A Palm Sunday guide to praying with our handsclick here for a workbook/devotional guide to go along with this poem. With our fingers we point and clap and wave a big helloWith our fingers we hold on tight and measure how tall we growWith our fingers we eat and drink… Continue reading
In 2009 I created a series of materials to teach the Fruit of the Spirit at the preschool where I was teaching. My class was in charge of the lesson on self-control, so we chose the story of the Israelites in the desert to talk about self-control. Here is our… Continue reading
In 2009 I created a series of lessons and reflections about the Fruit of the Spirit for the preschool where I was teaching. My class got to help teach about patience during the weekly chapel time. I wrote the following poem, and then took pictures of them in different staged… Continue reading
I wrote this poem during seminary as a way to explore the ELCA’s tagline at the time through my understanding of what I was learning about Lutheran theology. God’s Work. Our Hands.Let it ring throughout the land.The work is God’s, that much is trueBut the work gets done by me… Continue reading
They say it helps to tell the storyTo get it out and lay it bareThey say it helps to talk about itTo find a safe environment to share. So I’ve been thinking about my storyAnd about what I would sayI’ve been thinking about those memoriesThat for so long have been… Continue reading
a reflection prepared for a service of remembrance marking 2 years of pandemic. Organized by the spiritual care department at the University of Manitoba. March 2022. What is hope? Hope is stepping into a new job and a new community—even during a pandemic. It’s forming relationships and making connections through Zoom,… Continue reading
a reflection on moving during a pandemicWaitingFor the new thing to start.For friendshipsThat smell like fresh coffee and pastries,For living into a new jobThat feels like steppingFrom a rocking boat onto solid ground—Legs shaking from the memory of rocky waves,But heart calm knowing the ground is once again solid. WaitingFor… Continue reading
A creative writing engagement with Ex. 15:19-21 It seemed so easy for Miriam to follow God’s instructions and leave. We hear of Miriam’s rejoicing…but did she grieve? On one hand I can see the thrill of packing up and leaving quickly. Life in Egypt was oppressive. Day after day…drill after… Continue reading
(roughly to the theme song from “Fresh Prince of Air”) In western Kenya born and raisedAt the missionary college, I spent most of my days,Walks in the forest, Sunday night devosRight from the start, you guys were my heroes.You walked hand in hand, no matter the case,Standing side by side,… Continue reading
Collaborating with others via Facebook and Zoom While sitting alone in my living room; Tweeting and retweeting the Olympics parade Long after my tab at the bar has been paid; My brother in Indy posted an article about someone I once knew My mom in Minnesota saw it, and commented,… Continue reading