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
A Fleeting Moment
"But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever." Psalm 52:8 As the last half of the year has begun, I am finding myself looking at my One Word with new eyes. I picked the word Flourish for 2018...
Banana Bread and a New Year
"For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with flowing streams, with springs and underground waters welling up in valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, a land...
A Birthday Wish for my Friend of a Lifetime
My elementary, middle school and high school years were filled with amazing memories. I am still in touch with many of those friends, thanks to social media, but there is one friend who I have had a relationship with since sixth grade beginning band class. In the...
Showing Appriciation for the People Behind the Scenes
I am a musician who has played in orchestra pits, wind ensembles, chamber groups, and orchestras. I even played antiphonal oboe one Christmas! Music is powerful. It transforms you and allows you to escape for a few hours from the regular happenings of the day.However,...
Episode 9 – Meet Cindy Kennedy
Cindy Kennedy is the wife of a pastor with an incredible story. Her heart is amazing as she has taught in the public schools, raised a family and survived a traumatic event which changed her life. Cindy has taken charge by talking openly to help others in similar...
Sunday School and Friendship
I have been involved in many different aspects of ministry in my local church. Setting up and serving communion, reading scripture, designing altars, creating and leading women's ministries, preaching…you get the idea. But one of the most meaningful experiences I have...
Missing Mom
It's been almost 22 years since my mom passed away. It seems like a lifetime and only a moment ago all in the same instant. I was the last one in the family to see her alive as I said goodbye to her in the ICU. She reminded me to bring her "yo-yo's" that were in a bag...
Moving is Complicated: Here Are A Few Tips To Help You Plan
When my sons were born and diagnosed with hemophilia, we lived in Houston and had access to the Gulf States Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Center. I had access to treatment and never considered that I’d be kept from it. When my youngest, Caeleb, was only...
Episode 8 – The Pastor’s Kid
The pastor's children move with their family, are uprooted from their schools and friends and are plopped into the fishbowl whether they like it or not. Not all pastor's kids are able to transition from one move to the next and finding joy in where their parent is...
Harnessing Strength to Give Thanks
Last week I spent time in classes at Iliff Seminary. It was challenging and energizing and yes, for my introverted self, draining. I started my trip home on Saturday with seven hours of windshield time ahead of me tired and fulfilled. My mind was racing with the...