Blog
My blog is broken into three main categories but I touch on endless topics. To read my posts about these categories just click the buttons below.
The Fishbowl Podcast
The podcast for leaders in ministry and the world
Oozing Everyday
Thoughts on life and faith while “oozing”‘ with the light of Christ
2 Brothers with Hemophilia
The journey of two brothers with Severe hemophilia A
I’m doing a thing
One of the items on my list of things to do in my lifetime is to run a 5K. Now I've never been a runner, but it is something I have always wanted to do. After losing this weight, I have actually found going to the gym to be something I look forward to (I know, I can't...
The Fishbowl Podcast – Episode 20
Episode 20 - Meet Linda! Linda shares her heart as she talks about her passion for the coaching ministry. Moving and a new appointment makes for a new way of living as she splits her time between places. Join me for my conversation with Linda. Please subscribe to the...
Episode 20: Coaching Ministry…Meet Linda
Linda is a mother, career woman and wife to a pastor. She shares her thoughts on moving in the itinerant system, managing her career through moves, and her passion for coaching. She uses coaching not only in ministry settings, but in her professional world as well....
Just Be Nice
I recently had the pleasure and privilege of speaking at a bleeding disorder conference. Every chance I get to share my story and spread hope and encouragement makes my heart sing. Even though I am using language that is not “churchy,” I feel like the biggest part of...
Struggling with Chronic Pain
When I began blogging in 2006, I needed a space to let go of my thoughts. Over the years I have found that releasing my struggles, pain and joys has been a cathartic experience. It has also become a platform for my advocacy work for those with bleeding disorders. It...
A Little Break
I have been enjoying the summer with my family and will be back with new episodes in September!
Fear and Sorrow…I Choose Love
After a frustrating and exhausting end to our family vacation, Joe and I had to leave the house to get groceries. We went to our local Wal-Mart and made it in the doors just as a summer rain began. The breeze was cool and big, fat raindrops began to fall. We made our...
Mucking Stalls: Good for the Soul
As the wife of a United Methodist pastor, home is not necessarily one place. Where I grew up is no longer home because my parents have both passed away and our lives have taken us to a new way of life in ministry. We have lived in five different homes in the past...
Episode 19: God never leaves us
It's that time of year when many pastors in the United Methodist Church move to new appointments. Time changes, time moves on. Sometimes we are ready to where we are counting down the days, and other times are not opportune. The most important thing is to remember God...
My Julian
My heart walks on two very handsome legs in the world. My firstborn, my Julian. He is the one that made me a mother twenty-three years ago. The moment he was laid on my chest, I fell into an “overwhelming-love at first sight-suffocating kind of love” that is hard to...
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