This labor day weekend is hitting me differently than it usually does.Perhaps it’s Because my hometown, Hatch, NM, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its annual Chile Festival.More than 30,000 people are expected to pour into my hometown to purchase roasted chile peppers and join the festivities.… and although I’m all about enjoying salsa, chileContinue reading “Labor Day Nostalgia”
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Easter 2021 Reflections
I didn’t grow up observing this day. On the contrary, I grew up in a fundamentalist vacuum that frowned on anything having to Easter due to pagan influences on the traditions surrounding this day. As I broke away from my restrictive upbringing, I remained open to the over-the-top Easter performances/productions that were a main staple in the new world that I called home
I haven’t stepped into a Church BUilding in a year… (and this is what I’ve learned so far)
๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐ง’๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ….โฃ
…. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ญ๐บ, ๐’๐ฎ ๐ต๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต. โฃ
Assumptions
๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง. โฃ I think I’m perfect. โฃ I’m Republicanโฃ I don’t cussโฃ I don’t drink beerโฃ I don’t danceโฃ I hate gay peopleโฃ I have the perfect marriageโฃ I never get madโฃ I have everything figured outโฃ I’m going to judge youโฃ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐กโฃ IContinue reading “Assumptions”
Thoughts of an Independent voter after The election
I think I witnessed too much hate and evil during these past 4 years (and much of it done in the name of Christ) for me to just shake it off and pretend as if nothing happened.
Jesus, politics, and what really matters to his heart.
Is it just me, or do we see Jesus deflecting from the political atmosphere of his time? โฃ
A New Direction
2020 has been a year of unplanned and unexpected change.
As a human race, we collectively have had to learn how to adapt and to do it quickly.
Failure & opportunity
Perhaps it’s time for you to change your mess into a message? โฃ
Learning to relate
We spend a great portion of our lives trying to get to know others. โฃโฃโฃ
Loveable enough, good enough
You are perfectly worthy of love, respect, and acceptance just as you are. โฃโฃโฃ