tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10928659688238083352024-02-19T17:22:37.881-08:00Living faithfully...or at least trying to...Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.comBlogger385125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-61716114949314202492022-10-12T17:16:00.001-07:002022-10-12T17:16:08.098-07:00Oreovangelism.<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">October
12, 2022<br /></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Holden
Homily<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">2
Timothy 4:1-5</span></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A
reading from 2 Timothy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the
dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly urge
you: proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or
unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in
teaching. For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound
doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers
to suit their own desires, and will turn away from listening to the truth and
wander away to myths. As for you, always be sober, endure suffering, do
the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Here
ends the reading.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Please pray with me,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">May the words of my mouth and the
meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable and suitable in your sight, O
God, our rock, our strength and our redeemer. Amen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">"I solemnly urge you: proclaim the
message."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">On Sunday, following the Crop
Walk, Billy and I were at the grocery store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Part of the tasty treats in our
cart included these two packages of Oreos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">(Toffee crunch crème Oreos and Mint crème Oreos) Yes, they make these flavors now!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The confirmation class this year
is participating in an Oreo bracket challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Each time the class gets together, they do a side by side tasting of two
different varieties of Oreos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
encouraged to give the best descriptors of each flavor before voting on their
favorite flavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like a March
Madness basketball bracket, the winner moves on to the next round and the
loser, well, those get eaten either during class or after by Billy and
myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes you have to take one
for the team, am I right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">So, as we were checking out at
Giant, the young man bagging the groceries remarked on the two interesting
flavors we were purchasing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The young
cashier had no idea that there were all these different flavors and the bagger
said, yeah, they have all sorts of flavors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I said, yes, so many flavors, my
confirmation class is doing an Oreo bracket challenge to discover which flavor
they like the most.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The cashier said, hold up. What
class?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Confirmation? What subject is
that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I said, oh, it happens at church,
the subject is God.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Oh, she said, you have Oreos at
your church?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I said, yeah, for the young folks
I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt;">She said, where is this church?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Trinity in Robesonia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Oh, she said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She went on, I used to go to
church in Reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then during the
pandemic, I started going to this church in Georgia – online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But a church with Oreos, she
said, that I might have to check out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What church is it again?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Trinity in Robesonia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Oh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I said, during the pandemic we
did worship on line as well, we had people like my sister’s mother-in-law
joining us online from New Hampshire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We’re trying to figure out how to maintain that connection online as we return
in person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Yeah, she said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">So where is this church with
Oreos again?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Trinity, Robesonia, I said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She said, I’ll have to check it
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I said, we’d be glad to have
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The checkout continued and we
headed on our way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And I said to Billy, that’s
evangelism, right?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Yeah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Only several hours later did I
realize it was Oreovangelism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But seriously….it was the
simplest of conversations at the check out lane at Giant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It was the willingness of myself
to share that it was church event I was preparing for.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It was the openness of the check
out clerk to engage in conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It was the movement of the Holy
Spirit that guided us all in that holy space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It was also the realization that
evangelism…proclaiming the good news…can be as simple as a conversation that
starts around Oreos.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">You don’t need to know everything
about the Bible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">You don’t need to be able to
clearly articulate your understanding of the Apostles’ Creed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Heck, if some one asks you a
question you don’t know the answer to about church or faith you can tell them
you’re still learning too, and you’d love to find an answer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I think you’ll find, that most
folks are curious about what we do and why we do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And, many folks are curious about
why you attend church and what keeps you coming back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I bet those are questions that
you know the answers to.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The next time you have an Oreo or
are at the supermarket or are in conversation with someone …ponder how an
everyday conversation may present the opportunity to share your faith or your
love of this place with someone new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And now may the peace, which
surpasses all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, and let
all God’s people say, amen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-11031205798747645702022-09-27T10:53:00.004-07:002022-09-27T10:53:54.787-07:00One post...two reads?<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">I have been remiss in posting sermons and homilies as of late. It's been a pretty busy time of life and vocation for me. In this post you will find the homily from our Holden Evening Prayer service on September 21 and the sermon I preached on the weekend of September 18. <br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Thanks for reading. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br />Holden Evening Prayer - peace reflection<br />September
21, 2022<br />Numbers
6:24-26<br />John
14:27<br />Colossians
3:15</span></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Thanks
to the calendar hanging on my office wall, I learned that today is the
International Day of Peace, also known as World Peace Day. It is celebrated
annually on September 21 and is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace,
both within and among all nations and peoples. At a time when war and violence
often monopolize our news cycles, the International Day of Peace is an
inspiring reminder of what we can greater together: peace. </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In
1981, the United Nations General Assembly declared the third Tuesday of
September as International Day of Peace. This day coincided with the opening
day of the annual sessions of the General Assembly. The purpose of the day was
and still remains, to strengthen the ideals of peace around the world.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Two
decades after establishing this day of observance, in 2001, the assembly moved
the date to be observed annually on September 21. So, beginning in 2002,
September 21 marks not only a time to discuss how to promote and maintain peace
among all peoples but also a 24-hour period of global ceasefire and
non-violence for groups in active combat.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Life
is better in a world where peace exists and, today, we look to those who have
been peacemakers and peacekeepers to learn what we can each do individually to
make the world a more peaceful place.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I
believe there are small steps that each of us can take to move toward greater
moments of peace. </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As
John Dear writes, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">“Peace
begins with each of us. It is a process of repeatedly showing mercy to
ourselves, forgiving ourselves, befriending ourselves, accepting ourselves. As
we learn to appreciate ourselves and accept God’s gift of peace, we begin to
radiate peace and love to others.”</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So
may the following be ideas or opportunities for you to work toward peace in the
next day, week or year.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">"Mend
a quarrel<br />
Search out a forgotten friend<br />
Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust<br />
Write a love letter<br />
Share some treasures<br />
Give a soft answer<br />
Encourage youth </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Manifest
your loyalty in a word or deed<br />
Keep a promise<br />
Find the time<br />
Forego a grudge<br />
Forgive an enemy<br />
Listen</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">
Apologize if you were wrong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Try
to understand<br />
Flout envy<br />
Examine your demands on others<br />
Think first of someone else<br />
Appreciate, be kind, be gentle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br />
Laugh a little more.<br />
Deserve confidence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Take
up arms against malice<br />
Decry complacency<br />
Express your gratitude<br />
Worship your God</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">
Gladden the heart of a child<br />
Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Speak
your love<br />
Speak it again<br />
Speak it still again<br />
Speak it still once again...." </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Author
unknown)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In
the words of St. Francis, let us pray,</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;<br />
Where there is hated, let me sow love;<br />
Where there is injury, pardon;<br />
Where there is discord, harmony;<br />
Where there is error, truth;<br />
Where there is doubt, faith;<br />
Where there is despair, hope;<br />
Where there is darkness, light;<br />
And where there is sadness, joy.<br />
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek<br />
To be consoled as to console;<br />
To be understood as to understand;<a name="Prayer_for_Peace"></a><br />
To be loved as to love.<br />
For it is in giving that we receive;<br />
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;<br />
And it is in dying that we are born into eternal life.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
now may the peace, which surpasses all understanding keep our hearts and minds in
Christ Jesus, and let all God’s people say, amen. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">******************************************* </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">September
18, 2022</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">15<sup>th</sup>
Sunday after Pentecost<br />Amos
8:4-7<br />Psalm
113<br />1
Timothy 2:1-7<br />Luke
16: 1-13<br /><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Please
pray with me,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">May
the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable
and suitable in your sight, O God, our rock, our strength and our redeemer.
Amen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">How
good is it to be here. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This
is new for us, right? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Being
all together at one service? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It’s
a good thing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It’s
a God thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I’m
grateful for a day of homecoming, a day of celebration and a day of living into
the new thing God is doing in us, among us, through us and around us.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Upon
reading and rereading our gospel lesson this morning, in preparation for today,
I thought, ugh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As
we talked about it at our clergy bible study this past week, most of us would
have rather skipped this one today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It’s
because it’s a tough one. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Shrewd
managing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Quick
thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Debt
and forgiveness.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">How
and where do we hear God in this passage?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">How
and where do we fit into this passage?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
in preparation for today, I thought about this text and prayed about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I
read it and reread it until I had completely overworked it in my head and heart
and still didn’t have a sermon for today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
after I walked away from it for a while, I realized I was trying too hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Trying
too hard to unpack the confusing parts of this parable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Trying
too hard to find the gem of good news that would be simply perfect for
today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
so taking a step away allowed me a new perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
this is what it comes down to for me…today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This
passage baffles us and is hard to hear. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It’s
baffling and it’s hard to wrap our minds around this passage because it throws
us for a loop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Whenever
God steps in through the presence of Jesus things will change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Whenever
God steps in through the presence of Jesus, we will need to expect the
unexpected…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">From
the very beginning of the gospel of Luke we are given a heads up. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In
Mary’s proclamation of the Magnificat..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Filling
the hungry and sending the rich away empty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Lifting
up the poor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Scattering
the proud<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Bringing
down rulers and lifting the humble…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It
will be God’s great reversal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So,
we know it’s coming but every time it happens we’re like wait…what? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Many
years back when Seth Meyers and Amy Pohler hosted Weekend Update on Saturday
Night Live there was a segment they did called, “Really?!?! With Seth and Amy.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Seth
and Amy would read a headline and respond with, Really?!?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
as they dug deeper and deeper into that story, and they just couldn’t
comprehend it, they would just say, Really?!?! Really?!?!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That
I think is how we respond to many of Jesus parables, especially in the gospel
of Luke. Last week we heard about the shepherd that left 99 sheep to
find the one. Really?!?! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">You
leave 99 sheep unprotected just to find one?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
the woman who nearly turned her house upside down for one coin.
