Blogging Through the Seasons

I have the best dad. The best dad. You may think that your dad is the best, and honestly, I hope he is. I can’t imagine what not having the best dad would feel or look like, and my heart breaks with those of you who didn’t have a great dad. I wish I could share...

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given… And he will be called… Mighty God” (Isaiah 9:6). What do you picture when you read “Mighty God”? I would be lying if I told you I didn’t see some heroic figure standing on a field of battle, shield raised, sword...

“Wonderful Counselor. Almighty God. The everlasting Father. The Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6). What a list of promises the prophets proclaim to be fulfilled in one tiny baby. And yet the first is Counselor. God as helper, advisor, therapist. We’ve all heard it over...

I was never led to believe that I could or would be sacred. I was too much–too loud, too chubby, too opinionated. Too feminine. Elders were men. Pastors were men. God was masculine, a creator of and believer in male headship. We were Adventist and strongly discouraged...

“‘He grew up before him like a tender shoot and like a root out of dry ground…’ Isaiah 53:2” (Erickson, 95). This is day twelve of the Advent season. As we contemplate the immanent celebration of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, we are called today to think about what...

I attended teachers’ college at Mico (pronounced Myco). It was the acclaimed “bastion of teacher education in the English-speaking Caribbean.” I majored in Home Economics, Food Science, and Home Management. Most of my skills were in cake-making and decoration,...