Sep 13, 2019 | Children's Sermon
This children’s sermon was written to accompany a sermon September 1, 2019, based on Amos 8:4-7. The whole children’s sermon idea (and art choice) comes from Carolyn Brown’s post on her wonderful site, Worshiping with Children. Thank you, Carolyn!...
Aug 13, 2018 | Children's Sermon
This children’s sermon was written to fit the theme that God always holds the last page in our stories- that when things look bad, God has the last word. The scripture preached on during the sermon was Zechariah 14:12-21. Good morning girls and boys! I have a...
Feb 1, 2017 | Personal Blog
“You nervous?” Todd asked me, handing me my wetsuit. “Nervous? Why should I be nervous?” I asked. I’d gone whitewater rafting several times before and it was no big deal. Besides, I’d grown up around water- if spending lazy summers...
Nov 18, 2016 | Personal Blog
Sometimes a child makes a simple comment, nothing shocking or noticeable, but the stunning truth of her words rings out into the world like a beautiful bell, silencing the noise around her. This is what happened on Sunday, though I didn’t hear the great ringing...
Nov 16, 2016 | Personal Blog
Remember the Room of Requirement? No? Don’t feel bad. Neither did forty some children gathered around me for my Children’s Sermon Sunday, causing my whole message to go haywire! Because I’m trying to become a person who chuckles at her mistakes...