Really?!?! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
the story that comes between the parable of the lost coin and today’s reading
is the story of the prodigal son. Really?!? </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Jesus, the younger son
took his half of the inheritance and squandered it and will still welcomed back
home? Really?!?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
given the fatted calf? And a ring? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And a
party?!? Really?!? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I
feel like we or maybe just me, connect too well with the other brother who
can’t wrap his mind around how Grace filled the father is…and really, how loving
and forgiving God is…not just in these stories but in our lives as
well. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
have seen others forgiven their debts or mistakes or failures. And
we’re like, really?!? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
see others welcomed with open arms to this table and we think really?!?!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">How
can this be??</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
yet…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">You
and me, us together…we have all been forgiven of our faults, failures, and our
sin and are welcome here. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">No
questions asked. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So
I wonder, what makes us so jealous when others are welcomed as well? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">When
others are forgiven as well?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">When
others are loved as well? </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Surely
it doesn’t mean that we receive less love, grace or forgiveness…all of those
gifts from God are limitless…they will never run out.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I
bet all of us, myself included, have space to learn and continue to be shaped
into a community of faith that is ever expanding God’s table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Because
Jesus will keep inviting more and more people to it…just as they are, knowing
that we, too, come just as we are. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So
here is the challenge of the gospel and the call set before us…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That
we, you and I together, are called to continue to discover what it means to be
the church…coming out of several challenging and tumultuous years, and
continuing on in a post-pandemic world. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">God
will continue to do new things. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In
us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Through
us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Among
us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
beyond us. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">God
is doing something new at Trinity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Something that may feel different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Something that may take time to adjust to…but something that is being
led by Jesus who constantly loves us, surprises us and calls us into this
community of faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
here’s the thing. God has always been doing something new and will continue to
do new things….through us or in spite of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">One
of the deep gifts of the history of this place is the willingness of the people
to try new things knowing that there has never been one correct way or one
correct place to do ministry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have
flipped this sanctuary, we have re-introduced a community parade, we have left
the building to serve in our community, we worship with others online, we study
together, we pray for one another and we eat together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Sometime
within the last few years, I used the phrase ‘precipice of possibility’,
because that’s where I felt we were. On the edge of something new…but something
new that would and could require us to leap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps that phrase was a bit daunting when I first mentioned it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But
now, dear ones, we are here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
are excited to move forward. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
are excited to reconnect to God, both in this place and beyond the walls of
this place where God is already at work in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
are excited to reconnect to one another: in prayer, in worship, in service and
in fellowship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
are excited for the possibilities and new ways they will take shape through the
work of our hands guided by the Holy Spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I
pray that together we continue to grow into the congregation and community of
faith that God has created us to be and who God continues to call us to
be. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Together. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
now May the peace, which surpasses all understanding keep our hearts and minds
in Christ Jesus and let all God’s people say amen. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-39290483535790907202022-06-12T17:44:00.008-07:002022-06-12T17:53:36.419-07:00Discovering areas for growth...<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Hey oh, I finished another fun wool& challenge. This time it was 30 days. Here are a few of my favorite photos. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEwj5_E0l4V70IEMnzRgXmnQr2NN0EpJuG9V_mSuZJBxfLsCBcSk1BJBe91u5ik-mM4lBd6oNoBehvX8q-7g8lL9puJPQIivZcOzOUeAHvVEQebbYuC_160ZTvZB5kXIqkbV2sG5QgsActcqdEH-gQCVS-Tran-y1GocPOwEql0CaDOttwWs3-rVptQ/s2100/Day%2010%20-%205.4.22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEwj5_E0l4V70IEMnzRgXmnQr2NN0EpJuG9V_mSuZJBxfLsCBcSk1BJBe91u5ik-mM4lBd6oNoBehvX8q-7g8lL9puJPQIivZcOzOUeAHvVEQebbYuC_160ZTvZB5kXIqkbV2sG5QgsActcqdEH-gQCVS-Tran-y1GocPOwEql0CaDOttwWs3-rVptQ/s320/Day%2010%20-%205.4.22.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqrZsXTV4t1iHWTeFeCVVAHdaal_6LwKWKLCTUEyJ9gyO1CHn7ot95QeJ51pNixs1hAOdlGVX2y_Y3lajeqRiljMC_PMqX-ooALOTgg49AGrQrr_rp9xEfR7KEDgkNdrwonbElxSRGv-HW4OXKfoVWNYs7XzfD9kTz5qlM1ZfHgbHOEPRawXzW2PKTQ/s2100/Day%208%20-%205.2.22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqrZsXTV4t1iHWTeFeCVVAHdaal_6LwKWKLCTUEyJ9gyO1CHn7ot95QeJ51pNixs1hAOdlGVX2y_Y3lajeqRiljMC_PMqX-ooALOTgg49AGrQrr_rp9xEfR7KEDgkNdrwonbElxSRGv-HW4OXKfoVWNYs7XzfD9kTz5qlM1ZfHgbHOEPRawXzW2PKTQ/s320/Day%208%20-%205.2.22.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu5j6Uf8bFGziQL8BQH3sGabfqgsfWQrt0hci1rvi6Rx78FWBoteAPM-pDznBEA8rt-NTRLQWmTQAETgUnflhqeypV6Mb9BS4xDq5HTbf6t3Kyc-yw4Esm_1h0t4Y2tlVtSlsxom0r38q135ajgESx9RLZg39fgUyqlF4l9owDvvgRJ1_XNDd2N2XAQ/s1196/Day%2014%20-%205.8.22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu5j6Uf8bFGziQL8BQH3sGabfqgsfWQrt0hci1rvi6Rx78FWBoteAPM-pDznBEA8rt-NTRLQWmTQAETgUnflhqeypV6Mb9BS4xDq5HTbf6t3Kyc-yw4Esm_1h0t4Y2tlVtSlsxom0r38q135ajgESx9RLZg39fgUyqlF4l9owDvvgRJ1_XNDd2N2XAQ/s320/Day%2014%20-%205.8.22.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35esnLWjBpUvpJe357VdK74f72U1Kgq-Rsr0iUpYrQY2GuACRsoEo8rsRdaIfeteOLoMiO91wJXpoRVBskhWvekuXTEdbIqgbKEcJjs0gFGbCyWlQYSPcBi6BW2gfMSz1ZOMqjG8-Z1yzXs9f7yiIXmZ0xr7ysYiUkVvnED5foTLbNV6BTL4Xv-0Q-A/s2100/Day%2016%20-%205.10.22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35esnLWjBpUvpJe357VdK74f72U1Kgq-Rsr0iUpYrQY2GuACRsoEo8rsRdaIfeteOLoMiO91wJXpoRVBskhWvekuXTEdbIqgbKEcJjs0gFGbCyWlQYSPcBi6BW2gfMSz1ZOMqjG8-Z1yzXs9f7yiIXmZ0xr7ysYiUkVvnED5foTLbNV6BTL4Xv-0Q-A/s320/Day%2016%20-%205.10.22.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Upon completing this challenge and looking through the photos, I was able to see what I was feeling about myself. I wasn't loving myself in my own skin. Over the past two years I have definitely gained weight and I haven't focused on active weight management. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And so, I decided it's time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I reached out to a friend (we worked together at camp in the 90's) who is a registered dietitian and set up my first appointment. I did so, because I know this is an area in my life that I need guidance, support and accountability for making changes in my nutrition and diet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">After my first appointment I was tasked with the following:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Creating a weekly menu (following menu ideas in regards to portion size and veggie intake) and making notes on the menu about what I actually ate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Continue daily hydration goal of 90+oz a day</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Look into adding strength training to my cardio workouts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">One week in and here is what I have discovered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1) I have eaten more veggies in the past week than I have in the last several weeks. (go figure)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">2) Eating lunch everyday is a good thing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">3) Eating ample meals has helped me feel well fed all day long. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">4) Keeping track of my daily food intake helps keep me on track.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">5) I have not (yet) tackled strength training...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">6) I have not been perfect, but what is perfect anyway? Especially when it comes to adjusting what I hope becomes a long term transition in how we eat. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I'll keep you posted as to how this continues to pan out. Again, my long term goal is to feel good in my body...and feel good about training for my next 50 mile race. (Week one of training began this week, btw, so good timing all around. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until the next post...</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-35314939990493820022022-04-24T16:31:00.000-07:002022-04-24T16:31:13.162-07:00100 Day Dress Challenge - Recap<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Well friends, I've officially completed the 100 day dress challenge. I finished on Easter Sunday. I had high hopes of posting this earlier in the week, but ended up taking time to zone out, sleep, and just be for a few days. I definitely needed that after an amazing Holy Week and Easter weekend. It was all good, it just took a lot out of me and I needed to re-group....with some solid alone time. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">After sharing my photos with <a href="https://wooland.com" target="_blank">wool&</a> for proof that I completed the challenge, I received my $100 gift card within 24 hours. (Very impressive response time. Good stuff!) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">With that gift was a link to an online survey which included the following question, which took me forever to answer, by the way. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">What was your biggest takeaway from this challenge? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It took me forever to answer this question because it was hard to narrow down just one take away. But after thinking about it for a while, I came up with the following response:</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">My biggest takeaway was in discovering (or rediscovering) who I have been for the last 100 days. After looking through the 100 photos I remembered days that I felt brave, strong, full of joy and confident. I also remembered days that I felt sad, worn down, stressed out and emotionally drained. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">For me, the pictures helped me to see (again) who I really am. I am all of those things, and then some. To be reminded of my own depth and complexity is not something that I realized would be revealed through the simple act of wearing the same dress every day. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This challenge provided insight into myself. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I think that says it all. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Also, I should add that day 101 - stayed in my pajamas the whole day. That's Easter Monday for a clergy person. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 102 - after my run, I was back into comfy leggings.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 103 - back in the office and back in the dress. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It will definitely be a go to outfit for me moving forward. So easy to accessorize, works perfect with clerics and you can wear it so many times without needing to wash it. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Speaking of washing, during the challenge, I did some spot washing, by just rinsing with water and hanging it dry. I did wash it in the kitchen sink either 7 or 8 times with Woolite. After the challenge, I tossed it in the washing machine with other stuff on a cold cycle...and it's come out just fine. That means, moving forward, it can be part of the regular laundry when needed. Good stuff. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">All in all, this was a cool experience. Thanks for following me on this journey. Here are the last five days of photos.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The dress as a shirt with a favorite skirt.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXQZv_7UdAiF7pcfpb0YC6nX0owFNY1kFzFxdcipGhBw-uk0BSxdXUgHve0DIUgOvDa7SnPxCe4nWDNexyIvkK3Mi7hPllbsH4G-7BGq8etxWkjbGimvCK5WgHn7LrJca87-pb70O6CVc531efDgfVJHjXTV5dFDkVV24Ee9K_NG3y3936A2JKljjHw/s2100/4.13.22%20-%20Day%2096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXQZv_7UdAiF7pcfpb0YC6nX0owFNY1kFzFxdcipGhBw-uk0BSxdXUgHve0DIUgOvDa7SnPxCe4nWDNexyIvkK3Mi7hPllbsH4G-7BGq8etxWkjbGimvCK5WgHn7LrJca87-pb70O6CVc531efDgfVJHjXTV5dFDkVV24Ee9K_NG3y3936A2JKljjHw/s320/4.13.22%20-%20Day%2096.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some shenanigans while celebrating </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">with the First Holy Communion Class.</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTq3hItew6P8TM1tk_L4KrzlRXv_29Ukqsr9zejO42AEIieFSwUZV5RHaycqcSoS6TFKauWO1c8T28ANkfmrQo5XCFmQ1KamUD5zlVDMcwqmy4fL6msFCK1x5cm4mUvvN-4VKIFpZNQ8ULH28rnBsl-4GEEfK957VCI2CqFV3DDCUAQ4r6JdRDGTGSkA/s2711/4.14.22%20-%20Day%2097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="1220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTq3hItew6P8TM1tk_L4KrzlRXv_29Ukqsr9zejO42AEIieFSwUZV5RHaycqcSoS6TFKauWO1c8T28ANkfmrQo5XCFmQ1KamUD5zlVDMcwqmy4fL6msFCK1x5cm4mUvvN-4VKIFpZNQ8ULH28rnBsl-4GEEfK957VCI2CqFV3DDCUAQ4r6JdRDGTGSkA/s320/4.14.22%20-%20Day%2097.jpg" width="144" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Egg Hunters means the whip cream challenge in the dress.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhUQA02-wdpWVs-dtFZd_b_8ZLFCBIeuX0b5AlhY7unYs3fkwXzDPST9mwXbq4cUhX4hgENOs79Csn3D-ThDIkJZcTYVEyt4cdd7u555VBJVm1st_EDmxONPnkPxGkBat-me159HLaqybSUgvXfUXHR242Ba_nCsHTBGWGZPa0qZAzW6W2fnHv5ffGw/s1759/4.15.22%20-%20Day%2098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="895" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhUQA02-wdpWVs-dtFZd_b_8ZLFCBIeuX0b5AlhY7unYs3fkwXzDPST9mwXbq4cUhX4hgENOs79Csn3D-ThDIkJZcTYVEyt4cdd7u555VBJVm1st_EDmxONPnkPxGkBat-me159HLaqybSUgvXfUXHR242Ba_nCsHTBGWGZPa0qZAzW6W2fnHv5ffGw/s320/4.15.22%20-%20Day%2098.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Holy Saturday...and one day more.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08StFAXvzJhQ_fjnbcU1BsxRZ3WYXDQr2pNFTvweSdI61ljkbEkk-lE0Z78PF_-SuWroqAUVxmq0jkOxx0VZJmV2mIkQlBEOQUgbSAGWsBk5EubT3V29ahk6knktHQTUMSIhrhpbAuWcm7cAI0MqjQTyBKB9N2ycxz9PTu8rc2DpZYcOC0Vk8f1kNKA/s2100/4.16.22%20-%20Day%2099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08StFAXvzJhQ_fjnbcU1BsxRZ3WYXDQr2pNFTvweSdI61ljkbEkk-lE0Z78PF_-SuWroqAUVxmq0jkOxx0VZJmV2mIkQlBEOQUgbSAGWsBk5EubT3V29ahk6knktHQTUMSIhrhpbAuWcm7cAI0MqjQTyBKB9N2ycxz9PTu8rc2DpZYcOC0Vk8f1kNKA/s320/4.16.22%20-%20Day%2099.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Easter Sunday...Christ is risen and the challenge is complete!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ygxvwDaGZoqfaLCE82kiP-q5llXAkyxYRr0deQUyWFr1RO5ZF3RKTK_UpdpDUzbr_8JEbW-rKbzCiWoLvAgVSkTq2AMWJ3L5Ta_m8dXOXHlnBxWEHxXsRIrg5y1HRt3qlkkgxhyVAAUXdb2Pmafe-qXZpzVsAlnh1GZnMNcUJBepCAVADPbC57DCAw/s1800/4.17.22%20-%20Day%20100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ygxvwDaGZoqfaLCE82kiP-q5llXAkyxYRr0deQUyWFr1RO5ZF3RKTK_UpdpDUzbr_8JEbW-rKbzCiWoLvAgVSkTq2AMWJ3L5Ta_m8dXOXHlnBxWEHxXsRIrg5y1HRt3qlkkgxhyVAAUXdb2Pmafe-qXZpzVsAlnh1GZnMNcUJBepCAVADPbC57DCAw/s320/4.17.22%20-%20Day%20100.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until the next post...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-35571593946643731772022-04-12T13:00:00.003-07:002022-04-12T13:00:58.565-07:0095 days down...5 to go!<div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Another photo drop of the last few weeks. <br />To recap here are the latest things I have done in the dress:<br />Slept (overnight)<br />Made communion bread<br />Ate some salads<br />Ate some cookies :)<br />Visited mom & dad<br />Borrowed a fun apron<br />Got matching(ish) temporary tattoos with my mom and sister</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Took a collective deep breath with the congregation and felt sighs too deep for words.<br />Hung out with the Easter bunny.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Spent time with in-laws.<br />Experienced a glorious afternoon with a friend and she did NOT take my photo while I was using her VR. <br />Matched my Wonder Woman quilt. ;)<br />Received several comfort food meals.<br />Was reminded time and time again that I am in the right place right now. <br />Even with surprises and challenges, <br />there is joy in serving.<br />there is comfort in the presence and care of others.<br />there is the amazing presence of God showing up time and time again. <br />Welcome to Holy Week.<br />Let's gooooooo!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Enjoy the pictures:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5Xc9volSd88eplahzP1emdnOallZRIkrYt9M9BIGjbO19FF2xueHa6_QLhBYC3ETKY6pbWyI4G0H7SGBLZgEJV6tkeaTZm1sDa-h626qTkOcjmEH52F_bjq8H_5IMj0MaVE2AXVlLF4hga5XirTadZme-WA0k9Lhb1bYUIbxq3C6_Fu6xJCIZF1wIQ/s2100/4.1.22%20-%20Day%2084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br />#100daydresschallenge<br />#wool&</span></div>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-61035729387502574122022-03-27T14:29:00.000-07:002022-03-27T14:29:56.438-07:00Another dress photo drop<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I have now worn this dress for 79 days! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br />Here are the last many, many days....I'm really good at taking the pictures (minus one or two days when I had to put it on after I had jammies on....) but not so great at posting them here. <br />Enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbK6OYqpPwjGjcIQgJ3evEcoD8EYTXFmVa_jxeIgzOPBH1e3pHWbjAJpROGKzFjAFIX8nCoaqBK_HDbs4wUXo2atuMf6VFtzM34P7k38-v_SHkFbcPEXXQgr7J15Iqfj1pYucqnrFhxUaikU2Bb0A00mCTiuZqInvwk1niQ30BVWZ5DLS4tZQh3LBg_A/s2100/3.12.22%20-%20Day%2064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Just feeing good today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until the next post...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-7735548378851848832022-03-21T09:16:00.002-07:002022-03-21T09:16:38.773-07:00a sermon with more questions than answers<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">March
20, 2022<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Third
Sunday in Lent<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Isaiah
55:1-9<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Psalm
63:1-8<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">1
Corinthians 10:1-13<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Luke
13:1-9</span></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Please
pray with me,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">May
the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable
and suitable in your sight, O God, our rock, our strength and our redeemer.
