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About isplainasjane

Minister of Word and Sacrament, PC(USA). M. Div. writes. preaches. teaches. speaks. encourages, God is love.

moon moment

Posted on June 13, 2014 by isplainasjane

It’s Friday the 13th, full moon, and I’m sitting on the deck of our beach house (ours in the sense that we have rented it for a week!) watching this big beautiful ball rise over the gulf. The glare from … Continue reading →

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hill country confession

Posted on June 8, 2014 by isplainasjane

The last several weekends have been a time of celebrating connections.  New connections, renewing connections, remembering connections.  And, all this connecting has made me realize just how easy it is to become dis-connected. We had the wonderful opportunity to spend … Continue reading →

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her hands

Posted on May 10, 2014 by isplainasjane

My hands are much like my mother’s. Average in size, with gnarly knuckles and age spots galore.  But my mother’s hands were much more talented than mine ever have been or ever will be.  At least they were when she … Continue reading →

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learning what it means

Posted on April 21, 2014 by isplainasjane

It has been over a month since I have posted.  I haven’t had much to say. I’ve been getting used to unemployment, sabbatical, or retirement, depending on the perspective of the moment.  I finished my term as the interim pastor … Continue reading →

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park bench prophet

Posted on March 15, 2014 by isplainasjane

He looked like a young Hungarian Bob Dylan, complete with frizzy hair, crooked teeth, pasty face, and those beady eyes.   I had traveled many miles for this moment, and yet it was something I never expected.   The Missions Director had … Continue reading →

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banana peel theology

Posted on March 1, 2014 by isplainasjane

What is your most embarrassing moment?  I mean, when was a time that you truly wanted the earth to open up and swallow you whole?  Please, tell me.  I really want to know.  Not because I’m a masochist but because … Continue reading →

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Grace Received

Posted on February 11, 2014 by isplainasjane

The piece below was written several years ago.  This month marks the 22nd anniversary of my mother’s death.  I still miss her…. I listened to the answering machine for the third time.  She’d asked me to call if I ever … Continue reading →

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Along the way

Posted on January 31, 2014 by isplainasjane

I’m at a crossroads. Again. I can’t really see that any path I have taken thus far is actually leading anywhere.  I thought the destination was clear.  I thought I would take up permanent residence here. Or there. Instead, I … Continue reading →

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band of boomers

Posted on January 22, 2014 by isplainasjane

Last fall my husband, Tom, and I traveled to a small town out on Long Island in New York, where he grew up. The old hometown! We went there to see a friend of Tom’s he had known since he … Continue reading →

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Wise enough to yearn

Posted on January 7, 2014 by isplainasjane

The last time I wrote was Thanksgiving Day. I was listening to Christmas music, eager to celebrate the holidays. Today as I write, I’m a bit weary, but joyfully satisfied, from all the celebrating. We had more company this year … Continue reading →

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