This Advent, I’m writing an email devotion for my congregation every other day with my colleague, Liz Meade, who’s our postulant intern this winter. If you want in, you can sign up on the left hand column of this blog page. You can sign up or unsubscribe at any time – nothing personal. I’m going to […]
Archives for November 2013
Gratitude and A Recipe 
November 26, 2013 by
I grew up with my grandmother’s Cranberry Jello Salad, which every year my brother and I would leave untouched on our salad plates. Then, the first time I went to Thanksgiving with my husband’s family, I was given a job. This job was to make Strawberry Pretzel Jello Salad. This threw me for a loop. Thanksgiving […]
Loving Your Neighbor (in the Suburbs) 
November 21, 2013 by
Jesus said: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” In my subdivision, we just kind of wave. We wave as we come and go – as we drive in and drive out. As we work in the yard. As we get the mail. We wave and we sometimes ask, “How are you?” The other day, I was […]
Other People’s Homes in Mexico
November 19, 2013 by
In October, Adam and I spent a week in Cancun with his mom and brother, Luke. We stayed in a resort and had a lot of fun. One of the interesting things about visiting other places, at least for people who geek out about domestic and civic landscapes like me, is seeing where and how […]
Love in Illinois 
November 5, 2013 by
Just today (today!) I heard someone refer to the recent commitment ceremony of two women I love as their… “to-do.” It’s been hard to know what to call a “lifelong commitment ceremony” even for those of us who believe in marriage equality with all our hearts. First of all, that’s altogether too many syllables to […]