Amen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">When
I was in seminary in Philadelphia, Dr. Timothy Wengert taught the Lutheran
Confessions class. As the incoming class, we had a heads up that he would know
everyone’s name on the first day. That was true. He had printed out all of our
photos and memorized our faces and names. As if that didn’t leave an
impression, he was known much more for how he answered questions in class.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">A
hand would shoot up, a student would ask a question and 99% of the time, Dr.
Wengert would respond with, “Why do you ask that question?”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Clever,
right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I’m
not sure how what works with a 2- or 3-year-old going through the phase of
‘why’ questions, but for seminarians, it was effective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">It
helped us to pause in our current thought and often times shift the direction
of our thinking to dig deeper into the topic, into our thoughts, into our
hearts and really decipher what it was we were longing to know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dr.
Wengert, drew us out of the superficial questions – or questions that maybe
wouldn’t get us as far or as deep as he wanted us to go, and challenged us to
go in different directions, to questions that would result in more meaningful
answers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">While
we were searching for answers, Dr. Wengert helped us ask more meaningful
questions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Now,
I would never equate any seminary professor to Jesus, but, I see the same
process happening in our gospel lesson today.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Some
folks come to Jesus with news of horror and tragedy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pontius
Pilate has slaughtered a group of Galilean Jews, and mingled their blood with
the blood of sacrificial lambs. Meanwhile, the tower of Siloam has collapsed,
crushing and killing eighteen people.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">These
folks bring these brutal stories to Jesus with a question, or should I say <i>the</i>
question we know so well… “Why?” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
did these terrible things happen?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
is there so much pain in the world?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
does a good God allow human suffering?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jesus
does not respond with, “Why do you ask that question?” but instead responds
with a parable to help them ask more meaningful questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
parable of the fig tree. One that invites his listeners to into so many more
questions. Questions that push beyond the simplicity of asking why…and into the
realm of not just why…but how am I part of this? What role do I play? Where is
God at work in this? How does the situation call me to be an active part of
what is happening here and now?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">If
you’ve noticed anything about those questions, they are not only redirected at
the one who has asked the initial questions, but also they are questions that
call for a deeper response, and a much more personal response.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
believe this is why Jesus tells this parable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s like in that episode of the TV show Friends, when they are trying
to move the sofa and all Ross can shout is, PIVOT!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">But
instead of shouting PIVOT! Jesus redirects his listeners with a parable, to see
the world and the actions that are causing them worry in a new way and to truly
ask them, how they are called to be part of the world – the good and the bad – in
a way that makes a difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">So
the parable is a huge shift…in thinking, in question asking and in
responding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Too
many questions to tackle together but here are a few of them for you to think
about…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Here are some questions asked by <a href="https://www.journeywithjesus.net/essays/3348-what-are-you-asking">Debi Thomas </a> as she reflected on this week's gospel. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
what ways am I like the absentee landowner, standing apart from where life and
death actually happen?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> How am I refusing to get my hands dirty? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Where
in my life — or in the lives of others — have I prematurely called it quits,
saying, “There’s no life here worth cultivating. Cut it down.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
what ways am I like the fig tree? </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Un-enlivened? Un-nourished? Unable or
unwilling to nourish others? In what ways do I feel helpless or
hopeless? Have I forgotten that the same patient God who gives me another
year to thrive will also someday call me to account? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">In
what ways am I like the gardener?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Where in my life am I willing to accept
Jesus’s invitation to go elbow-deep into the muck and manure? Am I brave
enough to sacrifice time, effort, love, and hope into this tree — this
relationship, this cause, this tragedy, this injustice — with no
guarantee of a fruitful outcome? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
series of why questions that we have heard over the past few years have been
nearly endless...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
can’t we worship inside?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
do we have to wear masks outside?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
has it taken so song to come up with a Covid policy? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
didn’t we have a task force from the beginning?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
do we still have guidelines when other churches are back to ‘normal’? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
don’t we just let people make decisions for themselves?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
aren’t people coming back now that masks aren’t required?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
are we still seeing stories of school violence – in our local communities?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
did Russia invade Ukraine? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
does my loved one have cancer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
did the death of my cat completely knock me down for several days?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Why
can’t things just be normal?</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I
think we ask these questions because we want an explanation…one that just gives
us simple and clear answers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">But
this world we live in…is anything but simple and clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">And
this God who loves us and calls us to be part of this world – calls us into a
life that is not simple or clear and is often downright messy, confusing,
tricky, troublesome and real – a fine mix of beautiful and brutal…it’s a
brutiful life….sprinkled with joy and sorrow…it’s anything but simple and
clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">But,
big BUT, this is truly the depth in which Jesus wants us to live out our
lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">To
dig deeper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">To
live more fully.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">To
love more wholeheartedly.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Oof…no
wonder why we ask the simpler questions….it can be hard and scary to dig
deeper. But dear ones, it can open us up to so much more when we are willing to
dig deeper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">So,
in response to a world that seems to draw us into a series of why questions, I
invite you to dig deeper. To ask more meaningful questions and discover how you
are called to answer them…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">So
instead of the whys…maybe ask the hows…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">How
is God calling you to be an active part of healing and recovery in a world that
has been deeply impacted by a pandemic?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">How
are we living out our call to work for peace in the world when Russia is at war
with Ukraine?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">How
are we lifting up all members of the body of Christ when transgendered young
people are being kept from living fully into playing sports and receiving the
health care they need?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">How
are we actively inviting and reconnecting with people in and beyond this place
as we come together in new ways transformed by a pandemic?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">So
many questions…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">So
many answers…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">But
together…we have a place to ask these questions, wrestle with answers, ask
deeper questions, and continue to discover who God has created us and continues
to call us to be each and every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">And
now may the peace, which surpasses all understanding, keep our hearts and minds
in Christ Jesus, and let all God’s people say, amen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Cambria",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-51201052537970903622022-03-12T13:33:00.000-08:002022-03-12T13:33:02.010-08:00Great days and NOT so great days in the dress...<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">More ups and downs in the dress...but it's still just as comfortable and easy to put on every day. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">After Zooming for my sister's 40th birthday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBLwybqNrB-TKNNqGnTzPnaJ6t_kFmBKCA45v2wl4afh_BDMMLUzQAK_YNlVntcUSUV2OHR9wiCF32T7C2Wg5jgyaKvKn8LZbwMjKCrdlI0Q4joFyBCcaaFxVXRo11wi2uMp6o25NGxp2FqdKMmG0dVXP8x88he70aoD-oJJFYCQ4UlbQoagSUQ5YTCg=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBLwybqNrB-TKNNqGnTzPnaJ6t_kFmBKCA45v2wl4afh_BDMMLUzQAK_YNlVntcUSUV2OHR9wiCF32T7C2Wg5jgyaKvKn8LZbwMjKCrdlI0Q4joFyBCcaaFxVXRo11wi2uMp6o25NGxp2FqdKMmG0dVXP8x88he70aoD-oJJFYCQ4UlbQoagSUQ5YTCg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Just realizing at that moment that I would no longer be brushing Marley's hair off my dress. :(</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Tough day taking Marley to the vet for the last time. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwQ2Dw5OXAZhG2xjpKGTADqpepvNbF4O67V4i05RoYrfvO6ISlXNRSX_1OKGxv1rKX0IQWo9KECE3potE1fP-0kx9dWVZKVt3ZkP7QLboaxjWGbtPv17zkdkZpaztNNjkuVWNTh3J-wJO0cKMZHVE3TDypQbe9HEMJq6mRCSQ6flI969xIz7b-XCmP_g=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwQ2Dw5OXAZhG2xjpKGTADqpepvNbF4O67V4i05RoYrfvO6ISlXNRSX_1OKGxv1rKX0IQWo9KECE3potE1fP-0kx9dWVZKVt3ZkP7QLboaxjWGbtPv17zkdkZpaztNNjkuVWNTh3J-wJO0cKMZHVE3TDypQbe9HEMJq6mRCSQ6flI969xIz7b-XCmP_g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Wearing an apron tie-dyed by some amazing youth!