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GRACE
Dear Morehead Family, This past week beloved theologian and writer, Frederick Buechner, died at the age of 93. He wrote beautifully...
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Jul 28, 2022
Hello!
“A life of hospitality begins in worship, with a recognition of God's grace and generosity. Hospitality is not first a duty and...
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Rev. Nikki Raye Rice
Jul 7, 2022
Celebration of New Ministry
Dear Morehead Family, First, I want to say thank you for the warm welcome I have received, both by the leadership at Morehead UMC and by...
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Apr 14, 2022
Caterpillar to Butterfly
"What the caterpillar calls the end, the master calls the butterfly." This quote is attributed to Richard Bach, author of the 1970's...
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Apr 7, 2022
Resilience
Here are some images of resilience I've witnessed lately. On March 31, Carolyn and I were in the office in the midst of a gulley-washer....
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Mar 14, 2022
Pulled Forward by Love
In February, after the UMW now named “United Women of Faith,” Valentine’s Meeting & Lunch, I asked for some extra heart-shaped balloons...
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Feb 3, 2022
Some Thoughts About My Grief
The only two words that come to mind and continue to echo are "Thank You." Thank you to the Staff Parish Team for offering me a few weeks...
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Dec 8, 2021
Chaos and Order
I was trying to get out of the house, assembling the many items I cart around, thinking I can accomplish much more in 24 hours than is...
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Dec 8, 2021
The Nest
On Sunday, November 21, not only did our valiant and faithful group of youth serve as liturgists, preachers and singers in both Worship...
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Dec 8, 2021
Guardrail Blessings
Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!" ~Psalm 8:1 When we slow down to look, blessings abound. Joe and I were...
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Sep 29, 2021
Perfect Love Casts Out...Coyotes?
On the morning of August 4, I was out for a walk with Nico, our Yorkie Pip Squeak dog. Joe had told me a few days before that a coyote...
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Sep 15, 2021
Flare Up
In meeting with my Spiritual Director recently, we discussed my Dad's death and the large swath of influence he leaves behind related to...
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Sep 2, 2021
Welcoming Wholeness
The Welcoming Prayer by Father Thomas Keating begins like this: Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! I welcome everything that comes my way today...
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Aug 24, 2021
Neither Snow nor Rain...
“...nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” That’s the United States...
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Aug 19, 2021
Trimming Branches
After a slow morning on Monday, I needed to get out of my head- so many thoughts swirling about Dad, our family, the togetherness and...
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Aug 19, 2021
New Neighbors!
In a neighborhood near our church, I saw this little land of train track in someone's backyard when on a morning walk. How cool! The...
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Aug 19, 2021
New Every Morning...
“New every morning is your love, Great God of light. And all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us the desire to...
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Aug 19, 2021
Weeds are Flowers Too...
I was actually able to capture this rabbit’s photo on a walk one morning. Most rabbits I see are scared by Nico, our Yorkie pup, if you...
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Jun 17, 2021
Dappled, Freckled, Sweet & Stippled
Glory be to God for dappled things – For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;...
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Jun 10, 2021
Life comes at you fast...
Though this phrase is used by an insurance company, it's been running through my head over the last week. We're at the beach celebrating...
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The Character of God
Greetings Morehead Family! Through these final weeks that I am with you all, we are exploring the 5 core character traits of God. When...
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A Blooming New Season
“Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as...
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Lighthouse Congregation
This Past Monday, the fellowship hall was bustling with folks ready to share a meal and learn about Morehead UMC becoming a lighthouse...
moreheadumcgsonc
The Character of God
Greetings Morehead Family! Through these final weeks that I am with you all, we are exploring the 5 core character traits of God. When...
moreheadumcgsonc
A Blooming New Season
“Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as...
moreheadumcgsonc
Lighthouse Congregation
This Past Monday, the fellowship hall was bustling with folks ready to share a meal and learn about Morehead UMC becoming a lighthouse...
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