by lovelylane | Jul 28, 2023 | Lovely Lane News, News and Announcements, Pastor Scott
Barbie or Oppenheimer? Oppenheimer or Barbie? Wasn’t that the big conversation recently? Two very different movies came out the same weekend. This conversation about which movie to see was a welcome diversion from the “heavier news” we read about. We have so much...
by lovelylane | Jul 6, 2023 | Pastor Scott
“I will instruct you and teach you about the direction you should go. I’ll advise you and keep my eye on you.” – Psalm 32:8 (CEB) The summer months are a wonderful time to go deeper into the biblical word. I encourage each of you to read the Bible on a regular basis....
by lovelylane | Jul 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Men’s Breakfast Group is taking a break over the summer; they will meet again on Sept. 16th. Have a great summer and see you in the Fall!
by lovelylane | Jul 6, 2023 | Health and Wholeness
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of wellbeing and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still,...
by lovelylane | Jul 6, 2023 | Health and Wholeness
(adapted from Mental Health First Aid Monthly, June 2022) Many of us have been eagerly anticipating the season of summer, possibly for a lighter workload and/or for some extra time off—to go on vacation or to have a stay-at-home vacation to accomplish some planned...
by lovelylane | Jun 28, 2023 | News and Announcements, Pastor Kristina
In just a few short weeks, several of us from Lovely Lane are piling into large ten-passenger vans to travel down to the U.S.-Mexico border where we’ll spend time learning, listening, and seeing the experience at the border. We leave on July 8th early in the morning...
by lovelylane | Jun 28, 2023 | Nourished, Pastor Kristina
Each week the Nourished Spiritual Cultivator sends out a weekly newsletter with the current and upcoming events and happenings. Don’t miss out on an exciting centering topic or a favorite bakery item! To get on the email list, email Spiritual Cultivator Kristina...
by lovelylane | Jun 5, 2023 | Pastor Kristina
This past week I spent a week off to spend time with Audrey as daycare takes a two-week break, in between the school year and the summer program. We played outside, went on walks, went to the infant story hour at the new Marion Public Library, read books at home in...
by lovelylane | Jun 2, 2023 | Iowa Annual Conference News, Pastor Scott
As some of you know, the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church held a special session on May 23rd. This was a session to allow 83 United Methodist churches in Iowa to disaffiliate and begin a new denomination. This is about 11% of the UM churches in...
by lovelylane | May 1, 2023 | Nourished
“I just wanted to offer my thanks and much gratitude on behalf of the women at ICIW for the notes from the Nourished community. The women were very touched. It’s one thing for me to tell them that folks on the outside think about them, care about them, and...
