Barb's Blog

  To Saint If a saint is a very virtuous, kind, or patient person, who is the first person you think of? Today I’m using the word “saint” ...

  Maren’s Shoes No! She was not going to wear her shoes. Her sock-covered feet ran as fast as they could. When you are two years old, yo...

COMING SOON! IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH,  book five of the Pastor Maggie Series, will be available by Labor Day, 2021! Get ready for more hil...

  Quarantine Resurrection What does resurrection look like when we feel like we’ve been in a tomb for over a year? What is new about lif...

  To the congregation of North Park Presbyterian Church, Grand Rapids, MI   Church Keys   My new church keys are waiting on the desk. ...

  Christmas 2020   Next week we will make our way to the manger and marvel at the little one lying there. We do this every year, but thi...

  Bruises (updated November 3, 2020) Many years ago, when I was blissfully young and ran several miles each day, I suffered from plantar fas...

September 2020: Thoughts on Covid-19    Our wall of masks has grown, as Doug brings one home from the hospital after work and hangs it u...

Isolation We were told to isolate. A worldwide pandemic hit our shores and we were told to stay indoors. No work, no play. Jus...