by lovelylane | May 1, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
After living three years in Texas during seminary, I forgot just how rough an Iowa winter was. It was SO cold this year with that large stretch of time of highs in the low single digits. For so long we were covered in a blanket of snow, and I don’t know about you, but...
by lovelylane | Apr 14, 2021 | Community News, Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
What things in your life need to be in place in order to experience nourishment? This was the question that Pastor Scott, Clint, Bill Poland (Director of New Faith Communities in the Iowa Conference), and I asked ourselves when we met for a retreat the end of March....
by lovelylane | Mar 5, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
Have you ever been in a hurry to get somewhere, and then suddenly you hear those dreaded sounds, sirens behind you as you were driving a tad bit too fast in your haste? Maybe you’ve looked all over your house, but you just can’t find your car keys, or you left your...
by lovelylane | Feb 8, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, Pastor Kristina
When I was younger, my dad and I would garden together. It was something we liked to do. Each parsonage we had, we created a big garden in the backyard, where we’d grow watermelon, sweet corn, tomatoes, lettuce, and so much more. We enjoyed gardening together, but it...
by lovelylane | Jan 4, 2021 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
I’ve never been very big on New Year’s resolutions. I’m terrible about finishing them! I’d be off to a good start, and then something would happen, and I wouldn’t fulfill my resolution. A few years ago, I made a resolution to make a new recipe every week to be more...
by lovelylane | Dec 5, 2020 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
I felt a call into ministry for ten years before accepting my call five years ago. I first felt my call into ministry in middle school and wrestled with it all throughout college and beginning my career as a teacher. Questions and fears swept through my mind during...
