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November | 2014 | the pickled pastor
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A journey in recovery. Is That A Pickle On Your Tree? November 29, 2014. November 29, 2014. Call me crazy (it is only two days after Thanksgiving). Call me a hypocrite (the season of Advent doesn’t even. Until tomorrow). Or just call me desperate to suck in as much Christmas joy as is possible this season. But the tree is decorated. And this year’s ornament of distinction is, you guessed it, a pickle. But it just seemed necessary that this pickled pastor’s first sober Christmas have a pickle on the tree.
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I Don’t Play Golf | the pickled pastor
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A journey in recovery. I Don’t Play Golf. June 4, 2015. June 6, 2015. Never was much for watching it on TV, either. Too slow. Too quiet. Just a lot of grass and whispering commentators droning on for hours. I did, however, have an absolutely splendid time at the ShopRite Seaview LPGA Classic last week. Five glorious days of sunshine and exercise. Anna Nordqvist won. There Is A God. 7 thoughts on “ I Don’t Play Golf. June 4, 2015 at 9:23 am. Liked by 1 person. June 4, 2015 at 9:40 am. Some day I would lik...
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Consequence of Choice | the pickled pastor
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A journey in recovery. June 17, 2015. And there was only one way I could imagine making that happen. I went out. Procured a bottle of Merlot. And returned to the computer with glass in hand. Voilá! The words started flowing. Still possible for me to coax words onto a page. It felt clumsy at first, but the words eventually did come. Before long, I was writing again! Sober And life is good! 23 thoughts on “ Consequence of Choice. June 17, 2015 at 8:08 am. Liked by 1 person. June 18, 2015 at 10:58 am. I wil...
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April | 2015 | the pickled pastor
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A journey in recovery. April 30, 2015. April 30, 2015. 8211; – – – – –. Today’s free-write will be my final response to the prompts for Writing 101. I’ve enjoyed them, but it’s time for me to get back to the journey …. April 28, 2015. April 28, 2015. They said she should go, so she went. Every move she made had become someone else’s decision. She tried hard to remember. How long had it been? When was the last time she was free to come and go and get angry or sad all by herself? The smooth sand of a deser...
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There Is A God | the pickled pastor
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A journey in recovery. There Is A God. June 6, 2015. Sobriety takes a tremendous amount of courage. Don’t ever let anyone tell you otherwise. The easiest, indeed, what seems the. Keep all my balls in the air. Just let me show you. Please don’t do this to me. I don’t want sobriety. I’m afraid. I Don’t Play Golf. 12 thoughts on “ There Is A God. June 6, 2015 at 10:25 am. Liked by 1 person. June 6, 2015 at 10:37 am. Liked by 2 people. June 6, 2015 at 12:02 pm. June 6, 2015 at 10:56 am. Liked by 1 person.
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February | 2015 | the pickled pastor
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A journey in recovery. February 26, 2015. February 25, 2015. A simple cross from a bullet born,. Bent out of ammunition. The dissonance of your source and form,. In sharp relief you underscore. We despise the depravity of war. Christ comes amidst affliction. Grandma’s Cookie Jar. February 25, 2015. February 25, 2015. Every cookie in Grandma’s jar was mine for the asking. February 23, 2015. The wisdom of a wise man can. Resolve the poets’ plight. Make long-dim minds glow bright. Coax idle fish to bite.
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June | 2015 | the pickled pastor
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A journey in recovery. June 21, 2015. This was difficult to write. I had mixed feelings about preaching it. But I could not remain silent. What follows is my sermon from this morning. –PP. June 21, 2015. Could Jesus not have shook off sleep long enough to quiet the storms of madness and hate and rescue nine of his own? They shout over roar of wind and waves. Do you not care that we are perishing? Have you still no faith? Ouch Hey, wait a minute. What just happened? Who IS this guy? Storms rage in Ferguso...
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A journey in recovery. I Don’t Play Golf. June 4, 2015. June 6, 2015. Never was much for watching it on TV, either. Too slow. Too quiet. Just a lot of grass and whispering commentators droning on for hours. I did, however, have an absolutely splendid time at the ShopRite Seaview LPGA Classic last week. Five glorious days of sunshine and exercise. Anna Nordqvist won. May 25, 2015. May 25, 2015. For all the memories and for loving me. May 19, 2015. May 19, 2015. I could have had a baby! May 16, 2015. I rea...
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March | 2015 | the pickled pastor
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A journey in recovery. March 27, 2015. March 27, 2015. After having navigated an often perilous sea,. One courageous drop of water,. Together with about 90,000 of her comrades,. Finally makes it to shore and crashes into. A once in a lifetime opportunity to show off. Sigh This is my twentieth and final submission for Photography 101. It has been a fun month. One that has reminded me just how much I enjoy taking pictures! Thank you, WordPress! Thank you, Photo101 classmates! And thank you to. What Inspire...
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