Kairos Moments
I've seen a different snake every day for three days. I'm not a fan of snakes. I don't know what seeing snakes regularly means. I do...
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Bits and Pieces
I don't really have a full blog post to share. Just bits and pieces. Nights have been so loud in the neighborhood. I'm looking forward...
Muddy mind
I have had a few straight days of clear thinking and things getting done. It felt good. That time has passed. I'm back to the muddy...
[pantomimed tear]
We're all wearing masks inside the house because the HVAC service guy is here. My oldest son couldn't find his mask, so he's wearing a...
"He's just like his mother" ~Greg
We now have a new morning tradition- Rolly Bat. Rolly bat is a Jarrell family game that reaches back to before Grandaddy Jarrell. It is...
"If you don't know, you don't know." ~Neighbor, Greg
We've settled into a pretty good visitation routine. On each day, we visit approximately 10 households according to geographic region. ...
Fail Better Soon- planning ahead
We, at QC Family Tree, started talking about what the summer looks like. The first gut instinct is to remember what we'd already planned...
"I want to focus on who I am when I'm not in crisis." ~Stephanie
During the month of April, 10 or more folks have been reading adrienne maree brown's Emergent Strategy and we've been talking about it...
Visitation
Today, K asked, "How much longer are yall going to be doing this?" I automatically answered, "as long as we can!" I walked away with an...
"'Trauma' is just a trendy word for wounds." ~Cathy
A few connected and disjointed thoughts on trauma: A couple of years ago, I joined an Artists as Change Agents cohort that was led by...
This is what a pastor looks like?
I've been thinking a lot about my role and identity as pastor. What makes a pastor a pastor? Is it the church? Is it serving the...
Quaranteam
It is looking like our "stay at home" mandate is going to stick around at least through May. And even when the "stay at home" mandate is...
Bud
I do not know how it is that I got so lucky, so assigned, so blessed, such kairos, such serendipity, such a gift. Some how, in some...
Small Things, Great Love
I've been thinking about the mothers of my faith. Thanks to a newly gifted tshirt, Dorothy Day comes to mind often. Thanks to an easy...
Cyclical wonderings
I return to one or more of these thoughts at least 1x every 20 minutes. Not exaggerating. These are written in no particular order. Why...
Prophets of a future not our own
Yesterday, Greg, Ben, and I were co-writing a OpEd we'll be sending to the Charlotte Observer. (We'll see where that goes.) As we were...
Behind the scenes at evening prayers
When Common Prayer:A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals came out in 2010, our community adopted it. We had previously used a mishmash of self...
Mondays are alright
Monday mornings begin with a walk around the neighborhood- me, Greg, Brother dog. Coffee next with breakfast. Another walk or a bike...
Essential
What is essential? Amazon said they would limit deliveries to essential items only. A stuffed toy cat arrived in a too-large cardboard...
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