ON DEATH ...

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

This past week I have been thinking a lot about death. It’s probably a function of being a priest, but death is ever a part of my journey. Many days I can avoid thinking about it. But I imagine that is not really what God wants. Just to prove the point, I find that deaths usually come in...

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Tags: abundance, blessing, call, death, different, eternal life, fear, freedom, god, grace, joy, pretend

The last moment of goodness …

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

In the last couple of weeks we have seen quite a lot of change in our infant. She is finally getting up on her knees to crawl instead of doing her “commando drag.” She is pulling up to a standing position and happily standing for a while. She is trying and enjoying new solid foods...

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Tags: breastfeeding, children, failure, god, grace, joy, parenting, relationship, success

Thanksgiving ...

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

My oldest daughter is precocious. She is 5 and she comes from a long line of very head-strong women – at least three generations, but I never really knew the women in the generations above that. So with two ladies in the house who have strong opinions and strong wills, you can imagine...

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Tags: conflict, family, god, grace, love, thanksgiving, strong, women, gratitude, hug, daughter, frustrated, difficult