nashvillian pastoral

So.  I've decided to change the blog name.  And tinker with the layout and settings a little bit.  Hopefully it can be a breath of fresh...

Caution:   things are about to get very, very real on this blog.   If any of the following disturbs you, consider navigating away:...

One of my favorite "the time that . . ." stories I have on this blog is about Jeff losing three different wedding bands within th...

Here we are, two-thirds through this pregnancy (give or take), and all I can say is:  I'm so sick of being sick! This time it's a si...

One of my very favorite things about living in New York City during college was the public transportation .  So convenient, fast, and such ...

Americans obviously have a lot of problems with personal finance.  We have, on average, astronomical credit card debt.  We frequently buy ho...

As a woman with a brain who grew up in the late 20th century, I'm well aware that it is a scary time to be a young woman.  Advertising a...

Jeff and I have our fair share of disputes and "discussions," as does any married couple.  However, we do share a similar aestheti...

This is a pretty personal post.  I feel like this kind of candor can be good though - offering an opening for someone else to think about th...

There were two magical dining spots during my college days.  One is the Columbia Cottage , which I still can't bring myself to blog abou...

Wednesday is typically my day off.  I go in for our Wednesday evening supper and program at church because I run it, but I get to spend the ...

When Jeff and I were betrothed, I knew I wanted to have our wedding bands specially made for us by a shop in my hometown called Goldmakers ....

I've told you all about our joyous Bailey's Irish Creme-fueled Christmas Day engagement .  Here, let me refresh your memory: W...

Everyone always says that stupid cliche, "Marriage is hard work."  I wanted to disbelieve it because it's a stupid cliche.  Un...

On June 6, the clergy session of the Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to ordain me.  This was on the recommendati...

Fooled ya!  Don't have anything to announce.  Baby G #2 is still just a twinkle in our eyes and is nowhere near materializing in reality...

Without going into any details, this has been a hard year.  Many ups, more downs.  We're still standing, facing forward together.  T...

This photograph from the cover of TIME magazine seems to have provoked a bit of a windstorm of criticism and support.  I am not so shocked ...