Aspire to Inspire: #NoPlasticsforLent
The Word “In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” -Proverbs 16:9- Seasons and Seasons Lent is a season in which many strive for reflection, to make new experiences and achieve rest. It’s also a...
A slam poem: #NoPlasticsforLent
God of Justice As I mulled over how to respond to the topic of climate and racial justice, I knew that if I merely wrote out a response it would become a piece of academic prose with facts. But in...
A Modern Gethsemane: #NoPlasticsforLent
Expanding Lament A great practice for expanding language is to read the definition of a word that you already understand. I’ve heard the word lament plenty of times—I was an English major who loved Gothic novels—but I had never actually...
Ashes to Ashes, Earth to Earth : #NoPlasticsforLent
My Story When I was growing up on a small 3 acre farm in Tacoma, Washington with my two parents and three siblings, I HATED going outside and doing yard work. It was the last thing I wanted to do....
‘Tis the Season: #NoPlasticsforLent
The Season I didn’t fully appreciate (or understand) liturgical seasons growing up. As a kid, Lent was a baffling time of year that somehow started with a fun pancake party on Shrove Tuesday and took a seriously somber turn PRETTY...
ELCA YA Discernment: Lost, Leaning in, and Letting Go
Lost Senior year in college, two weeks until the end of the first semester. You’re supposed to have everything figured out (so I thought). Thanksgiving break was quickly approaching, and I was dreading the moment I would be bombarded with...