Apr 27, 2012 | Being a Minister, Motherhood and Ministry
“You cannot make her eat,” said the pediatrician. I am certain I looked at her as if she had grown a second head. With my toddler, Eve, in tow, I had come for my well child visit and just rattled off a laundry list of ways I was trying to prompt a defiant toddler to...
Apr 20, 2012 | Being the Church
The best part of my Easter celebration was the meal with my immediate family. Earlier we had worshipped with our church family and exchanged greetings of “Happy Easter,” but somehow participating in worship felt like work. Even though we were garbed in our new Easter...
Apr 18, 2012 | Community, Encouraging Words
Dear Addie launched April 1, 2012. Our first letter came from a young mother wondering if motherhood and ministry are possible. Another came from an associate pastor who works with a pastor who pledges allegiance to the sole authority of the pastor to the point of...
Apr 15, 2012 | Community, Encouraging Words
I like to take pictures. For me, there is not a more comforting feeling than being behind a camera. Looking through a lens, I can see, capture, and appreciate the beauty that surrounds me. While photographing an event, I often search for special moments; moments...
Apr 9, 2012 | Being the Church
When I first heard my mother describing the idea, I thought she had lost her mind. But as it turned out, that was not so much an indictment on her as it was against Holy Spirit. The older I get, and the more I buy in to the stories describing God’s activity in the...
