Delivering life changing news requires clarity and guts. The issue doesn’t become less heart wrenching with flowery words, clinical jargon, or gentle hesitations. You just have to say it. Experience taught me that. Years ago, I got called to the hospital to support an elderly parishioner whose husband had just had a heart attack. SeatedContinue reading “The Message”
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Overworked and Blessed: A Christmas Story
I stopped for another traffic light. Dear God, I don’t have time for this. It’s almost Christmas and I’m not ready. I’m so tired and my head hurts. Please, I need help. A few minutes later, I rounded the corner and parked in the driveway near the back door of my parsonage. On the wayContinue reading “Overworked and Blessed: A Christmas Story”
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