Category Archives: Repost–Summer 2024

Reposted from October 19, 2023 Raising 4 children in our home meant Christmas was a hectic time of gift secrecy, nonstop cooking and decorations everywhere. I always put up a traditional tree filled with the wonky ornaments my children made … Continue reading →

Reposted from October 10, 2023 My family didn’t pass down many generations-old traditions, but the few I can think of are allbased around food. First, when I was growing up, it was always important to my family to eattogether. I … Continue reading →

Reposted from October 3, 2023 Heritage has at its core the word inheritance, an allotted portion. For each of us, this includes the chromosomal inheritance of our biology. This means my hazel eyes and Welsh fair skin were allotted to … Continue reading →

Repost from September 27, 2023 Emotions are hard; they hurt and sometimes linger for years and years causing deeper pain and anguish. Sometimes emotions are soft and joyous and fleeting. If we could only hold onto the joyous emotions as … Continue reading →

A summer repost from Sept. 18, 2024 I recently watched the new Avatar movie, Way of Water. Just as the prequel it was action packed and had more than one message in it. But it had me questioning my true … Continue reading →

A Summer repost from Sept. 13, 2024 Many years ago, our congregation began a deep conversation around what it means to be a welcoming congregation and what it means to be “radically welcoming.” That phrase, radically welcoming, caused us some … Continue reading →