One of my favorite poems is Jack Gilbert’s “A Brief for the Defense”. I don’t often share that because most people don’t care that I […]

My husband Matt and I are celebrating 45 years of marriage this year. We have three sons and five grandchildren with one more expected soon. […]

City on a Hill Sermons don’t often become famous. There are a few in my professional company that are at least somewhat familiar, but even […]

Residing Hope   I grew up in Sanford, the southern side of Lake Monroe. When I started getting involved in First United Methodist of Sanford, […]

A Deserved Promotion Earlier this week, the small group weekly Bible study resumed. Though I’ve been teaching weekly Bible studies for a nearly a decade, […]

Smokey Sabbath One of the best parts of smoking a cigar is the commitment you make every time you light one: the dedication that, for […]

Let It Go Change is on my heart. Or maybe upheaval is more like it, if not for the negative connotation that can hold. Every […]

When it comes to writing for the newsletter, there will be weeks when it will take me a lot of time to figure out what […]

That is the day that First UMC Bonita will officially welcome Rev. Ben Richards as our pastor. You have seen his picture and his video, […]

Dear Friends and Family of First UMC Bonita Springs,                  Kim and I have made it safely up to Central Florida, where we expect to […]