by lovelylane | Dec 6, 2024 | Christmas/Advent, Pastor Kristina
Have you ever noticed how light and darkness are almost always pitted against each other? We see this in the Christian scriptures throughout the season of Advent: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness shall not overcome it.” (John 1:5). Or “I am the...
by lovelylane | Nov 4, 2024 | Pastor Kristina
This coming week, on November 1st, we’ll celebrate All Saint’s Day, remembering our loved ones, family, friends, and ancestors who have gone before us. It’s a day to honor our grief and those we are missing in this life on Earth. Regardless of how long they may have...
by lovelylane | Sep 30, 2024 | Nourished, Pastor Kristina
On this last day of September, I’m up drinking a cup of coffee and getting our office manager a newsletter article, late I know. Sorry, Tammy! Throughout these past few weeks as the leaves have started to change colors, I’ve been thinking about our friend Philip...
by lovelylane | Sep 18, 2024 | Pastor Kristina
A few weeks ago, I celebrated what would have been my Grandma Audrey’s 100th birthday. We honored her by making homemade ice cream, a treat we had so many times at Grandma and Grandpa’s cottage on the lake. Many years ago, at our dining room table, my...
by lovelylane | Aug 9, 2024 | Pastor Kristina, Uncategorized
As a former elementary school teacher, August was the time of year when my shoulders started creeping back up again, I turned back into a pumpkin, and my mind started to wander to all the tasks at hand to get ready for the school year. Teaching is a hard profession,...
by lovelylane | Jul 11, 2024 | Lovely Lane News, Pastor Kristina
There were so many delightful moments on our family vacation trip to Ely, MN. We rented a cabin on Lake Vermillion, which I know many of you know as a prime place for fishing walleye. While we didn’t fish, we enjoyed many hikes, and I often stopped myself and...