When Thankfulness Doesn’t Come Easy by Pam Durso

When Thankfulness Doesn’t Come Easy by Pam Durso

I don’t know about you, but Thanksgiving snuck up on me. A few weeks ago the checkout person at Kroger said to me, “Are you ready for Thanksgiving?” Her question shocked me, and I didn’t even know what to say. Was it already time for Thanksgiving? How did this happen?...
Living the Advent: Watch

Living the Advent: Watch

Sunday, Nov. 27: ADVENT 1 Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 “Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” (Matt. 24:42) By the time you’re mumble-mumble-years-old, like I am, “keeping...
Oceans of Grief by Jaime Fitzgerald

Oceans of Grief by Jaime Fitzgerald

Grief is like an ocean. It has been a few months since I first heard this ocean analogy spoken during an internship orientation on pastoral care where a hospice chaplain painted a picture of the unknown of ocean currents. On the surface, the ocean may look calm and...