Rev. Caitlin Childers Brown, Pastor and Minister of Service

Have you noticed how much the flowers have exploded this week? Driving through the Shirley Hills neighborhood is like driving through a Monet painting —everywhere you look there are signs of life, new color, and a little pollen. But the explosion of color from my office window onto the bright pink azaleas don't always match how I feel about the world. These days, I have to limit the amount I read the news. A few years ago I already got off social media, in large part because the amount of...

There is something magical to a child (or a child at heart) about a really cool truck. Whether it is the flashing lights, or watching a dump truck bed raise, or getting to work a water spout on a firetruck. And there is something really special about finding a way to let your child wonder and experience magic, especially for free.  It is easy to be cynical in our day and age. In light of the chaos of our unstable world, moments of child-like wonder and awe take on an almost sacred quality....

Do you dream at night? I certainly do. Some nights are more vivid than others, but lately we haven't been getting enough sleep to have those sorts of physical dreams. In my sleepless, new baby haze, I think I often have more daydreams than sleep dreams. In my daydreams I am what I hope to be now, like well rested. I sometimes daydream about being on the beach or hiking in the mountains. Or, I have daydreams for what I hope my kids will grow up to be like, or family trips we will take...