Category Archives: Reflections

Fences and Food

For 20 years,  when you walked out of Trinity Lutheran Church and looked across the parking lot you saw a tall wooden fence.  That changed this winter.   In the mid-90s, Mercy Housing approached Trinity and asked if they could lease … Continue reading

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A Change in Plans

by Amanda Hanson When Pastor Meggan asked if I would be interested in taking the Master Food Safety course I will admit I was a bit hesitant. Things had been pretty difficult after losing our son Klayton and I wasn’t … Continue reading

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Geology and Gardens

by Meggan Manlove One of the things I remember about moving into the parsonage in Soldier, Iowa (where I served as pastor from 2004-2010) was the dirt.  I grew up on a hillside in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  … Continue reading

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