I am drawn to women’s stories –
in their own voices,
about their own lives,
telling their own experiences.

Rev. Dr. Charlene Cox writes a letter to her younger self on the day of her ordination, reflecting upon the joys, hardships, and lessons of her proud service.

Rev. Dr. Char Cox reflects upon LGBTQ+ pride and acceptance within the church during Pride Month and Ordinary Time.

Rev. Dr. Char Cox fondly reflects on one of her favorite times of year in this poem.

Rev. Dr. Char Cox fondly reflects on her Sunday School exprience in this poem.

Rev. Dr. Char Cox fondly reflects on her Sunday School experience in this poem.

There are many roads in this life. Some are actual roads that take us from “point A to point B.” Others are metaphorical, roads that we travel in our hearts. Many of the roads we travel, we never think of again, but some roads are so defining that they become drawn across our story with indelible ink.

You are invited to focus on your personal regrets by both naming and reframing them, and by so doing, nourish in a particular way, God’s call for both your present and your future.

You are invited to focus on where you regularly invest your attention by considering what captures your time, energy, thoughts, and imagination in everyday life.