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMtqB_InKUHqRHKmIFNzoFl2MnuuOiTNKkUVzsAQQLtdeMF74XbNlZWI8lbEoqeeoyVS5JAYFiLdFLrUBgScF6Zrrq7WYaRwTc4ISwpLiVKawUmA6YSTOnTVh6zd5X0QUwpaVUNzThSq3P4zzqTCRpTQSkg-NX5_TBDqtdW2TozIuqe-BHJUqqNLsDDQ=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMtqB_InKUHqRHKmIFNzoFl2MnuuOiTNKkUVzsAQQLtdeMF74XbNlZWI8lbEoqeeoyVS5JAYFiLdFLrUBgScF6Zrrq7WYaRwTc4ISwpLiVKawUmA6YSTOnTVh6zd5X0QUwpaVUNzThSq3P4zzqTCRpTQSkg-NX5_TBDqtdW2TozIuqe-BHJUqqNLsDDQ=s320" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Back in this favorite scarf...again :)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbaFNK0Y2SPjORDINh44rX0bUOp0_56xsyLu0UX1tqvaB9Dj4IsxzyBBAvWimcyecWpbq6t0gEhwYJQQs-tAUmpUf3UWQSzWHDfv-dt_81noGBfCuy4LofjT7i9Z2Opk4QPDzvjQz6N1XDslTIDI2FHjRGmIUJrlzdWXAC9f6PZtPzdakraz9WLOT7Ww=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbaFNK0Y2SPjORDINh44rX0bUOp0_56xsyLu0UX1tqvaB9Dj4IsxzyBBAvWimcyecWpbq6t0gEhwYJQQs-tAUmpUf3UWQSzWHDfv-dt_81noGBfCuy4LofjT7i9Z2Opk4QPDzvjQz6N1XDslTIDI2FHjRGmIUJrlzdWXAC9f6PZtPzdakraz9WLOT7Ww=s320" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">New top. :) </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4TT3IU-C_TcIDl-d3miOV8YejnL2uWRCOPW-0UifizWoOcJBAdsfUgTxRbCAitlfIcQwqjojiog9AvpO8a7oOgiDlYUjF4JVDt8_VEfWgKbGZCHMkKIvRP2StQu2UioH2G8dgNDjd6HvljPvZISOZSwdHiwoLIKDqnE52og_aB-lQ0_9i6BEZZwsw6Q=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4TT3IU-C_TcIDl-d3miOV8YejnL2uWRCOPW-0UifizWoOcJBAdsfUgTxRbCAitlfIcQwqjojiog9AvpO8a7oOgiDlYUjF4JVDt8_VEfWgKbGZCHMkKIvRP2StQu2UioH2G8dgNDjd6HvljPvZISOZSwdHiwoLIKDqnE52og_aB-lQ0_9i6BEZZwsw6Q=s320" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I started this scarf last year? The year before? I finished it during the olympics and it's perfect for Lent.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCO90UAX_pgNYsdIFsRbB1KJZ-Q6A1Ov6s5ThzZH0XlDkE9KdIWuW2TafKh6AaE48NzBe9o4XxMgYJ6o7POOUNQzn8buR7rcGEZOK_QARr6A2xyHiENETQ2BKffCKmveYtBPwS6CzzrF9Dl3txFVjVXvD2ux9wwYhmT-qu6LiNLx55zSCJ416VBpckXw=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCO90UAX_pgNYsdIFsRbB1KJZ-Q6A1Ov6s5ThzZH0XlDkE9KdIWuW2TafKh6AaE48NzBe9o4XxMgYJ6o7POOUNQzn8buR7rcGEZOK_QARr6A2xyHiENETQ2BKffCKmveYtBPwS6CzzrF9Dl3txFVjVXvD2ux9wwYhmT-qu6LiNLx55zSCJ416VBpckXw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Back in the fun apron again. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I'm beginning to wonder if this could be the 100 Day Apron Challenge, since I think I have worn an apron every single day of this challenge...especially when I've been in the kitchen. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Also, there is something to be said about the way the waves in my hair kind of found their groove in the picture. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAJxqkxqUT1SLF4UGrvHvqHBW7PTC2R09rexODzKMt_pVAjO9UgugCt-YsfgkVhgwPlh_wFmBIWRaWH5UAYbfdzdr5My_MpJyPMs4VLTAdFQ7QjHk3BV5IROW0j4qXH6escRXY8-KHvRmIrnkwIrjtKofd0e1KUq4NTbPTsrx9fIPz6n1dtx5ZS0P6cg=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAJxqkxqUT1SLF4UGrvHvqHBW7PTC2R09rexODzKMt_pVAjO9UgugCt-YsfgkVhgwPlh_wFmBIWRaWH5UAYbfdzdr5My_MpJyPMs4VLTAdFQ7QjHk3BV5IROW0j4qXH6escRXY8-KHvRmIrnkwIrjtKofd0e1KUq4NTbPTsrx9fIPz6n1dtx5ZS0P6cg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until the next set of photos...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-75769002703627130132022-03-04T06:33:00.000-08:002022-03-04T06:33:45.804-08:00Photo dump of the dress! <p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I'm over halfway through the 100 Day Dress Challenge. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It seems wild that I've spend the last 55 days wearing this dress. Good times. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It's still crazy comfortable and quite versatile. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">First time in the new and incredibly soft sweatpants from <a href="https://sarahmarie.run" target="_blank">Sarah Marie Design Studio</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZpKLfoxkYTeM-ZcEmUF7oaPQCKuPf_X3bUNqDzhTZJn-XDtnmjpZoMurqnN2ne7XKUx4C90ML8WGBx_9ND0sV6PtFRevGJNmO5duOvkXzvNqt8wTl-WtzzOQyUgJ71shjwq_966Wks5U0t4AnZKwU2reLbsRzcLSkVPBgn2yyCb9PGe9bvW7k_lmN_w=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZpKLfoxkYTeM-ZcEmUF7oaPQCKuPf_X3bUNqDzhTZJn-XDtnmjpZoMurqnN2ne7XKUx4C90ML8WGBx_9ND0sV6PtFRevGJNmO5duOvkXzvNqt8wTl-WtzzOQyUgJ71shjwq_966Wks5U0t4AnZKwU2reLbsRzcLSkVPBgn2yyCb9PGe9bvW7k_lmN_w=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Home after a few days away, means some lap time with Marley.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimZYyv5SUOShTix3d_t_zEhrYmW1mjYJpN90vim0K5mHmqnjiFRVpZY3kULHodnzGRirVXLZVlR0NpHvSEk3Qp_kqeIjA08Utf04DobXlKoq8csaIzla32a6tBQSk05dtd39YHeStT8d3mrLEkuNl0wBncaU80LsKjGz7istX2RrDwnA3z7u8mvuYtOA=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimZYyv5SUOShTix3d_t_zEhrYmW1mjYJpN90vim0K5mHmqnjiFRVpZY3kULHodnzGRirVXLZVlR0NpHvSEk3Qp_kqeIjA08Utf04DobXlKoq8csaIzla32a6tBQSk05dtd39YHeStT8d3mrLEkuNl0wBncaU80LsKjGz7istX2RrDwnA3z7u8mvuYtOA=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 50 was at Longwood Gardens and my first time wearing jeans in over 50 days. (I was glad they still fit!) Photo cred: Billy</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvWXu35ZusocWeLjnOt7QavIcOjNeKUvSmdE9HXpD05c2JhvxbHvqeHlyFPSHL-XXjcU6T2nvo11e0LcCTjhMFfqfSsmH8xYdAkReFftqNEqgyzCg6LBfelvwSbDrslaVuuyqgKDy6J1StZ5Wbcl6wzPMQXhRWB5qW_Zr8vKiErDztpYL4v-EwCIql8w=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2012" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvWXu35ZusocWeLjnOt7QavIcOjNeKUvSmdE9HXpD05c2JhvxbHvqeHlyFPSHL-XXjcU6T2nvo11e0LcCTjhMFfqfSsmH8xYdAkReFftqNEqgyzCg6LBfelvwSbDrslaVuuyqgKDy6J1StZ5Wbcl6wzPMQXhRWB5qW_Zr8vKiErDztpYL4v-EwCIql8w=s320" width="213" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Helping Billy set up to take pictures of the Parish Planning Council at church....this may be my most official picture yet. Photo cred: Billy</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWw3CkFxrIYcp_a4ngUD4gW7Klo4m8nv_0oHRqoIyZlUEmh6KXHneDXqStoaFbaEVpk6FHiZ3ZqXaQBSv5qg6Vn8EgZhd7ZHr6m4ZnnIrCBqTqh-mVxkvEa27yOZyMevQBzu1Xla2O5iXE2o4orjnjHJEu02ecFTL_a_AWS_Z0q5taHZYzwTd2UtrzRA=s1818" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="1818" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWw3CkFxrIYcp_a4ngUD4gW7Klo4m8nv_0oHRqoIyZlUEmh6KXHneDXqStoaFbaEVpk6FHiZ3ZqXaQBSv5qg6Vn8EgZhd7ZHr6m4ZnnIrCBqTqh-mVxkvEa27yOZyMevQBzu1Xla2O5iXE2o4orjnjHJEu02ecFTL_a_AWS_Z0q5taHZYzwTd2UtrzRA=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 51...the day I was sitting in my pajamas realizing I had NOT taken my photo of the day. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Popped the dress back on but kept the penguin jammie bottoms on. </span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVhIifFrrt_HYv58rGfukX2-r798XLlQXXmCSWdP93iA3_R1KLHBc81Q-xetGzZBzYGjw7B3swZYUV4c3Fmm3j3jWmEXVv35clw_znyd4FQzJml7apSm1IlrLWK6OgdWu47RHwohaJfJJ8aGpjtmtWfjxoCmVphVp7CrTyAgv4sq5BQys9nvCh4owzFg=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVhIifFrrt_HYv58rGfukX2-r798XLlQXXmCSWdP93iA3_R1KLHBc81Q-xetGzZBzYGjw7B3swZYUV4c3Fmm3j3jWmEXVv35clw_znyd4FQzJml7apSm1IlrLWK6OgdWu47RHwohaJfJJ8aGpjtmtWfjxoCmVphVp7CrTyAgv4sq5BQys9nvCh4owzFg=s320" width="239" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I really like this picture...good lighting, solid smile. </span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3HWFv7OnCgKW8C7BDaL01kynLyGA7778ba5o9j6TZuH29lWxFbDJvr_6NQ7iPXFzA4mn68Vv1t4rcnqLssLkAwKDwtil7FIfQaW8MAVeo9i1hjJt0V37ZrASdHwTe3osZ8I3_uf4LTz_VjtDGkqDuLHMmQ42k_YTe0zzJCU0LgcPPKVaXgJTqcGCzcQ=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3HWFv7OnCgKW8C7BDaL01kynLyGA7778ba5o9j6TZuH29lWxFbDJvr_6NQ7iPXFzA4mn68Vv1t4rcnqLssLkAwKDwtil7FIfQaW8MAVeo9i1hjJt0V37ZrASdHwTe3osZ8I3_uf4LTz_VjtDGkqDuLHMmQ42k_YTe0zzJCU0LgcPPKVaXgJTqcGCzcQ=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Remember that you are dust. </span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpB6loRKkLMRzgXnFVoey_guxuZaB5f9SQanxHwgWxhPq09J7kPNWRMpde534X17KlkfXPvGV9NZAgFDqQaISyEho4_jRnyosh3g8OtLTdqi81qHYQnKYVzKgiaKnF-ONdwi2lrVe6uSRqzFQoeTyzB2U8PhAFbnkMHvgRFZEWtSiOIRiB6bMVFoo3Vw=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpB6loRKkLMRzgXnFVoey_guxuZaB5f9SQanxHwgWxhPq09J7kPNWRMpde534X17KlkfXPvGV9NZAgFDqQaISyEho4_jRnyosh3g8OtLTdqi81qHYQnKYVzKgiaKnF-ONdwi2lrVe6uSRqzFQoeTyzB2U8PhAFbnkMHvgRFZEWtSiOIRiB6bMVFoo3Vw=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Feeling clever in editing and putting the day on the screen. Ha! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This is a screen shot of a livestream for church. </span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivTLTt0c0rXEUluf682oR_faszxtI1NTUmvBaqXafCNv6tcgRMSmE4gxrVsK7m5nYGqD0BjY5R7k0pVlXH1MTX-uQ8DO6LfAU9mRWDbQj6OtcI08c7pua7M9oEypABawbldsd64rsvlzI1zJQuH0M-KjsYgBM6iZDg18O5_lw6hChnUk12C7SfTbsHwg=s1624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1624" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivTLTt0c0rXEUluf682oR_faszxtI1NTUmvBaqXafCNv6tcgRMSmE4gxrVsK7m5nYGqD0BjY5R7k0pVlXH1MTX-uQ8DO6LfAU9mRWDbQj6OtcI08c7pua7M9oEypABawbldsd64rsvlzI1zJQuH0M-KjsYgBM6iZDg18O5_lw6hChnUk12C7SfTbsHwg=s320" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Who knows when the next photo dump will arrive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading and following along. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until the next post...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-21214930841524518962022-02-24T16:25:00.003-08:002022-02-24T16:25:26.673-08:00Photos = check! Posting = a work in progress.<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So when I started the 100 day dress challenge, I was worried about remembering to take a picture every day. There is some wiggle room in that requirement, but I'd like to be up to date in the event that I forget a day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Needless to say, I've been really good at taking a picture each day. Posting them, on the other hand, has been the part that I have not kept up with as well. The challenge doesn't require that the pictures are posted or shared, except with the folks at wool& for proof of completing the challenge. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Here are the last 10 days...good stuff, fun stuff, regular stuff and relaxing stuff. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Here we go...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A go to favorite scarf...pairs well with the uggs on those chilly days. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWu-sRzud8Ed_0rZIPSuZNuBM_igIfMAqrx7GtPrHqV7DzRyc7HJuNmeNfOMgHo20JPQn-TbXJRjp_CQroBwsB1AIfE2dcu34cs60tmND26y4RodJeq39pfO-8sEMYeMUWbzBv_12sNiBYeKjI5QK1XA9DDpatm5oSRrMb656J8ohqd3SEe6uID6qc8w=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWu-sRzud8Ed_0rZIPSuZNuBM_igIfMAqrx7GtPrHqV7DzRyc7HJuNmeNfOMgHo20JPQn-TbXJRjp_CQroBwsB1AIfE2dcu34cs60tmND26y4RodJeq39pfO-8sEMYeMUWbzBv_12sNiBYeKjI5QK1XA9DDpatm5oSRrMb656J8ohqd3SEe6uID6qc8w=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">A comfy top for the win.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTNnYJjDnlRKCXI5QPxpAiySDycdHHqhLxsQ5r8myCrRReSftxSnXGzKB4twZO06qXvNFOQNq23Ef6q0xQAJwvpgHyVpR-zx5eKOQ37t82204WbRysb_zM_k7C_uFPWZuMnSE6bSIIgc5yakWmoiXHeL8ZRoLiRzIBn5cywo4WBpACu0UA2t_gqEV41g=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTNnYJjDnlRKCXI5QPxpAiySDycdHHqhLxsQ5r8myCrRReSftxSnXGzKB4twZO06qXvNFOQNq23Ef6q0xQAJwvpgHyVpR-zx5eKOQ37t82204WbRysb_zM_k7C_uFPWZuMnSE6bSIIgc5yakWmoiXHeL8ZRoLiRzIBn5cywo4WBpACu0UA2t_gqEV41g=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Pairing the scarf with the chucks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF_a77kqlzbnVQt68LbnYYtOaKG-Fy0LphImaGrzpBQ0EVRVdGTt73wMXX8En4CXsk3MwixxT-OR3kt139p43Z9j5GJ8nk6NCnjHjH8OWdiAsFtP4a2DYgpb8vk0gNFPfU-Ebu38o7SwtErrZUvrzpJwQZBfTnmDPbANnwg9gUOxuam6WhaHJMLbveKA=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF_a77kqlzbnVQt68LbnYYtOaKG-Fy0LphImaGrzpBQ0EVRVdGTt73wMXX8En4CXsk3MwixxT-OR3kt139p43Z9j5GJ8nk6NCnjHjH8OWdiAsFtP4a2DYgpb8vk0gNFPfU-Ebu38o7SwtErrZUvrzpJwQZBfTnmDPbANnwg9gUOxuam6WhaHJMLbveKA=s320" width="239" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">New sweatshirt from <a href="https://sarahmarie.run" target="_blank">Sarah Marie Design Studios</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I love it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb3iupfZN5eP_PTZf4qptKZB1ShB4PTaDEl2Teq6FjwW32OaFRcobSt9hzcYtwMPbIff3Vhds90-8V3FQ58KLBnEajbwsJjNLo34NmSvVZ_JvsGD2IuJI18ruktyPZMNNPld82o8NXQF9_jVRIhJ6YaquXlrVaS9tUDMTVoMAimiWM-aZAjGZWZl1CMQ=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb3iupfZN5eP_PTZf4qptKZB1ShB4PTaDEl2Teq6FjwW32OaFRcobSt9hzcYtwMPbIff3Vhds90-8V3FQ58KLBnEajbwsJjNLo34NmSvVZ_JvsGD2IuJI18ruktyPZMNNPld82o8NXQF9_jVRIhJ6YaquXlrVaS9tUDMTVoMAimiWM-aZAjGZWZl1CMQ=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Post worship photo in the office. