by lovelylane | Apr 7, 2022 | EASTER, Pastor Kristina
It’s hard to imagine that we’re already coming up to April, isn’t it? We’re just a few short days away from celebrating Easter Sunday together. I remember getting an Easter bonnet when I was growing up that matched my dress for the occasion. We’d get together with...
by lovelylane | Jan 27, 2022 | Pastor Kristina
My husband and I had a great visit to Los Angeles, California this past January. It was apart anniversary trip, remembering our honeymoon to California just two years prior, but it was also a trip to celebrate the new birth inside of me. We were thrilled to finally...
by lovelylane | Dec 30, 2021 | Pastor Kristina
Who are we now? Who do we want to become? While visiting family in Texas after Christmas, I’ve been working on my ordination paperwork in preparation for the January 8th deadline. There’s so much to submit for ordination: Bible studies to write, sermons to send in,...
by lovelylane | Dec 4, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, Pastor Kristina
I’ve been enjoying working through the Advent Devotional that we purchased for this Advent season at the church. You can pick up your copy of “God With Us” at the church in the Narthex on the welcome table. We have Advent devotionals for adults and families. Week one...
by lovelylane | Nov 16, 2021 | Nourished, Pastor Kristina
Pastor Kristina & Nourished were featured in an article in a publication “Weekly 360°” E-mailed on 10/22/21 by the Iowa Conference of the UMC. Read the entire article here.
by lovelylane | Nov 16, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, Pastor Kristina
When my husband and I moved to Cedar Rapids over a year ago, we quickly got involved with Advocates For Social Justice and the Sunrise Movement. These people I have met have continually challenged me to think more concretely about my actions and my influence in the...