Adventures of a Modern Pastor

Why Shop Small or Fun with Bulleted Lists

It’s that time again. No I’m not talking about the obvious, I’m talking about the push to shop small. Wedged between the holiday commercials telling you to buy someone a Lexus (seriously, is that really a thing?) you may see a few ads, encouraging you to shop small. As someone who works in a small cookware store, I would agree. Before you say, “ARE YOU KIDDING, IT’S SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE!” let…

Bringing Back the Dinner Party

I work in a cookware store. This store is a delightful downtown Colorado Springs icon that has been around for 38 years and as such has seen it’s share of trends come and go. It is a family run store. The man keeping up with the trends and buying for the fickle public is the brother of the owner. He has been buying for the store for over 20 years. One thing he tells me often as I display trendy…

New Post: New York, New York

The Trouble with Mourning…

Mom’s box Mourning is a funny thing. Everyone does it in their own way and in their own time. Some are expressive in their emotions, flailing around the room feeling every ounce of the pain. Some are stoic and choose to suffer in silence, preferring to be alone in a corner with their emotions. Some tell stories. Some drink a lot of wine. Some sing songs together. Some see a therapist. And some,…

New Post (finally!): This Side of the Dream

This is a rock from my Labyrinth in our back yard inscribed by a friend of mine last year. It seemed appropriate for this season of learning. “Sometimes the journey is the reward” – my friend Carla based on a Tao Proverb Today I will do something I have always dreamed of but never thought possible. I will go to England (and God willing the plane will make it.) It has taken a year of saving and…

This one's for the writers OR anyone chasing a dream: The Discipline of an Early Riser #fb

There are those in the writing and blogging business that make it their mission to teach those of us with limited time how to get more writing into their schedule. After one year of listening to their podcasts, reading theirs blogs, and going to their seminars I have found that it all boils down to one thing, getting up early.

There is the 4AM Writer, the 5AM Writers Club, and The Early To Rise…

Why I Hate Text Blessings

I’ve been prickly lately.

Some would say b*%chy.

I noticed it when I got a text last week. I can only assume it was meant to “bless” me but instead it pissed me off.

The text message in question read like this…

Sisters

Fwd: Fwd: FWD:

Fwd:  Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for YOU, declares the LORD. Dear Woman of God, Be still for a while and praise God for His favor, His grace and His…

My Life Is A Messy Garden #fb

Can I just start by saying, Thank God Summer is OVER!

The kids are back in school, I have my house back, my sanity is slowly returning, and I feel the wheels of creativity slowly beginning to rotate. I’m taking time to smell the flowers and really look at gardens. I know I’m a little late since our local weatherman warns everything may be covered in snow soon.

As I look at these gardens I see two…

What I Learned From a Box of Parts #fb

Two weeks ago, on July 10, my young friend Ryan decided to end his life.

It has been a painful, confusing and often guilt-ridden ride since then and I’m just now taking the time to sit and and write down how this tragedy has affected me. While Ryan showed none of the warning signs someone usually shows when contemplating suicide, I still can’t help thinking, Where were you Chistine? How could…

How I Made It Into A National Commercial #fb

Me and the Fam filming a commercial at Cave of the Winds.

This week I did something I have never done before; I was in a commercial*. No I don’t have an agent, I haven’t taken acting classes, and NO it was not for a cheesy TV add for my church. It was for the Colorado Springs Tourism and Visitors center and yes, it will air nationally.

How did this happen? I said yes.

A few weeks ago I posted…