Words from Washington

It has been one year since my friend, Tracy, died . It was one year ago today when we received the horrible news of her passing. I remember...

We are coming home this weekend at Mount Vernon Place . We left our sanctuary in August 0f 2006 for an extensive renovation project. We fi...

My friend, Howard, turned 100 on Tuesday. Howard is this incredible man who is a member of our congregation. For the last three years , I ...

Craig and I are in Quebec City for a few days, starting our honeymoon in this quaint, historic city. Throughout our time here, we have been ...

We are officially married!  We loved our wedding weekend and are so thankful for the incredible gift of it all! Here is one picture for now....

It's my wedding day.  In about eight hours, I'll be Mrs. Donna Sokol.  (I suppose that this reason is the reason why I have not writ...

After Monday's post, a friend of mine asked if I had heard the song by Derek Webb about t-shirts. Its words follow well with the last t...

I spent a portion of last Wednesday with someone who is about to turn 100. This man was in the hospital, and when I asked him what I could d...

As a child, we learned a song about how all of God's people got love. I do not remember all of the words but I remember how my Sunday s...

For the last two weeks, I have been running around trying to do it all.  I have been a student in a Doctor of Ministry program in preaching ...

When we arrived at the Carnegie Library Building on Sunday morning for worship, I kept hearing the sounds of a little bird. I could not see...

I have several window boxes on my condo balcony where I planted flowers last year. The flowers added a great deal of beauty, making me smil...

I am getting married in exactly 66 days. And, like most brides I am very, very excited while also doing things that I normally don't do....

By far, the one event that has had the biggest impact on my life is my parents' divorce. My parents were married for 23 years before the...

My mother is visiting this week from Southeastern Colorado. She lives in a community where it is rather easy to get around. There is not muc...

The process of renovating the sanctuary at Mount Vernon Place is nearing completion. We'll be back in the building in less than four m o...

Two weeks later, I am still thinking a lot about my time at the monastery. A trip to the Washington National Cathedral this weekend brought ...

Last week was the most amazing Holy Week I have ever had. I continue to be awed and amazed by all of the ways in which God showed up - the r...

I think on Easter morning we should throw confetti in church! No? What about a little fanfare? A deafening drum roll? A three minute standin...