by cazmac9910 | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Originally published by Bloodstream Media, October 22, 2021 I serve a small congregation as a United Methodist pastor. What most of those attending worship do not know is that I live with chronic pain. Every Sunday I wake up praying that my pain level will be...
by cazmac9910 | Oct 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Originally published by Bloodstream Media, October 8, 2021 My youngest son, Caeleb, is a fifteen-year-old teenager doing his best to figure out life. He is a sophomore in high school, is in the marching band, and is an artist. Caeleb has severe hemophilia A with an...
by cazmac9910 | Jul 30, 2021 | Family, Oozing, Uncategorized
One of the things that makes me happy is to create. My first love is making music. I have a few new oboe reeds that make playing so much fun. I am also a quilter. I learned to sew a few years ago and enjoy cutting fabric and creating beautiful things (despite some...
by cazmac9910 | May 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
As I look outside my window to my newly established garden, on an unusually overcast New Mexico day, I feel a huge amount of contentment and peace. For almost a year the parsonage that my family and I have made our home is inviting and comfortable and the warmth, and...
by cazmac9910 | Apr 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
I believe in the power of sharing stories. From listening to a story on The Moth that makes you laugh out loud while driving down the road to a story shared by a church member that breaks your heart, there are lessons to be learned in everything we hear. As a mother...
by cazmac9910 | Jan 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over my 13 years teaching middle school band, I worked alongside four, amazing men. The skills and lessons I learned from each of them helped me as I embarked on a second and now third career. My last person I worked with was Jim. Jim could talk to anyone. With a...
