Boots on the Ground

Hi sassy friends. How are you doing? How are you holding up? How are you taking care of yourselves as the world seems to be serving up...

I had the joy of preaching last week at my home congregation. I don't get to preach in my new position very often and it felt so good to...

Stan, the new baby highland cow Wix, the hosting site for the Sassy Pastor blog informed me today that it had been 28 days since I last...

I wonder what it was like to be Mary Magdalene on Easter morning. I imagine her not sleeping the night before- knowing that in the...

It's Holy Week. Holy week is my favorite week of the liturgical year. It is the week I miss most when I am not in leadership in a local...

True confession. I can mindlessly while away the hours "shopping" on facebook marketplace. I might begin in the antique furniture...

I am pretty sure it drives my spouse crazy. On Google maps, when I am searching a route- I will check the "avoid highways" box and wait...

On Sunday, the children's minster at church (shout out to Rae!) was sharing with the kids that sometimes we have big dreams or plans and...

It's mud season on the farm. We were hit with a big blizzard earlier this week and now in true Minnesota March fashion, all that heavy...

YOU You are made from stardust every bit as bright and shiny every bit as mysterious and ethereal You are made from dust everyday,...

It was warm and sunny today in Minnesota- so much so that I left the back sliding door open and fresh air blew through my house. I spent...

It's a very cold, grey day in Minnesota. We are in-between a snowstorm and a plunge back into freezing temps. As I was easing into the...

What a long decade the last two weeks have been. I have fallen into a horrible habit of doom scrolling right before I fall asleep and...

Our current reality feels completely unreal. I find myself absorbing the constant feed of news in a haze of disbelief. It's like...

The Word became flesh and made his home among us. John 1:14 I love to give gifts. I love to search out that perfect present that will...

This past weekend I deep cleaned my house. My daughter asked if I was moving furniture and digging deep into the grime because my mom...

We are 3 days past the election. I don't know about you, but I find my soul sitting in a space of complete numbness that is occasionally...

We have a young silkie rooster that is learning how to crow. At about 4:45 in the morning, you begin to hear his bold attempts at...

I am sitting at my desk in my home office with tears streaming down my face. They are tears of joy and this strange feeling of hope. I...