Big news! I am in a new role at a new place (more about that here). The first week serving a new church (especially when it is a very different size from other churches I have served) feels a lot like the part of an eye exam where the doctor finds the glasses strength that … Continue reading
Category Archives: My Family
Taking Stock in the Wilderness
With the sun raging high in the sky, I begin making a mental list of the resources on hand, an instinct gained leading youth mission trips. I am on a two week vacation with my family – the luxury of time together meant to make up a little bit for the countless family moments I missed … Continue reading
A Recipe for Wonder on Maundy Thursday
When my kids were little we didn’t observe Holy Week. I simply didn’t know how to share this part of our faith with my girls. Back then there weren’t many mommy blogs, and even fewer resources for learning to share faith at home. At some point I found a book, Mitten Strings for God, that … Continue reading
Helping Children Make Meaning: Tips for Holy Week
We need to find the meaning-filled place between a cute (but spiritually meaningless) Easter bunny and retellings of the cross that with potential for spiritual harm. Continue reading
If You Give a Youth Leader a Book… Part I
If you give a youth leader a book… chances are she’ll want to read it right away. But, she’ll need some time away from school and work to get to it. Thank goodness for time off after Christmas! For the next three Fridays I will share short reviews of the books I’ve read over break. … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Friends, colleagues, and followers, Thank you for making this year an amazing one for the Bless Each One blog. My “hello world” post was written in a hotel room at the 2012 Christians Engaged in Faith Formation conference in Green Lake, WI. I had no idea that the writing journey would be so long or … Continue reading
A Box Full of Gratitude
Praying mantises, granola, family, holding hands with my sister, playing games, the world, the sun, the rain, Jesus, my friends… these are just a few of the things my girls wrote that they were thankful for in the preschool and early elementary years. A decade ago they didn’t use many vowels in their spelling, though … Continue reading
