A couple of weeks ago now, we got new windows in my office at church., and man has it helped my self-care!!! Now a couple of things you should know to make this story make sense. The offices at my church are located in their former parsonage (pastor’s house),...
Why we need to be talking about neurodiversity. Personally, I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about ADHD. Well, it is difficult to say "lately," considering I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was an early elementary student (actually I was diagnosed with ADD...
My 2023 Monument 10k Experience One of the high moments so far this year was my amazing performance at the Shamrock Half Marathon (at least I felt it was amazing…despite a couple of hiccups). As I mention in that post, it opened my eyes to the possibilities of...
Easter is busy for pastors...glad I had already planned a vacationI thought I had been doing so well…I thought I had been doing so well in caring for myself and creating an environment that could help get me to and through the celebration of Easter. For those of you...
My story of running on vacation, and why exploring is essential to our human lifestyle Beautiful sights and all of my runs from my Pigeon Forge Vacation...each one different. I want to take you on a vacation run with me. Now to caveat this story I do want to point...
RunninRev Newsletter April 17: In the church, in the network, and on the runThought of the WeekToday is one of the only Mondays that I look forward to…MARATHON MONDAY!!!I absolutely love the Boston Marathon. While I would love to qualify for and run Boston one day, I...
Learning about therapy from Ted LassoOne of my favorite current shows is the AppleTV show, Ted Lasso. As a fan of soccer, I remember the original NBC Sports promos featuring Jason Sudeikis as a fun-loving American Football Coach commentating on European football...
The self-care ritual of advocacy and my own feelings on guns in AmericaLet’s imagine for a second (bear with me):You see through the news (whether via TV, social media, or any other number of ways) that there is yet another shooting at a school (yeah almost expected...
A Lenten Journey of Care - Week 6This season of Lent I have been reflecting a lot on the concept of time. As Christians, so much of our history in the Bible is about waiting for the right time. The Israelites waited for 40 years to reach the Promised Land, and Esther...
RunninRev Newsletter March 27: In the church, in the network, and on the runThe Active Faith PodcastThis week on the Active Faith Podcast we talked about days off. I talked about why we need these “days off” every week, if for no other reason than accomplishing the...