Me

Hmmm, what to say?

I’m a native Southern Californian who lived in the South for 17 years (Atlanta) and now resides in NE Ohio. I’m a PCUSA pastor serving a wonderful congregation along with my husband Jeff. 

I feel the need to include a disclaimer that I’m not that kind of Christian – you know, the ones who can too easily box up and label others. So I hope you’ll do me the favor of not putting me into a box.  At times I’m pretty middle of the road, other times I’m darn liberal and some would say I’m way too conservative. 

The viewpoints here are mine so don’t blame Jeff, the wonderful congregation I serve, the PCUSA or my favorite childhood dog, Sammy.

The title for my blog comes from a poem by Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky

A Divine Invitation

You have been invited to meet

The Friend.

 

No one can resist a Divine Invitation.

 

That narrows down all our own choices

To just two:

 

We can come to God

Dressed for Dancing

Or

Be carried on a stretcher

to God’s Ward