Today is the day!  Today is the day I get back to blogging! Today is the day that you check out our podcast and start to embrace what it means to be human.  Today I went on futureme.org and wrote a letter to myself for the future.  Check it out! Today is the day that…

Hey all! Well the ankle is healing and building is happening all over.  Today was a great day of building up and catching up.  My friend Raul joined us on my site today to build with.  He is a native of Xela and was eager to build with us.  He loves construction and people.  He…

Hey all from the beautiful city of Xela! We arrived safely on Saturday night and the group is awesome.  We spent the night in Guatemala City and prepared for the days to come.  Although hard to imagine not being at the CoOp Sunday morning, I was super excited to hop on that bus to Xela for…

Tomorrow a group of McMinnvillians fly out to Guatemala for 20 days! Hooray!  The last time I went to Guatemala I was with 15 wiggling teenagers.  This time I can’t wait to work with a different diverse group…similar to wonderful teenagers. I will be with Habitat for Humanity…building houses and taking every opportunity to learn…

Merry Christmas EVE!!!!  Today will be my last daily entry for a while.  Stay tuned for updates and at least weekly updates.  I will keep you on the list until told otherwise. 🙂  The next grand adventure is Guatemala with Habitat (starting Jan. 8th).   If you are in the McMinnville area, join us today…

Merry Christmas Eve Eve!  Tomorrow morning will be my last blogging of this Advent season.  Thank you so much for participating!  Stay tuned for more blogging throughout the year. 🙂 Today’s Readings: Psalm 18:1-20, Isaiah 33:17-22, Luke 1:57-66 Yesterday I ended up, spontaneously, at Dick and Genne Sherman’s house for a hot bowl of soup…

Good morning!  Happy Wednesday! Today’s Readings: Psalm 50, Isaiah 31:1-9, Luke 1:39-56 We are two days away from Christmas Eve and the excitement is building in the air….can you feel it?  What does that mean for different people?  When I was a kiddo, this meant that my brothers and I talked about which room we…

Good morning!  Happy Winter Solstice!   Today’s Readings: Psalm 85, Isaiah 29:9=24, Luke 1:26-38   This morning’s Luke scripture is one of my favorites.  The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary as if nothing is crazy about this situation.  Gabriel greets her and then lets her know what is up with God.  Yeah, she will have God’s…

Good morning! Only 4 days left until Christmas Eve!   Today’s Readings: Psalm 40, Isaiah 28:9-22, Luke 1:5-25 As we get closer and closer to Christmas Eve, we start really believing in different things.  We might believe that this year will be better….that the 24th will make a difference…that human beings can reach out in…

Good morning!  Happy fourth Sunday of Advent! We are almost there! Today’s Readings: Isaiah 40:25-31, Matthew 1:18-25 Today’s theme for our Sunday morning is Embracing the Darkness: Clarity. The quotes this week from the weekly church devotional are so great, I want to share them here.  Check them out. “More important than the quest for…