ministry amid the Harry Potter generation, I had originally started reading about fan culture a few years ago as a way to feel productive while distracting […]
Single Mom by Choice: Finally Meeting the Love of My Life
The call came on an otherwise normal Thursday morning. I was on my way to church for our weekly worship and staff meetings, running late because I had hit the […]
The Search
“It’s pretty much like internet dating.” This has become my standard answer when people ask me how the Presbyterian call system works. For most folks who are single or have […]
The Break-Up Flowers
They got delivered on Sunday by mistake. The florist had a backlog of funeral arrangements to deliver and the bouquet to commemorate my loss got pushed back until Sunday. I […]
