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 | Jan 15, 2022 | Health and Wholeness
The 3rd Monday of January is “Blue Monday” – the most depressing day of the year. Post holiday blues include fatigue, loneliness, financial stress, anxiety, and low mood. Try this recipe to make this New Year of 2022 a positive one from the start. You need: 1...
by lovelylane | Jan 15, 2022 | Community News
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (f/k/a Iowa Justice For Our Neighbors, or JFON) Our top 3 moments from 2021: 1) Iowa MMJ exists! Thank you for your support (and patience) as we transitioned, launched and continue to evolve! 2) We served over 500 new clients! This is...
by lovelylane | Jan 7, 2022 | Pastor Scott
Ernest Hemingway once said, “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” Regrettably, our society has become increasingly distracted, inclined to multitask, and not willing to give full attention to the matter at hand. We have not become good...
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 5, 2021 | Health and Wholeness
No need to hibernate in the winter; you can stay active. Though experts recommend you exercise for at least 30 minutes, 5 days a week, 5-10 mins. of movement a day (or several times a day) will help with weight loss, improve your mood, and increase your heart health....
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 | Dec 4, 2021 | Christmas/Advent, Pastor Scott
My favorite holiday movie is “Miracle on 34th Street.” I love the older version of the film from 1947 as well as the newer one from 1994. There’s something about this movie that gets me in the right mood this time of year. Most of us have a favorite holiday movie,...
by lovelylane | Nov 16, 2021 | Health and Wholeness, Lovely Lane News
As spring and summer are completed and we enter autumn, we anticipate winter ahead in all its glory! We look forward to beautiful snow scenery and sledding or snowmobiling. But many of us feel that the best of 2021 is behind us. As with life in general and we look to...
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.
