Posts Tagged ‘conversations with children’
Separation
Posted by: revjmk on: January 10, 2012
- In: Mom Moments | Sabbatical
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“Mom, what about Birthday Sunday? When they do all the January birthdays? It’s my turn. I’m a January birthday.” Sunday morning was the first time (except for six weeks of maternity leave) I’ve ever been in the same town as my congregation and not been with them for worship. It’s also the first time B [...]
Book Review: Unbinding the Gospel Series
Posted by: revjmk on: May 22, 2011
Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism, Church Leaders Study, by Martha Grace Reese, Chalice Press, 2007, 148 pp. Unbinding Your Church: Pastor’s and Leaders’ Guide, by Martha Grace Reese with Dawn Darwin Weaks and Catherine Riddle Caffey, Chalice Press, 2008, 146 pp. Unbinding Your Heart: 40 Days of Prayer and Faith Sharing, All Church-Study and [...]
Vocabulary Lesson: Pecans, Pee-cans and the Church
Posted by: revjmk on: April 11, 2011
Our family drove to Florida a few months ago. If you’ve ever made that journey, you know that the highways in Georgia and Florida are lined with billboards advertising pecans. Both J and I have mild allergies to nuts, but B loves them and seems unaffected. So, to pass the time, we were pointing out [...]
But It’s O.K., Right?
Posted by: revjmk on: September 14, 2010
“But it’s O.K., right?” B has started saying this all the time. Usually it follows something he does wrong, or something I warn him against doing. It can be anything from spilling his Goldfish crackers to playing too rough to forgetting to put his clothes in the laundry basket. He sometimes says it in response [...]
The Stuff of Dreams
Posted by: revjmk on: September 1, 2010
- In: Mom Moments | Random
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B begins his day curled up in bed with us. Some days, he creeps in before dawn and we snooze awhile together. Other days, he comes in ready to wake up and we cajole him into bed for a few minutes while we peel our eyes open. Almost always, the first words he utters in [...]
Like the Guy Who Mows the Lawn
Posted by: revjmk on: August 29, 2010
- In: Mom Moments | Random
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In the car on the way home from church today, B asked me, “Where is Jesus?” Hoping to get off easy, I replied: Jesus is with God. B: “No. Where is he?” No such luck this time. Me: “Well, some people think that Jesus and God are in heaven, which is a place that is [...]
To See God, Open the Window
Posted by: revjmk on: July 23, 2010
“Put down the window, so I can see God.” That’s what B said to me this morning in the car on the way to preschool. “If you put down the window, then you can see God.” He spent the last week getting his first dose of Christian education outside the home through vacation bible school, [...]
Music Education
Posted by: revjmk on: May 20, 2010
This morning started out rough. B woke up early, then melted down from tiredness, then we got stuck in 45 minutes of traffic on the ride to school. To fill time in traffic, I introduced B to new music: Johnny Cash’s My Mother’s Hymn Book. B loves music, and we have been intentional about teaching [...]
Mommy, what does “kill” mean?
Posted by: revjmk on: May 17, 2010
The drive to preschool has become definition time. If B has heard new words he does not understand, he often asks about them during the quiet drive. I enjoy his inquiring mind, and the challenge of explaining something in terms he will understand. Last week, though, it got complicated. Mommy, what does “kill” mean? As [...]
The Birthday Present
Posted by: revjmk on: May 4, 2010
- In: Mom Moments | Sound Off
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B just got invited to his first birthday party. One of the girls in his preschool class is having a princess party next week, and he got an invitation. He is very excited! Since he has never been to a birthday party before, we told him we should probably bring a birthday present for his [...]
About Me
I am a full-time pastor in the United Church of Christ, mother of a preschooler (B.), married to an aspiring academic and curmudgeon (J.). I live by faith, intuition and intellect. I follow politics, football and the Boston Red Sox. I like to talk about progressive issues, theological concerns, church life, the impact of technology and media, pop culture and books.
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- Marilyn Holt: Thank you for your inspiring comments on the disaster in your neighborhood and the uplifting section from your sermon. This entry in your blog is maki
