by cazmac9910 | Jul 20, 2023 | prayer, Life, ministry, transitions
The past few months have been a significant time of change. Change brings stress and can be overwhelming. I am glad that I am feeling good about my decision to move forward on another path in hospice chaplaincy. I am spending time evaluating what is important....
by cazmac9910 | Aug 4, 2019 | Life, Oozing
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...
by cazmac9910 | Jul 8, 2019 | gratitude, Life, Oozing, Uncategorized
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...
by cazmac9910 | Apr 28, 2019 | gratitude, Life, Oozing
A week away in classes is a luxury when you are in an online/hybrid Master’s program. I love going to Denver to see my cohort; friends from across the country who have aspirations of becoming ordained in their various denominations, to be chaplains in various settings...
by cazmac9910 | Oct 22, 2018 | Family, Life, Oozing, Uncategorized
Middle school. I don’t think I have ever met anyone that LOVED their middle school years. Puberty, hormones, note passing, crushes, mean girls…the list goes on. My youngest son is in the 7th grade and his adjustment to a small-town Texas school has been difficult....
by cazmac9910 | Sep 17, 2018 | gratitude, Life, Oozing, Uncategorized
I taught middle school band for 13 years in the Greater Houston Area, so music in the public schools is something that I believe changes the lives of the students who participate. My appreciation for what band, choir and orchestra directors do on a daily basis in the...
