Busy

I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do. I had to hurry and get to work for bills would soon be due. So I knelt and said a hurried prayer, and jumped up off my knees. My Christian duty was now done my soul could rest at ease. All […]... Read More

All Moved In

Thanks to the help of so many friends and family, I was totally moved to the new parsonage on July 1. The unpacking  is taking several more days. You know how much I hated the packing phase of moving, the unpacking is proving almost as frustrating. Usually because I can’t find anything, I expect I will […]... Read More

Introduction

Greetings! I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the welcome that you have extended to me and to tell you a little about myself. I was born in Espanola, New Mexico, and grew up on a horse ranch in the northern part of the state. Barrel racing made up a large portion […]... Read More

Searching For Sunday

“Searching For Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church” by Rachel Held Evans I spent this weekend like a schoolgirl with a crush. Rachel Held Evans came to promote her new book and I spent every moment that she was speaking – listening. Three separate events, different every time, and I still showed up. Kinds of […]... Read More

Greetings to My New Churches

Greetings! I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the welcome that you have extended to me and to tell you a little about myself. I was born in Espanola, New Mexico, and grew up on a horse ranch in the northern part of the state. Barrel racing made up a large portion […]... Read More

Parsonage Visit

I visited my new parsonage today. I will have more room than I know what to do with and a huge yard. Not only a huge fenced yard but a deer pasture behind the house. I will get all my exercise mowing that is for sure. Plus, it has a garage. I haven’t had a […]... Read More

Appointment Announced

It was announced today that I will be serving as Senior Pastor to Gardner Memorial and Amboy UMCs in North Little Rock. I feel like this will be an awesome place to do ministry with the people of both churches. They are both mission minded and I feel like I will fit right in. I […]... Read More

Packing

I really don’t like to pack. I remember when I moved almost every six months, right after I left the Army. I could put everything I owned in my car and move, all by myself, into a new apartment. Those days are long gone. Before I moved the last time, Maryssa and I gave away […]... Read More