I hope everyone is having a very merry Christmas ( Read more... )

I have been on a bread baking kick for the past two days. Today I've decided to switch it up with streusel muffins. Now the sweet smell of cinnamon and brown sugar fills the kitchen. Delish!

Hope y'all had a good Thanksgiving! Advent starts tomorrow! Yay!

Today we made pies for our youth group activity after church.

I made a cherry pie. From scratch (well, not the filling).

I have not eaten it.

Yet.

That is all.

Yesterday was the cathedral staff retreat, and we were asked to talk about our hopes and dreams for the next year ( Read more... )

Today I delivered my first homily (wasn't quite a sermon- this was the Tuesday noon Eucharist, after all ( Read more... )

I'm still not used to driving in the city. This city is too big ( Read more... )

Just in case you read my Facebook status and worry, no, I didn't get sprayed by a skunk. My father did (but only on his shoes and pants ( Read more... )

First off, an important news article regarding the beefcake Mormon missionary calendar:
Man threatened with church punishment

Basically, because the guy published this calendar he is facing church discipline such as disfellowship (forbidden from receiving the sacrament, exercise of any priesthood office inhibited) or excommunication (having the ( Read more... )

this is a pretty theological post, so read only if you really, really want to.

Went with my friend's family to church this morning to check out the cranberry book, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, which is the service book. My friend and her mom had mentioned to me that the Nicene Creed and the Apostle's Creed had been changed and that the whole ( Read more... )

Yes, I hate the heat. Yes, that's what I get for living in a desert region of Idaho. But I don't care. I'm gonna kvetch. But a storm's blowing in, so that might be really nice ( Read more... )