Lent Blog

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  • An Invitation to Walk

    As next week is Holy Week, I wanted to invite you to walk the Via Dolorosa virtually on Monday. At 7 pm EDT, our Reverend Dr. Elise Brown will take us all on the path Jesus took in Jerusalem. You can sign-up for the free event at the following link: https://marblechurch.org/calendar/8207/walking-in-jesus-footsteps-virtual-via-dolorosa-walk

  • Love and Friendship

    Love and Friendship

    Pyaar dosti hai,Loosely translated from Hindi,“Love is friendship,”As I walk along a path through Myrtle Edwards Park,I joyfully absorb the bright sunshine,Which warms my skin,Glimmers on the Puget Sound,And glistens on the snow of the Olympic mountains,Other pedestrians, joggers, skate boarders, and bicyclists,Imagine I am on a solitary walk,Unseen to all though,I am thoughtfully communing […]

  • WALKING BY FAITH, NOT FEAR

    “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:9 (NIV) “Mira que te mando que te esfuerces y seas valiente; no temas ni desmayes, porque Jehová tu Dios estará contigo en dondequiera […]

  • A Sunday for “Peace Train”

    Today, we pray for peace in Ukraine and all places around the world.

  • Treasured Recipes from Friends

    As I was packing up to move recently, I found room in the limited space of a suitcase for the entire recipe collection of my late grandmother, Marcella Gleyre. She was Nana to me. Friends would share recipes. Little handwritten cards, frequently stained from regular use, would have a friend’s name on the top of […]

  • You do not know the whole story…

    It had been a long week for me. So, I decided to reward myself with a relaxing manicure and pedicure, a mani-pedi as we call it. I leaned back in the recliner, placed my feet in the warm water, and began to feel the tension ease out of my body. Suddenly a group of three […]

  • In the Garden

    The beauty of the Lenten season includes longer daylight hours, the leaves on our trees and flowers begin to bud, and beautiful colors begin to emerge. The change of the season helps me to reflect on the beauty of my friendships with people and God as I walk through nature’s paths and gardens.  Preparing for […]

  • Bless our Four-Cornered Circle

    Since 2020, we have worshiped, worked prayed, and played in tiny tiles, 24 to a four-cornered screen. Still a circle of friends, walking through the seasons of earth, church and life: Lents, Easters, Advents, Christmases–even a pancake supper though we had to supply our own sizzle. To me, most important in the four-corner format was […]

  • Barbie Dearest

    Barbie is the name I endearingly gave my friend who I met at a yoga class in a dark church basement many years ago.  During our introduction, we learned that we were neighbors. It became our practice to meet every Tuesday evening at the corner to walk together for our class. We got together more […]

  • The Power of Enduring Friendship

    My best and longest-time friend is Krissy Wertz Cross.  She and I met when we were 13 years old and became locker partners at Urbandale Junior High School in Urbandale, Iowa.  Who would have known that chance partnering would begin a decades old friendship?  When the pandemic began in March 2020 and we were all […]