Category Archives: Lessons Learned

fear and then…

Posted on August 21, 2014 by isplainasjane

Recently Tom was out of town for 4 nights.  I miss him when he’s gone.  Oh, that first night is always a little fun…lying on the couch watching HGTV’s Property Brothers while fine dining on a bowl of popcorn and … Continue reading →

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celebrate it all

Posted on July 24, 2014 by isplainasjane

Last week I “celebrated” my third year of ordination as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church, USA. Last Thursday, July 17th, to be exact. This anniversary day was kind of weird for me, honestly. I remembered … Continue reading →

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a plumbing proverb

Posted on July 2, 2014 by isplainasjane

For many, the best laid plan means that a plan is made and then everything works according to that plan. But for me, I like things to be open ended (spoiler alert…).  Nothing is more relaxing than not having the … 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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Christmas came early this year

Posted on November 28, 2013 by isplainasjane

I haven’t posted in a while.  I’ve been immersed, body and heart, in Advent.  Yes, today is Thanksgiving and the first Sunday of Advent isn’t until this coming Sunday, December 1.  But Christmas came to my family early this year.  … Continue reading →

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