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg12CoK9gyGaQpRNGa639CUy1GrjhKEw9Ie8B2wGWsgaM7bWj6jtxchmDQuJHFuQ3wA8SZCct5GEWySHAGTOmY-fdROGdSfWfpTLG0Aqd5fjdCXIUgh1YcU9Wk11G1AsT_KgMTEehK2tBGZfYRaEuON6AWvDV2Dwmcv8xt6uQ_4epb2wArWv-QertGR0Q=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg12CoK9gyGaQpRNGa639CUy1GrjhKEw9Ie8B2wGWsgaM7bWj6jtxchmDQuJHFuQ3wA8SZCct5GEWySHAGTOmY-fdROGdSfWfpTLG0Aqd5fjdCXIUgh1YcU9Wk11G1AsT_KgMTEehK2tBGZfYRaEuON6AWvDV2Dwmcv8xt6uQ_4epb2wArWv-QertGR0Q=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Sunday FUNday school as I sported my new duct tape bunny slipper. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHlKFgw4cQvP7h3ca3NnZzl1gD1xvChlA8C6kvOmnZiXznN98j8HZW4zFdUT6swuQ9-G8FTZUI2Hrafb5Pq3EPtDbuYD_oFfhQKvodclXvZph3e7OfCzOFXGHE5t0eMny91rawykEE8ENu5X8DNF_2U9IPl-yBG3p9El0zKO9p2Jyq74RtMgqXv4L1hQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHlKFgw4cQvP7h3ca3NnZzl1gD1xvChlA8C6kvOmnZiXznN98j8HZW4zFdUT6swuQ9-G8FTZUI2Hrafb5Pq3EPtDbuYD_oFfhQKvodclXvZph3e7OfCzOFXGHE5t0eMny91rawykEE8ENu5X8DNF_2U9IPl-yBG3p9El0zKO9p2Jyq74RtMgqXv4L1hQ=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Enjoyed a great day hike, comfortably moving in the dress with leggings and hiking boots. I think I was the only one out there in a dress. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnTkxqRZnNCGaI_bUrpLSdOfIh-_Tpzw3DKl2s8c9bQDP03k-2RNGvXkPUfExLUbOErtq7Li7a4JjLYpdrx3dyEXBdyhwvbRhi1YWqwlKf3Z9mwqXT96UpdefQ_nFyzIwVFgTT1yCszdzHzoHAyTaa_wfqglg65EyrYK2XaV-oScAq5pXPSZwnFwbdKg=s3088" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnTkxqRZnNCGaI_bUrpLSdOfIh-_Tpzw3DKl2s8c9bQDP03k-2RNGvXkPUfExLUbOErtq7Li7a4JjLYpdrx3dyEXBdyhwvbRhi1YWqwlKf3Z9mwqXT96UpdefQ_nFyzIwVFgTT1yCszdzHzoHAyTaa_wfqglg65EyrYK2XaV-oScAq5pXPSZwnFwbdKg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I think this is my second favorite scarf. It paired well with the pink raincoat (not pictured) today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLyzX0HvGF4oLVNlA515o8_gf4x-_-XWwESiziw31iFgamEaOm7_t7dQ8GDGAYtwLgSDZnaYhu9HuD0-Vu8ElReOkYFwS2FtYYQSjmoGMxoeBuT9QcHJHZUbacphYx0l1dh1SvkWG5O1sNTlokySh3LPDDEyvQIIqrUmZUdfCwg49xcODowbiOzbAgQQ=s3088" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLyzX0HvGF4oLVNlA515o8_gf4x-_-XWwESiziw31iFgamEaOm7_t7dQ8GDGAYtwLgSDZnaYhu9HuD0-Vu8ElReOkYFwS2FtYYQSjmoGMxoeBuT9QcHJHZUbacphYx0l1dh1SvkWG5O1sNTlokySh3LPDDEyvQIIqrUmZUdfCwg49xcODowbiOzbAgQQ=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Post dinner puzzling...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">these are the pieces (and slippers) you're looking for. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPRWfiyCqd8cz2VXyiigCAG8UjjjqgWVFvHn5HNnwjta_jjj3BkM71m4UUqlECRZY4_C1pJQ_gZa3nRGmgge90jbkI4U0p4LTIFL2q_e1tifIEs9iBuoWgMRb0DFBVe9DuH2vxVHPheTSfj0k0Dvz5bQMZ9ihXhNeQJZuZ_eMn80EIEhDbH4pBPRU9jw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPRWfiyCqd8cz2VXyiigCAG8UjjjqgWVFvHn5HNnwjta_jjj3BkM71m4UUqlECRZY4_C1pJQ_gZa3nRGmgge90jbkI4U0p4LTIFL2q_e1tifIEs9iBuoWgMRb0DFBVe9DuH2vxVHPheTSfj0k0Dvz5bQMZ9ihXhNeQJZuZ_eMn80EIEhDbH4pBPRU9jw=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until the next post...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></div><p><br /></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-43095638234735638632022-02-14T17:59:00.000-08:002022-02-14T17:59:08.633-08:00Some work...some play...<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It's been a busy few days. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">While I was going to post my new license photo, the dress was nearly cropped out. The photo taker at the DMV did like my necklace, though. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge_-kxnKIxC1PQhQX_gtM-am__clNdh1ioRS6FrDG_aoi__MXtlYOEz1fY6IPxUksB0LvixAT5LEqbFiIWTSk3UnPnFfobuq4JSKSF3Ke1ke9BJ3shK-0dvOEJ97tingR9gitKvUgC7_fiIPuN55asEMbJobQ_ORXhSkvrHXWKh7zPJI2rkCPet0IkpA=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge_-kxnKIxC1PQhQX_gtM-am__clNdh1ioRS6FrDG_aoi__MXtlYOEz1fY6IPxUksB0LvixAT5LEqbFiIWTSk3UnPnFfobuq4JSKSF3Ke1ke9BJ3shK-0dvOEJ97tingR9gitKvUgC7_fiIPuN55asEMbJobQ_ORXhSkvrHXWKh7zPJI2rkCPet0IkpA=s320" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Casual Friday. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwl684DD6_V9pOw7Wnc6esHBsdkaZfyu_PGbL_vHIIPa3cTLKHZG5RuY2-70ACGm-I9rD4wmC5hd0mWZqhbEwHSnvkshDuB8GLXcUOYyqTj92hEHjqMmAG3yFzRPCve1cdQkkCEMy-R96p0NMX6Le6v5oNAwrfmUswJkpA0b05B2vhpbR1PrRECFprJw=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwl684DD6_V9pOw7Wnc6esHBsdkaZfyu_PGbL_vHIIPa3cTLKHZG5RuY2-70ACGm-I9rD4wmC5hd0mWZqhbEwHSnvkshDuB8GLXcUOYyqTj92hEHjqMmAG3yFzRPCve1cdQkkCEMy-R96p0NMX6Le6v5oNAwrfmUswJkpA0b05B2vhpbR1PrRECFprJw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Most of Saturday was spent in the apron...but I was quite pleased with the outcome of all the cleaning. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">*note the very clear kitchen island and table behind it.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSBTUzSrkXGKxt7z_yFw_WxiEgt4lGuRgwymo4b_SzZYj3302P3MHaPLX9jqpb7pKxd-lJHtuoaKCTm-SYUCSuX64jcnw7pGwtWt0U3m9oYvtP5osefFfpffhdooJ3VmxDL9ofZGHEG98huKlv3QHO13j176E_wlizaxH7YntadTeOCtjzKIGjZxuhWA=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSBTUzSrkXGKxt7z_yFw_WxiEgt4lGuRgwymo4b_SzZYj3302P3MHaPLX9jqpb7pKxd-lJHtuoaKCTm-SYUCSuX64jcnw7pGwtWt0U3m9oYvtP5osefFfpffhdooJ3VmxDL9ofZGHEG98huKlv3QHO13j176E_wlizaxH7YntadTeOCtjzKIGjZxuhWA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Sunday Funday! The snow came down, but the 7&8 grade Sunday school class still showed up. We counted cans of soup for the Souper Bowl of Caring, we enjoyed iced beverages from Dunkin' then we cleared the slides of snow...with ourselves! So much fun! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBhGawePCzN4cSd57sTimSBpNGatvnHBrqaYnEYBEwfGtNuqyQ9hnflXvmcpTNKlQHSnco-T7rZ1d5WbraEd8XmpGfTYUmVqNjjTwRpBFahcO3FC7T_H15uOj_5UwQyZ3d8cfH2QfoFTPxx78rGp4WE4PC1Y1i7u8xOhon6xIZ2eOahwUHFjpzGQ-TQA=s1624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBhGawePCzN4cSd57sTimSBpNGatvnHBrqaYnEYBEwfGtNuqyQ9hnflXvmcpTNKlQHSnco-T7rZ1d5WbraEd8XmpGfTYUmVqNjjTwRpBFahcO3FC7T_H15uOj_5UwQyZ3d8cfH2QfoFTPxx78rGp4WE4PC1Y1i7u8xOhon6xIZ2eOahwUHFjpzGQ-TQA=s320" width="148" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And I sported some red for Valentine's Day today. I had time to both read and take a quick nap this afternoon. win. win. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHx0gZHD2dROuCFs2PYYuSdacJYPvag1lBSCJc-iewwWZzaKIafBxM1b9kp-qRSRuqWI7ZHHoBxAnkMuY37Gs3W-l2rKe2sS5gjuyjvPhPqtjwZd_TBt1H1FhAiq6WBMibkv8V9GmIRSEZ4xwdiwhaE3jNqtDHYRlSNu3wTjyaCox3wSZjGEqejT0lZg=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHx0gZHD2dROuCFs2PYYuSdacJYPvag1lBSCJc-iewwWZzaKIafBxM1b9kp-qRSRuqWI7ZHHoBxAnkMuY37Gs3W-l2rKe2sS5gjuyjvPhPqtjwZd_TBt1H1FhAiq6WBMibkv8V9GmIRSEZ4xwdiwhaE3jNqtDHYRlSNu3wTjyaCox3wSZjGEqejT0lZg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Good times, all around. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, I did wash the dress at some point last week...airing it out at night is pretty much all that it needs on a daily basis. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Until the next post...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#100daydresschallenge</div><div style="text-align: left;">#wool&</div></span><p></p><p></p> <p></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-50430341462739251822022-02-08T14:14:00.001-08:002022-02-08T14:14:47.932-08:00Boots, birthdays, balloons and dinos!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This dress can handle anything...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">My new docs ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs3AHQP1FrFXn_KHQsrDHVdURxqfK1OaBENdFK3iFOyQs3d6LStGzCY7hMjYpAUUnvKc8txDsiPkXNDopHD8_1ao18XYLjJzuIuoj83CYMuZMGQhIgk9ewvMWBVJ5_RuwBvg9AMUEZfI8oY_0zBL-yfRTN9PLlfBk7q6R2v0lYt37nzVrLDfvf0BSuuw=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs3AHQP1FrFXn_KHQsrDHVdURxqfK1OaBENdFK3iFOyQs3d6LStGzCY7hMjYpAUUnvKc8txDsiPkXNDopHD8_1ao18XYLjJzuIuoj83CYMuZMGQhIgk9ewvMWBVJ5_RuwBvg9AMUEZfI8oY_0zBL-yfRTN9PLlfBk7q6R2v0lYt37nzVrLDfvf0BSuuw=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Turning 48! (well me, not the dress)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeNDLEWjO7uiFH6xC6cTWg2DsWzqQth2o90CtwmM3mwYAPONhyx_xSSo6SKgXq3qowIwVn56R-4AjEmN_EyWuAUHNkv1M7jzDLS1_sfrQuJgGlJmEw6ERn0sKnbLn4Ki_rO0WBvpnSTzmHIUis9KcKv5qTcCFffxaGCnVkHvHCcWJZnZLFmd8-x5peOg=s6048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6048" data-original-width="4024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeNDLEWjO7uiFH6xC6cTWg2DsWzqQth2o90CtwmM3mwYAPONhyx_xSSo6SKgXq3qowIwVn56R-4AjEmN_EyWuAUHNkv1M7jzDLS1_sfrQuJgGlJmEw6ERn0sKnbLn4Ki_rO0WBvpnSTzmHIUis9KcKv5qTcCFffxaGCnVkHvHCcWJZnZLFmd8-x5peOg=s320" width="213" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Fits perfectly under the dino suit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Best birthday outfit ever!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZZL-J8TPvViFjb70L8rfn3DP9cL7F3WVnfvICW1eAtNDf2Zr3CsDcG-9BgGWEHOsqOInnBrE921Dfbu45VW_NFu497W0mFRH7rloo9oH_tyeVaXROSiKu2xp3hrWuu7cNZCJJpaMoaI3EOVrYygSN0WslQ136ARRBIa-eAnbV72I9oqCfqExFY-228A=s858" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="858" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZZL-J8TPvViFjb70L8rfn3DP9cL7F3WVnfvICW1eAtNDf2Zr3CsDcG-9BgGWEHOsqOInnBrE921Dfbu45VW_NFu497W0mFRH7rloo9oH_tyeVaXROSiKu2xp3hrWuu7cNZCJJpaMoaI3EOVrYygSN0WslQ136ARRBIa-eAnbV72I9oqCfqExFY-228A=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Color coordinating the sweater and the chucks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYm6wE8AGGUssbFP6ANjAa3dKadOql2S9AsbmWYbyeW0Vs6Y9icXfEwkbP_n6xfSZawFQ6ZxwXD-9TDAf2xti-OQRWgeMs3R9g8Brh18ZZSec6FTf-6SAP5rclh-To5ZzpEbuR7jhhnDCvQR3UMFQwMouboNABDR3q0j5fkpbN2Yv5XrUN8B8BD5oJXA=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYm6wE8AGGUssbFP6ANjAa3dKadOql2S9AsbmWYbyeW0Vs6Y9icXfEwkbP_n6xfSZawFQ6ZxwXD-9TDAf2xti-OQRWgeMs3R9g8Brh18ZZSec6FTf-6SAP5rclh-To5ZzpEbuR7jhhnDCvQR3UMFQwMouboNABDR3q0j5fkpbN2Yv5XrUN8B8BD5oJXA=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Comfy socks and hydration following an afternoon run.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh5OO6Yd4YSgKYx4MEqXHAMBe1yOs-6lKYDAYFAeo2Dn8lUIdIE4uBILqTGkvCUU6emFcPqzpe_fsT0ds7ivf5YGLSVc1U4Pt7EcZF3gIU-tDA5KYu7YgAsMjKfRNwLKQsP-J6W9i94H9s27TSd6DpHuRlxuHSNUH17MeoDzRuTY73UKRpB3-pA8SnFw=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh5OO6Yd4YSgKYx4MEqXHAMBe1yOs-6lKYDAYFAeo2Dn8lUIdIE4uBILqTGkvCUU6emFcPqzpe_fsT0ds7ivf5YGLSVc1U4Pt7EcZF3gIU-tDA5KYu7YgAsMjKfRNwLKQsP-J6W9i94H9s27TSd6DpHuRlxuHSNUH17MeoDzRuTY73UKRpB3-pA8SnFw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br />Good times, friends.<br />Until the next post...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br />#100daydresschallenge<br />#wool&</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-66285154702352144542022-02-04T16:14:00.002-08:002022-02-04T16:15:34.544-08:00Keeping it simple...and comfy. <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Here's glimpse into the last few days in the dress. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Keeping it simple. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Almost forgot a picture before taking off my new boots the other day. Hence a glimpse into my sock game. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUwvQ9erFhOAGUdcNB4o_gwStd_LBJ0gcjdPK2oSQqTeOcs9xtyohUStdTS8ZsDAKCrFAYAt-o0_W7KGB-ThqE_kBgwaaQrf_VW5HRzCwMW7_II52fbLB2-nz49jVt5nUNH86Qh6XHgRFRE3lqOsogTGLPndlsk_dNWF5fbo5r-nsWeaM1D4OshjPHmw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUwvQ9erFhOAGUdcNB4o_gwStd_LBJ0gcjdPK2oSQqTeOcs9xtyohUStdTS8ZsDAKCrFAYAt-o0_W7KGB-ThqE_kBgwaaQrf_VW5HRzCwMW7_II52fbLB2-nz49jVt5nUNH86Qh6XHgRFRE3lqOsogTGLPndlsk_dNWF5fbo5r-nsWeaM1D4OshjPHmw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Crazy rain yesterday...so the boots were a necessity and did their job. