Tag: Connect

Stormy Weather, Stormy Winds by: Sarah Garza

But the glow from the balloons was not the only show we got to see that night – just as the balloons filled with hot air and warm light, the sky behind us lit up with streaks of bright lightning as dark clouds gathered.

The Voice by: Rev. Donna McKee

It’s comforting for me to know that my mother’s voice is stored in my brain down deep somewhere. I know it has to be, because it comes out of my mouth so often!

The Sacred Present by: Cathy Cartmill

I remember another day of uncertainty. It was the day my mother had a massive stroke. In a moment, the lives of everyone in my family were changed forever.

Refrigerator-worthy by: Joshua Sams

With that in mind, our conversation turned from the standard media of art—oil, marble, bronze, etc.—to a nontraditional medium: our relationships. Do our relationships garner the same reaction from God that I longed to see on my mother’s face? Is he proud of our relationship? Does He see His love shining through us? Would God hang our relationship on His heavenly refrigerator?

My Daughter will Never be an Astronaut by: Rev. Matt Ybanez

The scary question for me is this: What have I shown my kids unknowingly; when I thought they weren’t listening, or they were out of earshot, or I just assumed they were too little to understand? What have they learned from me that I did not intend to teach? That’s the stuff of nightmares…

Savor by: Rev. Donna McKee

We had places to go, people to see!! We were on a schedule and didn’t have time to sit and savor–we wanted to get it and GO!!

Digging Deep by: Rev. Holly Dittrich

In the quiet, with the sun streaming through the stained glass windows, I stopped. I allowed the heaviness of all I had been carrying to sink into the pew with me. I had no words other than “help,” and “here.”