tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79363739389350393182024-02-07T18:21:41.854-06:00Coffee, God and MeOne Woman's Quest for the <br> Ultimate Relationship with God. <br> It's Genuine, It's Raw, It's Religious.Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-11932641602079787032014-03-03T16:55:00.001-06:002014-03-03T16:55:55.759-06:00After every challenge we meet and overcome, we are sure to encounter another. Our approach to life and it's many hurdles, should evolve, offering our recent experiences and wisdom to aid in the way we address those impediments in the future. We will not escape, or avoid, challenges in life. This world does not lend itself to ease. We can, however, thrive in daily renewal Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-81705508449687192902013-08-15T10:07:00.000-05:002013-08-15T10:07:05.584-05:00Making Family Time for Spiritual Disciplines
The other day I sat down to update my calendars to reflect the fall schedule. I also penciled out a general sketch of a routine for my family/home. I represent a single parent family with one child, so I understand this may look different for others, but trust me, I need some structure even if it's just the two of us.
&Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-6088000801073497992013-05-23T10:02:00.001-05:002013-05-23T10:08:09.092-05:00Thoughts from this OK PastorMy thoughts, as shared with a friend, just a few days post the Oklahoma tornados:"It's a strange dichotomy to see both heaven and hell in the same place. As a mother, and an overall feeler, I'm emotionally exhausted...yet thankful to be on this side of the situation. I think if God told us in advance what was ahead of us, not one sane person would accept this job (ministry), or this life, for Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-4299395700003762652013-03-28T10:56:00.003-05:002013-03-28T11:00:57.129-05:00The Pilgrimage of Mary
This Maundy Thursday, I'm reflecting on the pilgrimage of Mary, the mother of Jesus. What must it have been like for her to discern what her relationship to Jesus was? What did she model to us about discipleship? Where in my heart does the Mary of the annunciation and the Mary of the Passion meet? How does her pilgrimage resemble my own? Respond to the Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-64925848196693854082013-03-28T10:44:00.004-05:002013-03-28T10:45:25.963-05:00Put it Down
Over the past two years, my life has changed dramatically and in ways I never expected. Some very difficult obstacles have appeared on my journey; some I conquered with more grace than others, yet others still leaving bruises and scars. As I'm quickly approaching another alteration in seasons, I'm finding myself often lost in thought and reflection. I think as a Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-50976656887905601092013-03-11T10:04:00.000-05:002013-03-11T10:04:10.092-05:00"Lean In" to Your Faith
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Like Advent, Lent is a season of preparation and
anticipation. For many it becomes a season lost
on the novelty and trend of giving up coffee, or
chocolate, or shoes. It becomes a competition
around the water cooler set to crown the most
pious martyr. We turn it externally, making it
about ourselves in comparison to others. We
miss the mark entirely.
Lent is Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-3208309303531531252013-02-12T12:13:00.000-06:002013-02-12T12:13:17.035-06:00A Peaceful Picture of Prayer
The
church prayer garden this morning, all sprinkled with snow. Take a few moments today to
meditate and pray. I hope you'll find peace in the image and peace in
your soul. God is making all things new...even you. God bless you.
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Today
is Fat Tuesday which means tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of
Lent. What are you doing to recognize Lent? Historically, it is a time
to fast, pray and give. What are you giving up or fasting? How will
you attend to prayer? How are you giving of yourself in selfless
service? Are you adding something...daily devotion, community service?
I hope you'll share your Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-37247410982232679482013-01-08T11:33:00.001-06:002013-01-08T11:33:04.874-06:00Save a Life Saturday
Friends: This Saturday, Wickline is hosting
free workshops, worship, a meal and a movie (To Save a Life)...all in efforts to raise
awareness for suicide and offer tools to help us in the battle for
suicide prevention. Suicide has affected our youth group and our church.
Please take a few hours this Saturday to stand in the gap for the
least of these.
