To hear my audio of my latest sermon, click here. To read the text of my latest sermon, click here. Grace and Peace-Melissa

I've decided to not feel guilty about breaking my promise to post more regularly.  Guilt is overrated.  Besides, I have enough guilt for other things so not blogging is the least of the concerns. 🙂 I've been working this afternoon on my sermon for next Sunday.  I'll be preaching for our pastor who is out … Continue reading Promises, Promises

I watched the HBO Movie Sometimes in April this evening. It is a very powerful movie about the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.  It is also a powerful reminder that we are letting it happen again in Darfur. Melissa

I'm sitting in a local coffee shop waiting for some girlfriends to arrive for an afternoon pottery party. There is a local place where you can paint and fire your own pottery design.  It sounds like a great thing to do on a cold Saturday afternoon. We've had snow flurries all day and a cold … Continue reading Saturday Wanderings

I can't believe its March already.  If you noticed, I didn't post for the entire month of February.  I significantly strayed from my blogging and it would truly be a miracle if 1) anyone still reads my blogs and 2) you even found me here since I moved to wordpress and now back to typepad … Continue reading February … where the heck did it go

armen tagged me a couple of days ago so here goes: Four jobs I wish I’d had:- Archeaolgist- Anthropologist- Author- A pastor (had to keep with the “A” theme) Four places I’ve been on vacation:- Gulf Shores, Alabama- Estes Park, Colorado- Gatlinburg, Tennessee- New York, New York Four places I’ve lived:- I’ve lived in Jefferson … Continue reading Four

Tomorrow is ski day with the youth. We are heading to Hidden Valley Ski Resort for the day and it should be alot of fun. 30 youth with many first-time skiers + my camcorder = hilarious footage. I hope more funny than tragic. I’m really just looking forward to spending the day with them having … Continue reading Family Time

It has been a weekend of ice here in Missouri. It began Friday (which seems like ages okay) and is still robbing people of power today. Very rarely are we sequestered. Usually, if you want to get out and about you can do it. But this weekend made it challenging. I got out Saturday to … Continue reading Ice, Ice Baby

People have told me that I should write a book. Since I am easily susceptible to praise and compliments, I decided I should write a book. But no one would tell me what to write about. I guess they assumed I could figure that out but I obviously have difficulty thinking for myself. I’m not … Continue reading The Road Repeatedly Traveled

The youth are currently in my living room starting their Bible study. The lesson is on taking care of our bodies. As they are discussing the issue, they are eating puppy chow and brownies and drinking Fanta Grape and Mountain Dew soda. Notice any irony? They are so funny to listen to sometimes. Right now … Continue reading Youth and the Church