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitKP_Tu6wPUh-SMDm2wuKGqVfFLTiJlsJb_6B-EsBWXzGxckPP3cBPZsGyUTCSrOi8FjaNcTkXNNg2_01_ZpIBn90YPYEi661DVi_787myQiaOp-IYi-hVM38sKzt3JsmaMhZIz1kxpQlP6fopaT5C-cDzG9RlgET6XfT5L48AdYwJgKwitz-4wTtUxQ=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitKP_Tu6wPUh-SMDm2wuKGqVfFLTiJlsJb_6B-EsBWXzGxckPP3cBPZsGyUTCSrOi8FjaNcTkXNNg2_01_ZpIBn90YPYEi661DVi_787myQiaOp-IYi-hVM38sKzt3JsmaMhZIz1kxpQlP6fopaT5C-cDzG9RlgET6XfT5L48AdYwJgKwitz-4wTtUxQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A day off means comfy leggings, comfy socks and my run squad hoodie. Perfect for reading, napping and watching the olympic opening ceremonies. </div></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg13rvzZ_jdkzj6D0gv4y4sUsS-lb0aWL0otrNogMKv1iLpiwCcGnbWi4INzC17qeUxLd5ttWtr-HLZHOih0qVy99uaUMmq7bt74c6bbnPvffZtXYhEuD0fS-HmMuAadP7B_R21QKWbYhsKhzBUyJliEv3DJ0u6-hRbtvAUlOsqGw6up89t7H76yPVUCw=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg13rvzZ_jdkzj6D0gv4y4sUsS-lb0aWL0otrNogMKv1iLpiwCcGnbWi4INzC17qeUxLd5ttWtr-HLZHOih0qVy99uaUMmq7bt74c6bbnPvffZtXYhEuD0fS-HmMuAadP7B_R21QKWbYhsKhzBUyJliEv3DJ0u6-hRbtvAUlOsqGw6up89t7H76yPVUCw=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until the next post...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><p></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-37411354168175670142022-02-02T12:57:00.001-08:002022-02-02T12:57:04.194-08:00Lovin' this dress...still.<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1/4 of the way into the 100 Day Dress Challenge and it is going well. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Here are some photos of the past few days. </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTF0w-hMbJ_dKVqHpW0of64BevuT6Aa6B530IaU7DeKYBZ6UfWrUI1NyqpuyyNVlGVGUqnxSI3cPJo8oEfHQkM0LFYjIKd9H8T1ucaal3hNRGA_dWoz6ydLyJjupkTjMFvzHDN8em8nUInQbFslQ9BPmCzgzQQAn0X5jpQsRyBbmxCwnXjEtgkpZBIsA=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: trebuchet; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTF0w-hMbJ_dKVqHpW0of64BevuT6Aa6B530IaU7DeKYBZ6UfWrUI1NyqpuyyNVlGVGUqnxSI3cPJo8oEfHQkM0LFYjIKd9H8T1ucaal3hNRGA_dWoz6ydLyJjupkTjMFvzHDN8em8nUInQbFslQ9BPmCzgzQQAn0X5jpQsRyBbmxCwnXjEtgkpZBIsA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Simply accessorizing with the butterfly earrings as I preached about Mirabel, the prophet, from Encanto.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitGU7_XY2ZRca-VY29GmlAv3bj2DiMvm_HZtk8Qt3D7zaROqVC2acT7EgfBxUyMHc5cwWRDN3aVWl7K3ufcxMJ3OOq6dTqEn2NjPS1oMqy4iTY3FtT8T865zcfhdbjHIJrSnz2V6eiB7nOWiVn6x4EEWkHefbTNMzuVQL6N3mtoGZuO7dW3OHW91bvCw=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitGU7_XY2ZRca-VY29GmlAv3bj2DiMvm_HZtk8Qt3D7zaROqVC2acT7EgfBxUyMHc5cwWRDN3aVWl7K3ufcxMJ3OOq6dTqEn2NjPS1oMqy4iTY3FtT8T865zcfhdbjHIJrSnz2V6eiB7nOWiVn6x4EEWkHefbTNMzuVQL6N3mtoGZuO7dW3OHW91bvCw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lighting isn't spot on...but the nails did just about match the tights. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimCKut88aDHzvxsqbRq87_Su9g6tkumWff1qXCPUvv9xqOX31-7-QW0erQedtLKymI5_HsIiz_BRiPJFveVGeSLX_wOjx4k9IBWFsAqHMXU9Udc93JDuaVtBCn8MTZ7ZV_LLUMiyly747BO2CkXCLGIwbLDwUuT4HkA0WD67SQm_kH8JO8ywMB2hVoQg=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimCKut88aDHzvxsqbRq87_Su9g6tkumWff1qXCPUvv9xqOX31-7-QW0erQedtLKymI5_HsIiz_BRiPJFveVGeSLX_wOjx4k9IBWFsAqHMXU9Udc93JDuaVtBCn8MTZ7ZV_LLUMiyly747BO2CkXCLGIwbLDwUuT4HkA0WD67SQm_kH8JO8ywMB2hVoQg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A brown scarf with a black dress? Yup, it works!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWTdVQyvnoEMSr6rd9FnX9Q6BmYzbOTjUZ5ElmKq7w1Au5GrywmKZ0KeAiqPSCqONvmmqGlzy2ox5Ub1Z0dA4QfEnKsjvX3rzdj2CG2nx0D6-VU6M9Hh7KavJs6yrQRmyfN45yOwgV1Ttmu9slYaGCwOD-9c6ufBAqkugK3inZLFAC9xMZXiGrYsWqaQ=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWTdVQyvnoEMSr6rd9FnX9Q6BmYzbOTjUZ5ElmKq7w1Au5GrywmKZ0KeAiqPSCqONvmmqGlzy2ox5Ub1Z0dA4QfEnKsjvX3rzdj2CG2nx0D6-VU6M9Hh7KavJs6yrQRmyfN45yOwgV1Ttmu9slYaGCwOD-9c6ufBAqkugK3inZLFAC9xMZXiGrYsWqaQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I flippin' love how these leggings match this top! </div><br />Bring on the next 75 days....</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br />Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-87037868708693340242022-01-30T07:07:00.005-08:002022-01-30T17:02:39.103-08:00Sunday's Sermon - January 30<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">January
30, 2022<br /></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Fourth
Sunday after Epiphany<br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Jeremiah
1:4-10<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Psalm
71:1-6<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">1
Corinthians 12:1-13<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Luke
4:21-30</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Please
pray with me,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">May
the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable
and suitable in your sight, O God, our rock, our strength and our redeemer.
Amen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">How
about that gospel lesson, huh?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This
passage, as we hear it today, accompanies the story of Jesus’ own announcement
of his ministry in Nazareth. We hear Jesus saying that the scripture is
fulfilled in their hearing and at first the crowds are amazed. But as Jesus
takes the time to outline what his vocation – his life of service will be in
the world – the people around him get upset. They are frustrated, actually
downright angry that he brings a message of healing and reconciliation to <b>ALL</b>
people, including the Gentiles.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">They
are filled with rage that the expectations they had of God were not the
expectations God had or has for God’s people. The people are so upset, they
drive Jesus out of town and are ready to hurl him off a cliff.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As
Fred Craddock writes, “Anger and violence are the last defense of those who are
made to face the truth of their own tradition which they have long defended.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Anger
and violence are the last defense of those who are made to face the truth of
their own tradition which they have long defended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
yet, somehow, Jesus passes through the midst of them, unscathed and goes on his
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In
our first lesson, Jeremiah hears his call to speak to God’s people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeremiah’s vocation (his calling) was in
calling all members of the community back to their vocation as followers of
Israel’s God. This was Jeremiah’s mission to all the people. (McKim)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Like
Jeremiah, Jesus is understood as a prophet. Like Jeremiah, Jesus is questioned
and rejected by his own people, who attempt to kill him, though he survives to
continue preaching. Like Jeremiah, Jesus gets into trouble over foreigners.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In
essence, Jeremiah’s calling is in turn echoed by that of Jesus. And it’s a
prophetic calling. To speak prophetically is to follow God into a calling one
would not necessarily have chosen, saying and doing things that anger one’s own
neighbors, things that though supported by God, will only be seen as fruitful
later on, following trials and tribulations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But
prophets are needed, aren’t they? Because in the time of Jesus, and before,
people had strayed from God. God loved God’s people, showed them that love and
yet the people strayed from God. They would turn from God, in on themselves, or
their own cares and worries…and so again, God would swoop in with a call from a
prophet to turn the people from old ways, and open them up to the path that of
God’s calling.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In
Jesus’ time, this happened, too.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And,
in our time, it happens, too. It happens to us.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That’s
the hard truth in our readings today, right? That we, the church, are the
modern equivalent of Jesus’ townspeople.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Not
that we want to admit that, however, because we hear God’s call.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We
know God’s message of love and forgiveness and we know that the way we respond
to God’s call is spot on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re doing it
right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t need prophets to
redirect us, we’re good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We’re
comfortable here, in this place and this church and the ways we are used to
doing things…which leads us to forget that God has left the building, that God
is indeed on the move.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The
gospel lesson calls us to leave home, just as Jesus did, to in the words of
Debi Thomas, “to choose movement over stasis, change over security.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Jesus
calls us to choose movement over stasis, to choose change over security.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Yup,
Jesus calls us to be on the move, because God has been on the move and will
continue to be on the move. God’s mission continues in us, around us, in spite
of us, and outside of us…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Let
me share a story that might help bring this gospel message home.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It’s
about a family I know, maybe you know them too, the Madrigal family…or Familia
Madrigal! They are the main characters in Disney’s latest movie, Encanto.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">How
many of you are familiar with this movie?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The
soundtrack is great! If you’re not familiar with it, here’s what you need to
know. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">La
Familia Madrigal has been blessed with a miracle. The miracle of a place of
sanctuary in a magical home surrounded by protective mountains. As the family
grows, each child (at age 5, mind you) receives a gift to help the community.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Julieta
received the gift of healing through her food. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Pepa
received the gift of her emotions controlling the weather. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Their
brother Bruno, can we talk about Bruno?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Bruno
received the gift of seeing the future, prophetic sight, if you will.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But
when the movie begins, all we know is that we don’t talk about Bruno.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">You
see, Bruno has a vision of Mirabel and the outcome is unclear…as to whether her
gift will help or hurt the house and the family. So Bruno disappears.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Mirabel,
surrounded by sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles all with gifts…doesn’t have
one.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Yet
she is the one to notice the cracks in the house and realizes that something is
not right. She is inquisitive and digs deeper and is hushed by her family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Mirabel
has the ability to see that something is wrong with the magic and her sisters
open up about their own worries and insecurities…their fears about not living
up to the family’s and their Abuela’s (their grandmother’s) expectations of how
they will use their gifts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Both
Bruno and Mirabel have this ability to see that things are not what they seem.
