Friday Five: All About Allergies

 My nose started feeling sneezy as soon as I saw the picture of the ligustrum bush on this week’s RevGalBlogPals Friday Five.  Mary Beth is highly allergic to them and I am too.  We had ligustrum bushes all around our house in El Paso because they grew so easily there.  That was the first…

Happy Birthday, Frank Oz!

Bert and Ernie Today is the 67th birthday of creative genius Frank Oz. How do I love him? Let me count some of the ways:  He was Jim Henson’s closest collaborator On The Muppet Show, Oz was Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and Sam the Eagle On Sesame Street, Oz was Bert with Henson as Ernie…

Sunday Sermon: Taste and See!

Perfection Growing into Salvation1 Peter 2:2-10May 22, 2011 — Jerusalem UCCIt’s always a special day to celebrate Confirmation.  Alissa, we rejoice with you today as you make public your affirmation of your baptism as you keep on taking steps of faith throughout your life.Those of us who have already made Confirmation promises remember today our…

Friday Five: Favorite Words

Today’s RevGalBlogPals Friday Five is inspired by the Spiritual Formation hour at Jan’s church where they have been sharing special words with each other and the stories they inspire.  Jan has invited us to write about 5 words we really like and tell why you have chosen each word. These came to me today, in…