Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 22nd, 2010
Ten years ago this week, Doug and I were married. On the day of our wedding, the readerboard outside our church said, “Love Covers A Multitude of Sins.” Underneath that was a pink construction paper heart and the words, “Congratulations Kimberlee and Doug!” Doug laughed. He thought it was hilarious, the kind of thing you’d [...]
Posted in Church Year on May 17th, 2009
This week’s Gospel passage continues Jesus’ discourse on the vine and the branches, which I wrote about last week. In her comment on that post, Catherine wisely pointed out the importance of receiving God’s love. Inherent in this image of abiding, of being a branch grafted to a vine, is the notion of receptivity. The [...]
Posted in Church Year on May 10th, 2009
In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus commands His disciples to “abide in me.” A few verses later, he says, “Abide in my love.” In the church, we talk about God’s love a great deal. But a lot of this God-is-love talk glosses over how costly that love is—not just for Jesus, but for us, too. Right [...]
I am a reader (I feel about books the way some people feel about chocolate: yum), a writer (I've written a book, even: The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year), and a mother (of four). So that's what I blog about: reading, writing, and raising my kids.