That instead of the family living into their gifts for love and service of
community, they seem to be using their gifts to maintain the status quo, and to
please Abuela and the community.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In
a fit of rage over Mirabel trying to share what she has seen, Abuela shouts,
the magic if fine! We are the family Madrigal! Abuela is trying to hold onto
what she has known and in doing so, the house is destroyed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Only
after Abuela and Mirabel are truly able t see one another and hear one
another’s stories is the family (with the help of the community) able to
rebuild their home.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Look
at this home<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>We
need a new foundation<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>It
may seem hopeless but we’ll get by just fine<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Look
at this family, a glowing constellation<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>So
full of stars and everybody wants to shine</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>But
the stars don’t shine, they burn<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>And
the constellations shift<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>I
think it’s time you learn<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>You’re
more than just your gift</i></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Those
are the words of the prophet, Mirabel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Calling
her family not just back home, but to a new home, a new future, where each
family member is truly able to be themselves and to see one another as more
than just the ‘gifts’ they possess.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I
won’t give away the ending, in case you haven’t seen it, but when the first
learns the truth, it is hard for them to see it and it is much harder for them
to let go of what they think is right (or the way it’s always been done) to see
a new way forward.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Yet,
once the family is able to live into the truth of who each family member is by
truly sharing their gifts are they able to live into a new future, together.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Once
the family is able to live into the truth of who each of them are created and
called to be, they are, together, able to move forward into a new future.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Into
that new future, together, is where God continues to call us.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That’s
what the prophets are saying to us today…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Unlike
the movie, we don’t need a new foundation, we need to remember that Christ is
and will always be our foundation, but know this…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">God
is on the move. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">God
is busy at the margins.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">God
is doing new things.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
God always invites us to join on the journey. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Are
you ready for the journey? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Are
you afraid?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Are
you wiling to try, anyway? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Okay.
That’s good enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Let’s
go!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">And
now may the peace, which surpasses all understanding, keep our hearts and minds
in Christ Jesus and let all God’s people say, amen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><o:p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-33222981101725058742022-01-28T13:40:00.003-08:002022-01-28T13:51:46.059-08:00Hoppy Dry January!<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Hey all...before beginning the 100 Day Dress Challenge 21 days ago, I started off the year with Dry January. I have not had any alcohol since New Year's Eve. My running coach invited the squad that she coaches to try this out for a month. I figured, I could do a month. The biggest reason for taking on this change was because of how alcohol impacts my body, especially as a runner. I wanted to see if removing alcohol from my diet would have any impacts on my day to day life. It has. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I have noticed it most in my sleep habits. Falling asleep at night has come much more quickly than it has in the past. Now, there are still some stressful days that run through my mind when my head hits the pillow, but my body is tired, so it wins out over the mind. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I've also noticed sleeping more soundly through the night. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I've been waking up (regularly) before my alarm goes off in the morning. I don't necessarily get out of bed earlier...but when the alarm goes off, I'm ready to get up. I'm far less groggy in the morning. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That being said, I believe my body is recovering from runs better, because my sleep has improved. Win. Win. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I've decided, moving forward with training for another ultra distance run in the future, that the weeks just prior to the race I will be alcohol free. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I do like a beer now and again, and between Christmas and New Year's Eve Billy and I bottled up some homemade Malbec, so there will be some imbibing in the future, but I'm glad to have made this change. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I did, earlier in the week sport my hops scarf and earrings. 😉</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw_ge31fjx-wnJNLJmOhScoLO1W2QYKfp4a165V1c0kRHdeoptK6AkoGYsUK4lpJiXmXuxkVQJx3LlkfRDj-fenQ8Ywjtdo9GzK9kuaQd25GwryAC2jXBZBHFk9pgo8QixsqD8ZDk88WjgN8NGMftyZ0q2C_Z80H1HVtEIKsqqLpSFfK0RN70tWEoNqA=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw_ge31fjx-wnJNLJmOhScoLO1W2QYKfp4a165V1c0kRHdeoptK6AkoGYsUK4lpJiXmXuxkVQJx3LlkfRDj-fenQ8Ywjtdo9GzK9kuaQd25GwryAC2jXBZBHFk9pgo8QixsqD8ZDk88WjgN8NGMftyZ0q2C_Z80H1HVtEIKsqqLpSFfK0RN70tWEoNqA=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Still working on less creepy eyes in the dress challenge selfies...can't win 'em all! </span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Here are the other fun outfits from this week: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ2tvaro-U_3P3bN-6z6YXyDT5EvhQY5faTqLRsic6OJkbJAQZqFwzptTYprBpiQnGE69x0ssg7K8yStG0GGiKmEMOe2XVbFkbI4HTwZPivBU2VxHTmujCVNf_EbhzWQe_Ass29jAjUYDR2bUBuIg-jDacYwonux_024CbpeW-q3IArfDQaPmnT8_yKg=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ2tvaro-U_3P3bN-6z6YXyDT5EvhQY5faTqLRsic6OJkbJAQZqFwzptTYprBpiQnGE69x0ssg7K8yStG0GGiKmEMOe2XVbFkbI4HTwZPivBU2VxHTmujCVNf_EbhzWQe_Ass29jAjUYDR2bUBuIg-jDacYwonux_024CbpeW-q3IArfDQaPmnT8_yKg=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The day my sweater matched my book. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKv0lGcGkfxnZDxisjrXsya3d_QUZwW1DNOqHQ1Dx6RThUbMC8JQfm2d4UHKvEkXIa7wf7nZYgDcOVom9xbd-21hzdx2KUkLOlAwkEENnTDL6l4MIS0nq-_TxO89VK7UUAdrFQ1o4AujHPWfjkKLKGR3wcNk9pIhI-V8u-2AZKPPuEgQRDFIdUdTpm1A=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKv0lGcGkfxnZDxisjrXsya3d_QUZwW1DNOqHQ1Dx6RThUbMC8JQfm2d4UHKvEkXIa7wf7nZYgDcOVom9xbd-21hzdx2KUkLOlAwkEENnTDL6l4MIS0nq-_TxO89VK7UUAdrFQ1o4AujHPWfjkKLKGR3wcNk9pIhI-V8u-2AZKPPuEgQRDFIdUdTpm1A=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The day I pulled out tights from the 'costume' box because they went with the necklace. </span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIBiHWExb0ccG1w-Vp3Xyui2tWMVn86CIjhfvfXEHurbxLn8CxBpb-zu_rPn3ggi0_tOZ_CcZkhaQwvrXYqhUNdf_9vmzRcdOug_LrIrzWfktM8-39k3H9TTl1LOneOtz_Vm3PnnmYM4QqeaT0rkveT_wnZLX3yaZaJYUkpNZ5pBK6Gv8ZBYbJxbY_iA=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIBiHWExb0ccG1w-Vp3Xyui2tWMVn86CIjhfvfXEHurbxLn8CxBpb-zu_rPn3ggi0_tOZ_CcZkhaQwvrXYqhUNdf_9vmzRcdOug_LrIrzWfktM8-39k3H9TTl1LOneOtz_Vm3PnnmYM4QqeaT0rkveT_wnZLX3yaZaJYUkpNZ5pBK6Gv8ZBYbJxbY_iA=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The day I <i>finally</i> took down the Christmas lights (and got caught up on the Book of Boba Fett after spoilers in a text from my mom. Womp. Womp.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Look, mom, I'm wearing the scarf you made! It's a perfect fit with the dress. Love you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until the next post...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><br /></p></div>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-61026983064046322012022-01-24T14:58:00.000-08:002022-01-24T14:58:21.288-08:00Photo Drop for the Dress Challenge...<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 17 in the 100 Day Dress Challenge. Woohoo! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I posted some of these on Instagram this past week, but wanted to make sure they were here as well. </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCwr2OP0ZAeqXy2zgMtdYOjkPmf5MyI-Ghv28Wn-QAUvHqqJUBs5BnDXVXOmpPR-5A_ZdZ61ks7mHa0zFQhgHkh5IqVjzLqHoYzeVq7sx8LP7UrsuVvI6hvdMv52DTRzF_VhmB6me44rJCH1UxDMb2kZstWcZvlRzCEd0iNCbHS-55o2Bdqv6AT5y-Mg=s900" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: trebuchet; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCwr2OP0ZAeqXy2zgMtdYOjkPmf5MyI-Ghv28Wn-QAUvHqqJUBs5BnDXVXOmpPR-5A_ZdZ61ks7mHa0zFQhgHkh5IqVjzLqHoYzeVq7sx8LP7UrsuVvI6hvdMv52DTRzF_VhmB6me44rJCH1UxDMb2kZstWcZvlRzCEd0iNCbHS-55o2Bdqv6AT5y-Mg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I was asked yesterday if this challenge was helping me in my decision making. I believe it is, but I have also been following others on this challenge who completely jazz up the dress each day with different accessories and layers. Truthfully, they inspire me, but also I don't want to try to come up with completely new outfits each day. That would mean even more decisions....which is what I'm trying to eliminate. So, I feel good about keeping it simple.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The dress, itself, is crazy comfortable: for walking, working, reading, cooking, curling up with a cat and leading worship. <br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8lzoTPaXcd6rA_iUaP7CMchYdwH_q_Ee1aMkPGlqsuocil26zFmqgf_87BtcUUnklJyBA340qP7X8kQ95neMMu4Bu9LTLx_lVEwvPv-naGQVGX1Pa0zxJhHhzuD58E30hhweSilrSgFG7mu5TlYPYxB6_X1QXgil2IFQIav7JKVznlgNuMhbjGcrXIQ=s2100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8lzoTPaXcd6rA_iUaP7CMchYdwH_q_Ee1aMkPGlqsuocil26zFmqgf_87BtcUUnklJyBA340qP7X8kQ95neMMu4Bu9LTLx_lVEwvPv-naGQVGX1Pa0zxJhHhzuD58E30hhweSilrSgFG7mu5TlYPYxB6_X1QXgil2IFQIav7JKVznlgNuMhbjGcrXIQ=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I've also learned that the mirrors in my house aren't the best for full length selfies. So sadly, you can't see that my teal leggings match the scarf I'm wearing today, but that's okay. I do love how easily a scarf changes the outfit and how a friend dropped off some hand-me-downs as she is downsizing her closet. Win for her. Win for me. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I washed the dress yesterday afternoon and hung it dry. Other nights I've just hung it inside out to breathe a bit. Only once have I forgotten to hang it up and it was a bit more wrinkly that day, but it's all good. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until tomorrow...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#wool&</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-3316274967769839222022-01-19T11:21:00.001-08:002022-01-19T11:21:22.841-08:00Lent-ifornia Dreamin'<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I have to admit that the title for today's post is from my amazing friend and colleague, Deborah.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">She and I have been dreaming about Lent. Well, maybe not dreaming, actually, but at least thinking, praying about and planning for Lent. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">At Trinity, Robesonia, (the congregation I serve) we have done many things in the season of Lent. Wednesday evening gatherings for soup, bread and dessert followed by a craft or service activity and ending our time together with Holden Evening Prayer. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Often times, we have shared a devotional composed of Bible verses, prayers and devotionals (many of which are written by Trinity folks) which can be used each day in Lent. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The devotional will be part of our Lent together, slightly different from years past, but containing daily readings and prayers like in the past. The theme this year is "Selah - A Time for Holy Pause." Hopefully this Lent, we will be able to practice different ways of entering into 'holy pauses' which will give us intentional time to reconnect with God and others through scripture, prayer, and an activity or practice. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Each week we will focus on a different 'practice' or way of taking time and space to redirect our focus on God and how God is calling us to be part of the world around us. The practices will include, but are not limited to, moving, writing or drawing, music, silence and a few others. I hope that by exploring different practices, we may discover new ways to connect with God and with one another as we all take time to pause amidst a busy life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As the devotion takes shape, I would love (like really love) each day to contain a prayer. And here's the thing, I'm not going to write them. Yup, you heard me, I'm not writing the prayers. That's where you, dear readers and friends, come in. I'm inviting you to write a prayer for this devotional. