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Field of Flowers

. . . off-key grace . . .

random wanderings and wonderings of a writer/teacher/preacher

Welcome to Kelly's Blog -- where  intentions are good but everything is a little off-key. Read on, and enjoy!

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Dumb Things About Job-Hunting…

Throughout the last few weeks, I’ve entered the job market full force. I’m up to my armpits in résumés, cover letters, and reference...

Snowmaggedon, 2021

Welcome to Snowmaggedon, 2021! The State of Texas – and a huge chunk of the nation – is weathering a historic winter storm. His-tor-ic....

"Raindrops on roses..."

As many of you likely know, I am ending 10 days of quarantine after being exposed to a diagnosed case of COVID. Turns out, I am fine, and...

Going on a Bear Hunt

Y’all… Right now is hard. Like sucker-punched-by-your-BFF hard. Like gut-dropping-during-a-car-wreck hard. And, yes, like global-pandemic...

Limpin' Along

Note: I tried blogging once before -- back in 2011. I was serving as the Children's Director, and I think my outlook hasn't changed that...

Mr. Google and Mr. Bloom

"A disciple is a pupil – someone who is studying and learning all about a subject."

Fear and Trembling: A Beginning

"I’m going to be dedicating blog posts to those questions for the next while..."

What I Know

"I know that I am called to respond with love."

Rolling Eyes and Raising Eyebrows...

"And, so the only wisdom that I’ve discovered is this: It’s ok to not be ok."

Deep Down in my Cro-Magnon Amygdala Brain...

"...so much contact but no touch, so many stories but no mental capacity to truly process them, and so many options but so little freedom."

Squinty-Eyed Skepticism...

There are no benchmarks for how humans as a species will respond to relying entirely on the sorcery of the Internet, month after month...

The mostly absent senior year...

"How does a global health crisis at such a time change who you are – who any of us are?"

If you give a gal a Sabbath...

"...today, I am reminded of how much my life looks like a children’s book sometimes."

At Jesus' Table...

"We will take our places at Jesus’ table, just like we always have."

#godisfaithful432

"The goal of this #godisfaithful432 promotion is that, together, we can help one another remember God’s faithfulness."

Paddling like crazy...

"We forge ahead because we know that the magic of a digital feed is what will hold us in community until we can all be together again."

Seeing things...

I remember these holy words: “God is in the details.”

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