Creation Clothing With each funeral or memorial service, I preside over as an ordained pastor, I speak about our role as the Church (the whole Body of Christ throughout the world). In this rite we give the recently deceased, the loved one, back to God having completed their earthly baptism. No…

St. John's Lutheran walks for hunger.

Grateful for my time at the recent ELCA Mission Leadership Training in Chicago!

Life in St. John's soil restoration garden.

In the garden watching the dragonflies, butterflies, moths, and bees.

Resource Release Announcement! I am excited to be one of the writers for "Forgive Us and Transform Us for the Life of the World," a new resource from the ELCA. This resource contains stories, poetry, art, and explanations created by ELCA members to help people dig into what sexism and patriarchy…

Enjoying Berlin, Germany!

A few weeks ago we blessed the planting of our urban orchard. Yesterday, despite the heat, the blessing its growth and health!

Sharing about Table Grace Ministries @ St. Johns on Saturday at the ELCA Northern Illinois Synod Assembly.

Blessing the planters and the trees in St. Johns new urban orchard--a partnership with Tapestry Farms!

Co-chaired our joint Pentecost worship service yesterday with Pastor Daniel Witkowski. Eight congregations came together to worship God and wonder about our shared future!

I am so excited that St. Johns Lutheran Church is planting an urban orchard tomorrow on one of our vacant lots. We are doing this in partnership with Tapestry Farms and will be the second urban orchard in the Quad Cities!

We all need a little help...

The Unbelieved Then the women remembered Jesus' words, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to the apostles…

Spring sky surrounds St. Johns, the congregation I am called to serve.

It's spring and I'm enjoying the flowers! More from Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Flowers from a friend!

Sisters!

Vulnerability Creates Love: Thoughts on Maundy Thursday   I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13: 34-35* In a chapter…

A bit of Como Park calm.

An Arizona memory.

Palm Sunday Worship and Pretzels!

Something we are up to at St. Johns! #recovery #churchhurt

Hands Off! Rally in Davenport, Iowa.

Washing Feet Jesus... got up from supper, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. ~John 13: 3-5, NRSVUE Adapted Each week chefs use our congregation's…

People still want to join congregations! #RIC #traumainformed

Reading a lot about shame. Here's a video from Stephen Porges on shame.

Richard Rohr tells the truth again!

After my first husband died unexpectedly, I found this magnet in his office.

"Violence can never heal the harm that has been done." ~Kazu Haga

Leading worship.

Wow! I made into this post by the ELCA Northern Illinois Synod!

From Hurting to Healing Life has a way of hurting. The unhealed pain of other people impacts our very existence. Nature, despite human taming and because it, will have its own way. No one lives then without wounds whether buried, forgotten, open, mending, or scars. Two truths: Every human being…

The prophet describes unhealed pain.

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Something I wrote a few years ago popped up on Daily Grace!

Ordained, February 25, 2023.

I love serving this congregation! #stjohnsri

My mom and me!

It took me decades to become a pastor. Thank you St. Johns, Rock Island!

Me in crochet!