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I'm coming to learn that things happen in life that I have absolutely no control over. Things that break your heart. Things that tear your soul into a million pieces. I am learning that in moments of great pain, I forget to breathe. Maybe it's because, behind our masks of strength, we discover just how fragile we really are.
In this life, I've found myself in situationFreddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-77569582937738287272012-10-25T18:11:00.002-05:002012-10-25T18:11:08.023-05:00Goodbye Alice
Jewel hits my soul spot on with these lyrics. Sometimes you just have to realize the difference between dreaming and pretending. My eyes are now open. Goodbye yellow brick road.
[Verse 1:]
It's four in the afternoon
I'm on a flight leaving L.A.
Trying to think about my life
My youth scattered along the highway
Hotel rooms and headlights
I've made a living with a song
Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-44854061861836110962012-10-01T16:28:00.003-05:002012-10-01T16:28:35.548-05:00Creativity
How have you used your creativity to enhance your spiritual walk?
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I can remember the first time I ever heard the song Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. I was so mesmerized by it that I simply HAD to own a copy of the The Dance. I was in high school at the time and you could find the music club inserts in magazines. I got my hands on one that allowed me to select 15 CDs for a penny. Remember those? I was elated to find that The Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-78865875385391913382012-09-27T16:26:00.000-05:002012-09-27T16:26:21.095-05:00New CGM Imagery
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On Monday, the Daily Beast published an article titled Why Women Should Stop Trying to be Perfect by Debora Spar. Below is the direct link to that article. Regardless of daily activities and career, YOU are, given your a woman, a modern woman. So as a modern woman in today's scrambled world of expectations, I'm interested in hearing your take on the article. Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-34947976569727992942012-09-27T12:22:00.000-05:002012-09-27T12:22:13.629-05:00She Who Is
It was my fourth year of college when I discovered Elizabeth A. Johnson's ground breaking book She Who Is. Johnson's book explored the convergence between some rather historically polar concepts. For example, she discusses feminist theology, specifically, feminist language and imagery for God and how it is shaped through women's experiences. And yet...it was still Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-47904304553021806922012-05-09T09:51:00.000-05:002012-05-09T09:51:48.674-05:00A Mildewed Canvas
Art by Katerina Mihnuk (Ranizza)
"The eye can see what we have in common or focus on what keeps us apart. And the heart can feel what joins us with everything or replay its many cuts. And the tongue can praise the wind or warn against the storm, can praise the sea or dread the flood. It's not that there are no differences - the world is made of infinite variety - rather it Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-42663669739706453352012-05-03T10:37:00.000-05:002012-05-07T10:39:13.892-05:00Hello Again
It's been awhile...
In looking back over this blog, I realize just how disconnected I've been over the last year +. To say that things in life have gotten a little chaotic would be like calling the Eiffel Tower a building. Needless-to-say...chaotic is the understatement of the world. I'm sure over time, I'll hash all of that out in one way or another, but for right Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-6937141853411019822012-05-01T16:33:00.001-05:002012-05-01T17:25:35.538-05:00Picking Up the Change
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Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-674989215606850342011-04-01T09:00:00.000-05:002011-04-01T09:00:01.359-05:00Totally Random 80s FlashbackYesterday I was doing something I never do...writing a paper for class. (Insert stench of sarcasm here). Maybe it was one of my frequent "squirrel" moments or just complete and utter randomness, but I began to become nostalgic about Trapper Keepers. Do you remember those plastic Velcro binders of the 80s? Of course, now that I'm completely disconnected from paper writing, Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936373938935039318.post-84656039908513879102011-03-31T10:22:00.000-05:002011-03-31T10:22:48.916-05:00Swimming in Reproduction
Over the course of the next seven months, I will be conducting research on reproductive theology. It is my hope to address such issues as reproductive loss (infertility, still birth, miscarriage), reproductive technology and treatments, birth control, abortion, population control; it's an exploration of the world of fertility/reproduction and faith. Further, I will be examining the Freddae'http://www.blogger.com/profile/17622818039919955231noreply@blogger.com1