Saying Good-bye with a Heart Filled with Gratitude and Love
Packing Up I'm packing up my office, because I'm retiring from Columbia Lutheran Home after five years as chaplain. The most important things I'll take with me aren't in the things I'm finding in drawers or on shelves. The most important things I'm taking are the memories I'm carrying out of here in my soul.
What Was, What Is, What Can Be
On a typical Sunday morning for the past three years, my day at Columbia Lutheran Home started with me wheeling the portable altar into Luther Hall and preparing for Sunday worship. For the next few hours each week, I gathered residents, led worship, and wheeled residents back to their rooms. Our Sunday morning ritual was
What’s Holding on to You?
Thought of the Day Each morning for at least the past month, we've been broadcasting a Thought of the Day on the intercom at Columbia Lutheran. Here's one of our Thoughts of the Day from me, Pastor Mary As you know--I, Pastor Mary, am not a spring chicken. It's true--I went to college in the
100 Prayers
Columbia Lutheran Home set up a table at a recent church convention where pastors and lay leaders were gathered. We talked to those who stopped by the table about our ministry. We asked them to write prayers on note cards. Our goal was to gather 100 prayers for our residents in honor of Columbia's
Two Years of Learning; Many Decades of Living
Two Years of Learning; Many Decades of Living I am about to celebrate my second anniversary as chaplain of Columbia Lutheran Home. The past two years have absolutely flown by. Why? I can think of three reasons… Residents - I've said hello and goodbye to dozens of residents over the last two years. Each
No Foolin’ – April is National Poetry Month!
No Foolin' - April is National Poetry Month! Indeed, April is National Poetry Month. And what better way to celebrate than with a poem! This poem is credited to an anonymous writer of age. I Love to Live Today, dear Lord, I'm 80, and there's much I haven't done. I hope, dear Lord, you'll
Saying Good-bye with a Heart Filled with Gratitude and Love
Packing Up I'm packing up my office, because I'm retiring from Columbia Lutheran Home after five years as chaplain. The most important things I'll take with me aren't in the things I'm finding in drawers or on shelves. The most important things I'm taking are the memories I'm carrying out of here in my soul.
What Was, What Is, What Can Be
On a typical Sunday morning for the past three years, my day at Columbia Lutheran Home started with me wheeling the portable altar into Luther Hall and preparing for Sunday worship. For the next few hours each week, I gathered residents, led worship, and wheeled residents back to their rooms. Our Sunday morning ritual was
What’s Holding on to You?
Thought of the Day Each morning for at least the past month, we've been broadcasting a Thought of the Day on the intercom at Columbia Lutheran. Here's one of our Thoughts of the Day from me, Pastor Mary As you know--I, Pastor Mary, am not a spring chicken. It's true--I went to college in the
100 Prayers
Columbia Lutheran Home set up a table at a recent church convention where pastors and lay leaders were gathered. We talked to those who stopped by the table about our ministry. We asked them to write prayers on note cards. Our goal was to gather 100 prayers for our residents in honor of Columbia's
Two Years of Learning; Many Decades of Living
Two Years of Learning; Many Decades of Living I am about to celebrate my second anniversary as chaplain of Columbia Lutheran Home. The past two years have absolutely flown by. Why? I can think of three reasons… Residents - I've said hello and goodbye to dozens of residents over the last two years. Each
No Foolin’ – April is National Poetry Month!
No Foolin' - April is National Poetry Month! Indeed, April is National Poetry Month. And what better way to celebrate than with a poem! This poem is credited to an anonymous writer of age. I Love to Live Today, dear Lord, I'm 80, and there's much I haven't done. I hope, dear Lord, you'll