One thing I love doing is listening to the stories my parishioners tell me about their 'lives. Mildred Tomlin had a long, resilient life. I am so grateful to her family for telling me some of her story. One piece of information was the fact that Mildred wanted to be a teacher.
Financially, her family was not able to send her to college so instead she was a teacher's assistant. She adored her work with the children only quitting when she physically was not able to do it any more. Church was also huge in her life. She was definitely one of the "for all the saints" and I am glad I had the opportunity to know her.
When I was a child, frequently staying with my grandparents where television and radio reception was spotty at best, we had time to listen to family stories. My grandmother was a wonderful story teller and would keep us enthralled with stories of the antics of her 12 brothers and sisters on the farm. All though we thought there may be some fiction in some of the stories, we loved them nevertheless.
The Bible is full of stories. God's stories with his children, rich in drama, humor and love. Learning stories helps our faith story become challenged by the commitment and love of others. Our stories matter and if they are woven into God's story they can make a huge difference in other lives.
Pastor,
Pam
Stories
One thing I love doing is listening to the stories my parishioners tell me about their 'lives. Mildred Tomlin had a long, resilient life. I am so grateful to her family for telling me some of her story. One piece of information was the fact that Mildred wanted to be a teacher.
Financially, her family was not able to send her to college so instead she was a teacher's assistant. She adored her work with the children only quitting when she physically was not able to do it any more. Church was also huge in her life. She was definitely one of the "for all the saints" and I am glad I had the opportunity to know her.
When I was a child, frequently staying with my grandparents where television and radio reception was spotty at best, we had time to listen to family stories. My grandmother was a wonderful story teller and would keep us enthralled with stories of the antics of her 12 brothers and sisters on the farm. All though we thought there may be some fiction in some of the stories, we loved them nevertheless.
The Bible is full of stories. God's stories with his children, rich in drama, humor and love. Learning stories helps our faith story become challenged by the commitment and love of others. Our stories matter and if they are woven into God's story they can make a huge difference in other lives.
Pastor,
Pam
Stories
One thing I love doing is listening to the stories my parishioners tell me about their 'lives. Mildred Tomlin had a long, resilient life. I am so grateful to her family for telling me some of her story. One piece of information was the fact that Mildred wanted to be a teacher.
Financially, her family was not able to send her to college so instead she was a teacher's assistant. She adored her work with the children only quitting when she physically was not able to do it any more. Church was also huge in her life. She was definitely one of the "for all the saints" and I am glad I had the opportunity to know her.
When I was a child, frequently staying with my grandparents where television and radio reception was spotty at best, we had time to listen to family stories. My grandmother was a wonderful story teller and would keep us enthralled with stories of the antics of her 12 brothers and sisters on the farm. All though we thought there may be some fiction in some of the stories, we loved them nevertheless.
The Bible is full of stories. God's stories with his children, rich in drama, humor and love. Learning stories helps our faith story become challenged by the commitment and love of others. Our stories matter and if they are woven into God's story they can make a huge difference in other lives.
Pastor,
Pam
Stories
One thing I love doing is listening to the stories my parishioners tell me about their 'lives. Mildred Tomlin had a long, resilient life. I am so grateful to her family for telling me some of her story. One piece of information was the fact that Mildred wanted to be a teacher.
Financially, her family was not able to send her to college so instead she was a teacher's assistant. She adored her work with the children only quitting when she physically was not able to do it any more. Church was also huge in her life. She was definitely one of the "for all the saints" and I am glad I had the opportunity to know her.
When I was a child, frequently staying with my grandparents where television and radio reception was spotty at best, we had time to listen to family stories. My grandmother was a wonderful story teller and would keep us enthralled with stories of the antics of her 12 brothers and sisters on the farm. All though we thought there may be some fiction in some of the stories, we loved them nevertheless.
The Bible is full of stories. God's stories with his children, rich in drama, humor and love. Learning stories helps our faith story become challenged by the commitment and love of others. Our stories matter and if they are woven into God's story they can make a huge difference in other lives.
Pastor,
Pam