Going on to Perfection...

theological musings, random observations, and everything in-between

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Household Resilience

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A couple days ago, Ben wrote a blog post about his experience of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, the medical term that is more commonly known as ...
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Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

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It's Ash Wednesday, the day that marks the beginning of the 40 day season that brings those of us in the Christian tradition to Easter. ...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

A 2024 Retrospective that isn't really a Retrospective

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New Year's Eve Sunrise over our backyard  There's an ancient Christian practice called the Examen, developed by Saint Ignatius of Lo...
Wednesday, October 09, 2024

Permaculture Learning

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I did a thing this summer. I don't really think of myself as having a green thumb. I tend to have a very laissez-faire approach to garde...
Friday, April 26, 2024

Life, man

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Life, man. We've been planning this trip to North Carolina for about 5 months (because when you have 3 kids, one of them being an infant...
Thursday, February 01, 2024

2024 Family Intentions (or, The New Year is Finally Here!)

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To say that our new year has had a bit of a ragged start would be a bit of an understatement. All of us have had one respiratory illness or ...
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Thursday, January 25, 2024

Rhythms of Life

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I posted a reflection several weeks ago on where I found myself about one year after stepping out of professional ministry. Not much has ch...
Monday, December 04, 2023

One Year Later

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It's been a year since we've moved in and almost a full year into this next season of life where we've added our third child to ...
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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Harvest Moon Reflections

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When did Christianity become so disconnected from the Earth? So separate from the rhythms of nature that bring us back to the place of wonde...
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I'll Stay Here With You

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Right now, my youngest is going through a bit of an unpredictable phase when it comes to sleep. There are nights (and naps) where she will c...
Friday, September 02, 2022

Finding Lost Things and Other Talents

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A few weeks.ago or so , I went to my favorite beach with the kids. We had a morning to kill before heading off-island in the afternoon to ru...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Random Thoughts on Summer and Adaptive Change

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 Summer is here at last. Our seasonal friends (well, they aren't only friends in the summer, just friends that are here in the summer) a...
Tuesday, June 07, 2022

One Year Later

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  It’s been a year. Looking back, there were some things I anticipated about the church I serve leaving the United Methodist Church - the en...
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Why I Hate Summer (at least, Why I Hate This Summer)

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  I knew this summer was going to be full. Between the congregation I serve going through disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church, o...
Sunday, March 14, 2021

Coming Out the Other End

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March 15, 2020 was the last worship gathering we had in our sanctuary space. Genevieve was barely mobile. We stood during coffee hour, dista...
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Melissa Yosua-Davis
A former United Methodist (but still rather Methodist) pastor, living life on a small island off the coast of Maine. You'll find thoughts on island life, reflections on faith, and other things that strike my fancy.
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