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Because this is what I know: You all have prayers in your hearts and on your minds that will speak to God in ways that I am not able to put into words. You all, or your kids or parents, or grandkids or grandparents, have words to share with God that are holy and wonderful and true to who you are and who God calls you to be. As unique as they are, these words of yours can and will guide us and connect us. As folks from Trinity and beyond read and pray through this devotional, you will help us connect with God and with one another. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">AND because I also know this: You absolutely can write a prayer. If you have questions about it, let me know. But, I know you can do it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So, dear ones, I invite you to be part of this devotional. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Here are the nuts and bolts:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">If you are willing to write a prayer, please let me know in a comment below or send me the prayer by February 14. Please include your name and city, state or church family and location. **Young writers under the age of 18 will be listed by first name and last initial unless guardians request otherwise.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">If you are not connected to Trinity, Robesonia, let me know so I can send you a PDF of the completed devotional. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Thanks for joining us across the miles and through your words and prayers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Keep being awesome. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">+peace</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-69649659498306933382022-01-18T17:40:00.000-08:002022-01-18T17:40:08.774-08:00<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Keeping it simple today with this fun scarf from a fabulous friend. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0BXMGfSthsaIpwChTBE5dHjFLXK8gyoI0iEm8xD48P_uMSlepxkEwNF2_zFSZvzp5wKuI6xW8dXodzDKom-aXRpZUEul5dk1VYhJ1XtCyFQ58kl9mThsF4Fk7k1iioqcpH8U0qi9ddHfavZfjfgaMYyodtb3Kx-Pt7OgQtgVshYOEbeVGCAAqKt9ndQ=s3088" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0BXMGfSthsaIpwChTBE5dHjFLXK8gyoI0iEm8xD48P_uMSlepxkEwNF2_zFSZvzp5wKuI6xW8dXodzDKom-aXRpZUEul5dk1VYhJ1XtCyFQ58kl9mThsF4Fk7k1iioqcpH8U0qi9ddHfavZfjfgaMYyodtb3Kx-Pt7OgQtgVshYOEbeVGCAAqKt9ndQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Sometimes that's all you need. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until tomorrow...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br />#100daydresschallenge<br />#wool&</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-11095269486093058372022-01-17T16:47:00.000-08:002022-01-17T16:47:22.332-08:00A snow day by the numbers<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">1 Book read for work. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">2 Pots of homemade soup </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span> Lunch - Tomato (</span>with a side of grilled cheese, of course)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span> Dinner - Chicken Noodle</span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>3 Vehicles cleared of snow/slush</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>4 Slushie/slippery miles first thing this morning</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>5 number of things I list daily in my gratitude journal</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span>6ish...pieces of torn newspaper stuffed in my running shoes to help them dry out after this morning</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">'s run</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span>7 or so times I may have listened to The Family Madrigal from <i>Encanto</i>. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>8 different selfies taken before I settled on two that would best display today's outfit</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ7klGcLMbkDS5h29YHsE-YhZypHq1JtNpf7GzJ-0WvKYz4r8A9GhBq7usNtladQHZL5mZ4uqsXCxOzsY40xT9s_1uVdfPafutmUDVmyaXnw58LQyDYJt1gAvJ2TuDNWBPC6HIxNVk7uPy1qMR9H8YnTBh4U5MOJuEBOqN232OILZPjSGpBl76iOm6Uw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ7klGcLMbkDS5h29YHsE-YhZypHq1JtNpf7GzJ-0WvKYz4r8A9GhBq7usNtladQHZL5mZ4uqsXCxOzsY40xT9s_1uVdfPafutmUDVmyaXnw58LQyDYJt1gAvJ2TuDNWBPC6HIxNVk7uPy1qMR9H8YnTBh4U5MOJuEBOqN232OILZPjSGpBl76iOm6Uw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>9+ puddles I wadded through on my run. They are far less fun when it's crazy cold outside. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>10th day in a row wearing the wool& dress! </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>Until tomorrow...</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>#100daydresschallenge</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><span>#wool&</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-51898646810055918702022-01-16T15:32:00.000-08:002022-01-16T15:32:10.535-08:00Church, cake, chicken & burnt sprouts...<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">All in all today was a good day. <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Church - check. In fact, at the end of the late service I was a bit weepy as the organ prelude came to a close and our youngest acolyte finished extinguishing the candles. Good & holy stuff. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made a cake...from the cheese I made yesterday! So it's healthy cake!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">I roasted a freakin' delicious chicken. </span></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">While carving said chicken, I burned the Brussels sprouts. <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">womp. womp.</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">All morning I wore the dress with one of my favorite skirts over it. I love the skirt, but feel the fit was too tight to layer the dress and the clerics. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs91YQZeJ3gTBRQaMZqHD2CE6Ih4zdU_Zxw7mQLCkTCgC48f3joW2m4zJZyieoq87LlahgsEpbe7Y4lhv4vqAfn2GJFYknie6NOQMKOaso-tXsbsSaVViu-bpCfHSbMJxbzrXuzfdkG__3poGNITDdbHePBgexGTMgMbuBX44SxVFU1E3QFyBVCnBYow=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs91YQZeJ3gTBRQaMZqHD2CE6Ih4zdU_Zxw7mQLCkTCgC48f3joW2m4zJZyieoq87LlahgsEpbe7Y4lhv4vqAfn2GJFYknie6NOQMKOaso-tXsbsSaVViu-bpCfHSbMJxbzrXuzfdkG__3poGNITDdbHePBgexGTMgMbuBX44SxVFU1E3QFyBVCnBYow=s320" width="240" /></a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The skirt may come back, next time with the dress knotted on the side. I'm not sold on it, though. But it was worth trying something new today. Especially the extra layer when it was so stinkin' cold out today. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioKWSPPqBGoqvyZMt0W9wuM3Cklh0v4n1I0SS4_2AGh3mhoPItAGd3dAR83Uo4Gyll0uPapU4gScZPkVKrK8K9FXu-zRNY5wd1uo7Xl49rtSiyfDIFgeoMJZ6CfdUiLkNw_KKjK9vBji4i3d0UPVXohydHKz6XGrkwHM4ZqqmrgVT_uAuPL_Zo8FDCzQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioKWSPPqBGoqvyZMt0W9wuM3Cklh0v4n1I0SS4_2AGh3mhoPItAGd3dAR83Uo4Gyll0uPapU4gScZPkVKrK8K9FXu-zRNY5wd1uo7Xl49rtSiyfDIFgeoMJZ6CfdUiLkNw_KKjK9vBji4i3d0UPVXohydHKz6XGrkwHM4ZqqmrgVT_uAuPL_Zo8FDCzQ=s320" width="240" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Until tomorrow...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">#wool&</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><div><br /></div>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-63635515879687871282022-01-15T16:49:00.000-08:002022-01-15T16:49:09.100-08:00Cheese glorious, cheese! (Day 8 in the dress)<span style="font-size: large;">Today's adventures included making cheese. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">It's a new hobby. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The first recipe was ricotta and it was a success.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw6WiH38wcN5e26ESAr4RrOw4vny3FE5Ea467BZb2uoThj7KcDTBh_8rDrnapsAgV-UFA577tGiQfYd3iTk16_V____ZeHRCZMd2fIIu5ztQ_nkmBksiRe5-2lCI_y8AYMVI_-5GG5sFUD9mCJV-7weC5shPJu3fKe2lnHfK4zV1DlztULDTlLTNYQ0g=s4528" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4528" data-original-width="3016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw6WiH38wcN5e26ESAr4RrOw4vny3FE5Ea467BZb2uoThj7KcDTBh_8rDrnapsAgV-UFA577tGiQfYd3iTk16_V____ZeHRCZMd2fIIu5ztQ_nkmBksiRe5-2lCI_y8AYMVI_-5GG5sFUD9mCJV-7weC5shPJu3fKe2lnHfK4zV1DlztULDTlLTNYQ0g=s320" width="213" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">I kept the outfit simple today...but accented it with my trusty apron,, cheese socks & pink crocks. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Good times, also good cheese. </span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br />Until tomorrow...<br /><br />#100daydresschallenge<br />#wool&</span></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-17691729817233578202022-01-14T17:59:00.000-08:002022-01-14T17:59:00.134-08:00Apron for the win! (Day 7)<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Low key clothing day for my day off today...fun leggings and sneakers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">A shout out to Barb (from the congregation I served in Indiana) for the fantastic (and reversible) apron. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsYkFzGDIt4HvP_KpkhTlNEzH5xAPvwg3VJJI_lCUvdKmBJPkkfuN6QVDeRiw93ZprLUtpE1gtZeA139f-r-oqm0XLjbK2kh1K64RIzgieDEX4G_zB1h5j5qGtAsch8pztJsDUioa4dDvQ616lSQxLZw_HxatPxxIeMNaiRzmI1glIL3eoQ3WXmwfgXg=s3088" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsYkFzGDIt4HvP_KpkhTlNEzH5xAPvwg3VJJI_lCUvdKmBJPkkfuN6QVDeRiw93ZprLUtpE1gtZeA139f-r-oqm0XLjbK2kh1K64RIzgieDEX4G_zB1h5j5qGtAsch8pztJsDUioa4dDvQ616lSQxLZw_HxatPxxIeMNaiRzmI1glIL3eoQ3WXmwfgXg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The apron, which I have used in the past, has become a staple when it comes to meal prep & clean up. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Good stuff.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Keep it clean, friends.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until tomorrow. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-3418925646475355342022-01-13T17:37:00.000-08:002022-01-13T17:37:17.856-08:00Day 6 - walkin' with swagger<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I loved my outfit today. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">With the fun leggings I knew I wanted to sport some black boots. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The only pair I have (at the moment) is the pair of Harley Davidson boots from my mother-in-law. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Yet, as soon as they were on, I had some swagger in my step. Good times. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3RI43mmm12tlr_UYS-u3Qzr1ey8TCexZ7df33swhVkD5BipSpUIVyJ7Pw0qPj-PQBuFjw4CQeGtIYURfnOnCfU20OdylSvhn2ijxtUejkHwj_nyU6pQrWbiWJ6L4PfHhnNedsg2PhE_S52aeIClAxbeGNwb5uAVwy1cJTqM8wkzGzzNRxm4sY0-I1lA=s4528" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4528" data-original-width="2666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3RI43mmm12tlr_UYS-u3Qzr1ey8TCexZ7df33swhVkD5BipSpUIVyJ7Pw0qPj-PQBuFjw4CQeGtIYURfnOnCfU20OdylSvhn2ijxtUejkHwj_nyU6pQrWbiWJ6L4PfHhnNedsg2PhE_S52aeIClAxbeGNwb5uAVwy1cJTqM8wkzGzzNRxm4sY0-I1lA=s320" width="188" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Billy took the picture so we could send it to his mom. Not only did she love the outfit, she's interested in the challenge. It would give her 100 days to accessorize! Ha! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I do like these boots, but this has sparked my love of Doc Martens. Now...to decide on a pair...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">May your outfits inspire your swagger. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Until tomorrow...</span></p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1092865968823808335.post-76574632125378917022022-01-12T20:19:00.000-08:002022-01-12T20:19:06.745-08:00Day 5 (a late night post)<p><span style="font-size: large;">It's late, well late for me. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Quick selfie before zooming with some fabulous women. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLss6FwGnuGzr28_ZPac1uhhtEQKksEFLy27M3xA9fPvuGuB-xWwqUnuUzMhHI5T4-8FzbEcLW2c9mmiD8XLAWot6G0Fp1PbfGE_b2WHNmQLJWUgw2LDueFABE1TRY4MtXSTew-s7DGx3FznTE21qkQ1chzjCZSfhnCRYBBcaP0Uj8tUNkxMaB8sMTZg=s3088" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLss6FwGnuGzr28_ZPac1uhhtEQKksEFLy27M3xA9fPvuGuB-xWwqUnuUzMhHI5T4-8FzbEcLW2c9mmiD8XLAWot6G0Fp1PbfGE_b2WHNmQLJWUgw2LDueFABE1TRY4MtXSTew-s7DGx3FznTE21qkQ1chzjCZSfhnCRYBBcaP0Uj8tUNkxMaB8sMTZg=s320" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">And now it's time to read before bed. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you haven't zoomed with some amazing folks recently (that's happened a bunch for me this week) then make the time to do so. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Heart = full</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Soul = fed</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">New level achieved = full body laughter (truth is...I've hit this level before, it's just been a while and gosh I've missed it.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hugs, y'all!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Until tomorrow...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">#100daydresschallenge</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">#wool&</span></p><p> </p>Pastor Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05043956240394433824noreply@blogger.com0