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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

2024 in review

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Normally I would have already written this, but the last two days of 2024 were fairly busy at the family businesses, so I didn't have ti...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Sunday's sermon at Red Bank UMC: "Living Out the True Meaning of Christmas"

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I had the opportunity to preach for the 2nd time at Red Bank UMC this past Sunday. I chose the lectionary passage from Colossians. Below is ...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Advent Week 4-- Love through birth/born

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Advent is coming to a close. By the time you read this, it might very well be over and we will likely be into the Christmas season. Each yea...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Advent Week 3-- Joy through heaven

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Advent Week 3. How quickly has the Advent season passed for you? For me, it seems like it has gone by quickly. Christmas is upon us. We will...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Advent Week 2-- Peace through Wilderness

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Even though I had the space to put together a "word a day" challenge this year, I question myself daily as I reflect on the words,...
Monday, December 9, 2024

A Letter to Santa

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When you think about a letter to Santa, what thoughts or memories come to mind? Do you remember your letters you wrote to Santa? Or maybe yo...
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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Advent Week 1 2024-- thoughts, reflections, photos

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It has been a few years since I have done a "word a day" for Advent. I haven't had it in me, truth be known. But this year, so...
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Debra
I taught languages (Spanish and French) and am now an Elder in Full Connection in the UMC (ordained June 2018). I have lived in the south and the northeast (US) and have travelled throughout the US and to about two hand fulls of countries (Mexico, Belgium, Spain, Africa (Ceuta in Morocco), Jamaica, Italy, Canada, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador (tarmac at the airport), Israel, France). In my immediate family I have a husband, a son who graduated art school in 2024 at SVA in NYC, and two step adult kids. We also have Cliff, the dog. In February 2011, I re-entered the world of academia for the M.Div. at Asbury Theological Seminary and graduated May 2015! I took basic training for Lay Speaking in 1988 on Long Island and have been Certified since the 90s. I started teaching Lay Courses Fall 2011 online through BeADisciple.com. I completed the 2 Year Academy for Spiritual Formation in 2013 (#32, bilingual). A truly life-changing experience! I completed a Certificate in Spiritual Direction through Columbia Theological Seminary in January 2024.
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