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March 16, 2018 Beloved: It is good to be back in the office! I’m still taking things slowly, but I am definitely on the mend after dealing with pneumonia last week. Mike has been a great nurse, but the longer I was home, the longer my list of spring chores was getting.  I have managedContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 3/16/18”

Beloved: Text from Chris:  Did you send me the Preacher Woman weekly note? I have the newsletter article, but I can’t find the weekly note. Text from Pastor Nancy: Well, I had it nearly finished…and then I got interrupted…and then when I got back to it, it no longer felt right, so…. Earlier in theContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 3/2/18”

Beloved: It is Lent. The forty days, excluding Sundays, where the church has traditionally set aside time for penitence, self-reflection, and spiritual discipline. The church in which I grew up didn’t say much about Lent. That was for my Catholics friends, who came to school talking about what they had to give up—chocolate, or theirContinue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 2/16/18”

February 8, 2018 Beloved: I was recently inspired to begin re-reading the works of Jane Austen. One of my continuing education classes is in family systems, and part of our recommended reading is Ron Richardson’s Jane Austen’s Guide to Good Relationships. It wasn’t hard to convince me to read Richardson’s book—one, because I have benefitedContinue reading “Weekly Note From the Preacher Woman, 2/8/18”

January 18, 2018 Beloved: I have always been a lover of words. New words. Old words. Colorful words. Words that pop and sizzle. Words that calm and comfort. Words that uplift and inspire. Words that sparkle and glisten. Onomatopoeia to metaphor to figures of speech. Words have power. Words matter. Words can change the world.Continue reading “Weekly Note from the Preacher Woman, 1/18/18”

January 4, 2018 Back in the olden days, when my body was much younger and more forgiving than it is now, I used to cross-country ski, all by myself, in the Big Horn mountains. I wouldn’t like to do that now, since getting up once I have fallen has become a bit more of aContinue reading “1/4/18 Weekly Note From the Preacher Woman”

December 28, 2017 You know it is almost New Year’s when: the ads on your Facebook page change from “Last minute gift ideas” to ads for gyms, diets, exercise plans, and books on self-improvement. On the news, the stories all look back to the year-that-was. Parents begin to look forward to school starting up again.Continue reading “December 28, 2017”

Beloved: We are in the midst of our sermon series on “Bearing Fruit.” As many of you know, this is grounded in the writings of Bishop Robert Schnase, who wrote the “Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations.” In each section, Bishop Schnase highlights on practice that is at the core of our practice as followers ofContinue reading “Thursday Notes: Practice”

Back in the day, when my children were small, I took pictures of them at various important intervals. In fact sometimes I would just take pictures of them because they were doing something I deemed to be adorable. I had no idea if the picture I snapped had captured the moment I was trying toContinue reading “September 2017”

Thursday, August Greetings! Chris and I just wanted to update you about a few things you may want to know as we prepare for this weekend. Preparations have been going on for the last two years, and “The Day” is finally upon us. Traffic!!! Highway 26 and Highway 97 both enter Madras from the north,Continue reading “Total Eclipse of the Sun-updates”