by lovelylane | Jan 2, 2025 | Pastor Kristina
Beannacht / Blessing by John O’Donohue On the day when The weight deadens On your shoulders And you stumble, May the clay dance To balance you. And when your eyes Freeze behind The grey window And the ghost of loss Gets in to you, May a flock of colours, Indigo,...
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,...