Waterworks Ministries

The rain and the sun have made my flowers very happy.

Surprising Reminder (long post)

The J. Marlene Atanasoff award is given to an outstanding advocate and example of John Wesley's principles of mercy, justice, and piety.

"The recipient stands on her own for her spiritual leadership and dedicated commitment in advocating for those beyond themselves individually, and in community.

Our named recipient diligently aspires to love out the words from Psalm 89:14 "righteous and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you." Our recipient reflects the character of Christ in her call to step in with others in unconditional love, holy discernment, and gifted sensitivity in drawing others into sacred spaces."

They were talking about me, and I was surprised, even though I knew I was getting the award. I don’t share this to puff myself up. I share this as a reminder that all of us impact others in beautiful ways we don't understand or see. Sometimes we get a glimpse of how others see us and our work as I was blessed to receive a glimpse on Friday. Sometimes we toil for decades without anyone calling out our honest and compassionate work.

Never forget that your work, your kindness, and your compassion for others matters.

Hello Friends! Waterworks Ministries is hosting a retreat with Abide in the Spirit on April 20 in State College. It's a day of renewal for clergy, CLMs, lay speakers and lay servants. Sign up today, spots are limited!

https://www.waterworksministries.org/event-details/resurrection-living

Hello Friends! Waterworks Ministries is hosting a retreat with Abide in the Spirit on April 20 in State College. It's a day of renewal for clergy, CLMs, lay speakers and lay servants. Sign up today, spots are limited!

Resurrection Living | Waterworks A day retreat embodying joyful living.

Got an email this morning from about how we generally don't bring our social media cameras to our desk (for good reason). I took that as a challenge/inspiration. Welcome to my boring world, lol!

Oops. Ballet fractures are a real thing, and I've got one from actual ballet, lol.

Our latest Dream Big blog. (cross-posting)

Glad It's Not Bigger Photo by Candi Foltz on Unsplash My husband loves to feed the birds. Our small deck off the side entrance has become a buffet for birds of all kinds, including chickadees, titmouses, cardinals, towhees, and sparrows. We also have hummingbirds. A lot of hummingbirds. Last count was sixteen of them. W...

Doing some cross-posting...
Our latest Dream Big blog:

Slightly Off the Beaten Path Another thing I did while on renewal leave was go to Scotland. I stayed in Inverness for most of the time with a two-day stop in Aberdeen before heading back to Edinburgh to catch our plane. My Isle of Skye tour group was blessed with exceptional weather and all the people were very punctual, so we....

Good words.

Nothing but a little heartache Some people say time heals all wounds … well, they lied. Waiting on God to move in our lives, to answer our prayers, to show us the way forward, can feel discouraging at times. We beg, we bargain, …

STRESS MANAGEMENT AND TRAUMA LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
If you're in the Central PA area, this may be of interest to you:

Stress Management and Trauma Leadership Workshop | Waterworks Waterworks Ministries and the Susquehanna Conference Mental Health Task Force are sponsoring a leadership training on April 20, 2023 from 9 am to 4 pm at Mount Asbury Camp and Retreat Center. Stress affects everyone, and leaders are no exception. The past two-plus years have been....

Hey Friends! If you're looking for an Advent sermon series to listen to, ours will be posted in full by today at 5 pm!

Waterworks Podcast A podcast about faith and life and how self-awareness and letting go leads to freedom....