Dove

I love the commercials that Dove is putting out featuring Real Women's body shapes. A fellow blogger made a comment on a recent video that Dove has put out on the internet. Check it out here: http://yutegal.blogs.com/weblog/2007/10/for-my-girls.html?cid=85968594

I would love to see this video as a commercial on TV, perhaps during the superbowl.

Grieving and the ministry.

One of our beloved church ladies died yesterday. I am having a really hard time with it because I was just starting to get to know her. She was a quiet non-anxious presence and who was very involved in our church and in the community of our city. This is a huge blow to our church because she is an officer in a couple of our committees and has supported our church in talents and financial means for over twenty years. Her funeral will be later on this week. I hope I get through it without crying through the service. In seminary I was told that pastors grieve outside of the church setting and seek their comfort through support systems outside their congregations. My job as pastor is to comfort and care for the congregation in their time of loss. This is tough for me because I am still trying to build a support system for myself out here.

What mythological Creature Am I

You Are a Chimera

You are very outgoing and well connected to many people. Incredibly devoted to your family and friends, you find purpose in nurturing others. You are rarely alone, and you do best in the company of others. You are incredibly expressive, and people are sometimes overwhelmed by your strong emotions.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

Interesting how this little website nailed my personality type. Although as I get older I find that I am getting less expressive and more introverted. I imagine it is because I am in a career that is all about interacting with people.

Sunday Mornings

Sunday mornings are a bit of a conundrum for me. I am excited and nervous all at the same time. I don't preach every Sunday because I am an associate pastor, so I only preach once a month, however I am committed to participating in every worship service because I need to be visible for the sake of my specialized ministry.

I don't know why I get so anxious sometimes. I've been leading worship for many years through my internships and my former home church. Each Sunday feels like I am new to this worship leadership thing for the first time. In some ways I am because now I am ordained. It feels as if I crossed some invisible line when I had my colleagues lay hands on me and I was told that I am now ordained. In the Catholic tradition it is believed that ordination is a stain that is put upon your soul and this stain can never be washed away...unlike the stain of original sin which is washed away by the waters of baptism.

Being a clergy person feels odd sometimes. Whenever someone calls me Rev. _________, I still look over my shoulder to see if they are speaking to someone behind me, then I realize, oh my title is Rev. I wonder if new doctors ever go through this.

Anyway, I'm need to go off and get ready for Sunday Service and pray to the Holy Spirit that I remember that whatever I do this morning it is all to the glory of God.

First Blog

Hello and welcome to my blog. This is my first time blogging and so my writing might be a bit clumsy. I've recently moved across the United States to pursue a pastorate and lots of my friends encouraged me to write a blog so that they can keep tabs on me. At first I was hesitant, I am not one to broadcast my private life and blogging seems a bit too vulnerable to me. However, I have seen some terrific blogs on the internet from fellow female clergy and have been impressed with what they have written. I also visit http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.com/ daily and I've really enjoyed the blogs that are part of their webring.



So here it goes....hold on tight folks it's gonna be a bumpy ride.