Just a few short months ago, I wrote a column for this very newsletter about Christian Community Camp. I wrote about taking my daughter and the way I initially pictured camp—being on vacation with 100 of your closest co-workers; about seeing people eating breakfast in their pajamas who you typically only see on Sunday mornings
I’ve lived in Kansas City for about six years now. And as long as I’ve lived here, I’ve wanted to go to First Fridays in the Crossroads District. Six years and I’ve never gone. I follow hundreds of local artists on social media and spend my nights flipping through their posts to see all of the fun and creative stuff they’re making.
by Rev. Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families Two years ago, my daughter and I loaded up our car and headed to the YMCA of the Rockies for our first Christian Community Camp. She was 2 years old at the time and I had no idea what to expect from Read More...
By Rev. Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families Until I met my husband I had never been shopping on Black Friday. My family still lives in a small town so when I was home for Thanksgiving there weren’t really many opportunities to do so. My husband is also from Read More...
By Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families On Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m., in observance of the International Wave of Light, I lit a candle in my living room in front of a picture that references Isaiah 54. “Though the mountains will crumble, you will not.” When I lit the Read More...
When I returned in August after being away from the building for almost three weeks (to Christian Community Camp in Colorado and then a few days of vacation) I had over 1,200 emails. Granted, lots of those were junk email but there were lots that weren’t. It took me a couple of Read More...
by Rev. Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families During my second interview for the Minister of Children, Students and Families, I met with several groups of people—staff members, personnel committee members, board members, lay leaders. One of those meetings was with the personnel chair at the time, Lesley Holt. Lesley Read More...
by Rev. Monica Lewis, Minister to Children, Students and Families As Mother’s Day approaches, my heart is with all women. All of them. The mother who is so fortunate to have the family she’s always dreamed of. The mother who has struggled with her own fertility or the fertility of her partner. Read More...
