Oct 29, 2014 | Weekly Words
As I packed a box, I took my “This Is What A Preacher Looks Like” magnets from the refrigerator. I sighed. Although I was (and still am) excited about this new calling, these last several days have brought on a number of feelings. My husband, Darren, and I believe...
Oct 22, 2014 | Weekly Words
A little over a year ago I was ordained by Central Baptist Church in Chesterfield, Virginia. I completed my seminary internship in that sweet community, and they supported my growth and my gifts as I walked semi-gracefully through my last year of theological...
Oct 15, 2014 | Weekly Words
You have probably heard the saying, “God doesn’t call the equipped, God equips the called.” Well, I think that’s a great way to describe my call story. As a child, I grew up going to church and accepted Jesus as my Savior when I was about eight years old. In...
Oct 8, 2014 | Weekly Words
“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, That is how the light gets in.”—Leonard Cohen For the longest time I put off ordination. Oh, I had many reasons, or excuses. I needed to get my children graduated from...
Oct 1, 2014 | Weekly Words
I remember the day I told my husband Caleb we were expecting. It was one of the many snow days in a series of snow days we had in Virginia last winter. I’d gotten up early to take a pregnancy test and after I got over my own shock, I tiptoed back into our room and...
Sep 24, 2014 | Weekly Words
She didn’t know what to say, without a ten-minute long explanation. My friend looked at me and said, “What do you say to that question?” We were both enjoying a playdate, chasing toddlers and trying to carry on a conversation while we kept one child from running with...
