“Everyone has regrets, but this book provides a path forward to live with serenity and how to accept change gracefully.”

“But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify.”

This Sunday, August 3, will be our family’s last Sunday at St. John’s before we move to Oxford, England. We believe this is the path God has for us and we are confident in our decision to leave, but it is still sad to leave this community after 14 years.

“When I attend Morning Prayer, I hear words from our elders—words that have been spoken, passed on, written, compiled, and printed, from before the time of Moses up to the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.”

“In August, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy called on the nation, including religious communities, to reimagine our collective care in supporting caregivers and their children, saying, ‘Raising children is sacred work. It should matter to all of us.'”

“We are not alone in our struggles. We are not alone in our fears. We need community now more than ever.”

“These massive root systems grew and died for thousands of years, and created the rich black organic soils that are so productive here in the upper Midwest.”