Remember this idea for a new church development housed in the arts center?
It continues to percolate, though I must admit that the idea makes me tired. I visited another NCD not long ago that also has an arts focus, and found it very interesting and inspiring but it was also clear that it’s the pastor’s […]

Lent Disciplines
I have done a variety of things for Lent. Some years I have given up chocolate, other years TV. One year I gave up worry; I got a lot out of that, though I lapsed often.
Other years I take on something additional. This year I will be doing morning pages (three pages of free-flow […]

I created a blogroll yesterday; it’s already incomplete and out of date. This is why I don’t like blogrolls. My reading habits change too fast. If you’re not there, it doesn’t mean I’m not reading you.
The divine miss m is 31 inches tall and weighs almost 24 pounds. That puts her at 100%ile and 75%ile, […]

Someone submitted my name to the Associate Pastor Nominating Committee of First Presbyterian Church in New York City.
The last time I got an inquiry from a search committee, I knew who had put my name in. This time I have no clue.
I feel bemusedly paranoid about that.
And tempted… but only slightly.
The long-term goal is to […]

Things I might like to do
if/when I have the time
and/or money
and/or kids that are older and less dependent on me:
–go on pilgrimage to Iona next summer with members of the church, rather than just being the staff person doing the legwork at this point
–Spanish-language immersion in Guatemala for 2-3 weeks
–MFA in writing at Seattle Pacific […]

Ten years ago I was living in Houston working for a technical writing, training and consulting firm.
One spring day I was driving home from a client site, and I was feeling surly and restless because I didn’t want to be writing policies and procedures for big petroleum companies anymore.
A song came on the radio that […]

Today is the three-year anniversary of my ordination.
It was a big, emotional day, especially in retrospect. We moved much of a our stuff up here, then turned right around and flew to Houston. It was my first trip back to Houston since Dad had died. It was also one of the last times I saw […]

So how is the PhD discernment going, rm?
Pretty darn well, thanks for asking, Contrived Writing Device!
So recently I sent e-mails to two women I greatly enjoy and admire—one, a seminary professor who has been a friend and inspiration for a long time; the other, a pastor here in town who’s always brimming with great stories, […]

As you know, Gentle Reader, the reverendhousehold is in discernment mode. We’re pretty relaxed about it—no deadline, no urgency. However, it’s amazing how things can start happening just by setting an intent. I’ve read, heard and seen stuff over the last few days that has really struck me as interesting, significant, amusing, etc., in light […]

And what an innovative title.
All in all, it was a wonderful vacation. R and I had a great time in Chicago, and C had lots of fun at Camp G-mommy. Our trip was definitely low on the lie-around factor, but that was by design. I think we both were probably weary enough to have had […]

We had a staff retreat today to plan the 2005-2006 church calendar. Went to a lovely retreat center that I’d love to visit again on my own, but they’re closing the place next month. Bummer. I felt a little twinge of grief, not for me, but for them, and I had a little emotional deja […]