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“I’ll be watching you in the checkout line.” The voice made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I was in the frozen foods section of a grocery store early Sunday evening, gazing unsuspectingly at the multitude of potatoes. Hashbrowns or fries? Russet or Sweet potato? Julienned or … “I’ll be watching… Continue Reading

Mother’s Day, 2010 Last year, Drew was born in March and I was on maternity leave for the following two months.  (By the way, my husband once referred to maternity leave as my “little vacation.”  Once.  I think I corrected him with a heavy dose of postpartum screaming.  Those were an intense couple of months and… Continue Reading

Written a couple of weeks ago the night after a funeral.  A pastor is usually called to a family’s home the day of or the day after a death, in the middle of their turmoil and grief and family issues.  In the next few days we field calls from different family members with different experiences, memories and… Continue Reading

Some of my favorite worship moments come through people’s testimonies. My friend Rob Renfroe says: Our testimonies are powerful because it’s hard to argue with somebody’s story. This is incredibly true when the story is told as poignantly as through the lens of Ben Wyman, the most talented video artist I know. Here’s one of… Continue Reading

Welcome to Reverend Mother. I’m a pastor and a mom.  This is a blog about having a foot in two worlds, and being imperfect, inadequate and available to God in both at the same time. I’m not sure how many pastors have nursed a baby between worship services on a Sunday morning, or how many… Continue Reading

Mother’s Day, 2010 Last year, Drew was born on March 4 and I was on maternity leave for the following two months.  (By the way, my husband once referred to maternity leave as “my little vacation.”  Once.  I think I corrected him with a heavy dose of postpardum screaming.  Those were an intense couple of… Continue Reading

Written a couple of weeks ago the night after a funeral.  The church is usually informed that a member has died the day of their death, and a pastor is sent, that day or the next, to the family’s home in the middle of their turmoil and grief and family issues.  In the next few days… Continue Reading

Some of my favorite worship moments come through people’s testimonies.  My friend Rob Renfroe says: Our testimonies are powerful because it’s hard to argue with somebody’s story.  This is incredibly true when the story is told as poignantly as through the lens of Ben Wyman, the most talented video artist I know.  Here’s one of… Continue Reading