One for the Team
by Leah Grundset photos by Mark C. Brennan, Leah Grundset, and Kevin Coles It happens about this time each year. I get anxious any time I hear the sportscasters talking […]
Keeping in Touch
by Laura Jean Torgerson photo by Christine McIntosh My husband, our two-year-old daughter and I are moving to Nicaragua in a week, to serve a three-year term as missionaries with […]
Let Your Light Shine
by Katie Yahns photo by Brian Dominguez It was hot and sticky—humidity has always been my enemy. Fatigue and crankiness were hovering just under my surface, ready to break forth. […]
Knit Together
by Elsa Peters If you come to me in friendship… It's an invitation, but there is caution. There is hesitation in these words. There is trepidation like someone that's afraid […]
Dearly Beloved
by Katie Yahns I have been ordained for nearly four years. It seems like much longer than that—so much has changed since that warm April day and that nearly-two-hour service. […]
Lost My Religion…or My Religion Lost Me
by Katie Z. Dawson While I am a married clergy person, I’m sure that many of the people in my congregation think of me as a single person. You see, […]
An Ode to a Good Gynecologist
by Name Withheld I have been very blessed in my life to have reasonably good health. When things have gone wonky in my body, they have been largely gynecological in […]
Losing a Neighbor
by Stacy Smith I left work early on that Friday so that I could run home for a few minutes before an evening meeting. So when I turned on to […]
Parishioner-Proofing the Pad
by Nicole Lamarche In this season of Christmas parties and celebrations, Nicole offers some thoughts on balancing the need to gather with parishioners and the need for personal space. I […]
Blessed Are the Kitties
by Vicki Flippin As we prepare for Thanksgiving, Vicki reflects on her thankfulness for the feline beings that truly make her house a home and fill it with love and […]
