April Digest
/April was so ridiculously busy that even my re-cap got pushed back more than a week late. My last full-month of Seminary was certainly a whirlwind.
Read MoreApril was so ridiculously busy that even my re-cap got pushed back more than a week late. My last full-month of Seminary was certainly a whirlwind.
Read MoreFebruary was all about family— the highs and the lows, the scholarly and the personal.
Read More2019 is finally here and as usual, January is seemingly 7 months long.
Read MoreThis month of thankfulness has certainly given me many reasons to be thankful.
Read MoreA whirlwind month of settling into life in Prague plus trips to Poland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany!
Read More19 states this month alone, bringing the total up to 22 this year. It was a month of incredible travels to the many places and people I love. I’m so, so grateful.
Read MoreMy first full month in Vermont was full of lakeside sunsets, hospital shifts, mini adventures, and bike rides to work. I’m being stretched in ways I didn’t expect, but also so incredibly grateful for the surprising blessings this season has brought.
Read MoreGA-SC-NC-VA-MD-DE-NJ-NY-VT-QC. It’s been a bit of a month! From the end of my second year of Seminary to the beginning of my Chaplaincy program, May was full to the brim.
Read MoreApril was full of chaotic weather that couldn’t seem to make up its mind (is it spring yet? only 3 days a week? sure, why not). As it turns out, even the chaos can be a recipe for life and growth, which I saw in my own life. That being said, I don’t mind seeing April in the rearview mirror.
Read MoreMarch roars like a lion, or in the case of Atlanta, is too cold and rainy to be enjoyable but not cold enough to snow. Between a month of rain and the final weeks of Lent, I'm more than ready to say goodbye to March. There were a few bright and shiny moments of March and I finally saw the ocean once again.
Read MoreJanuary included over 50 hours on airplanes, not to mention countless trains, buses, cars, and boats. This month I got to see new parts of this world and be in all three of my homes. What an incredible (and busy!) month.
Read MoreIt's hard to believe 2017 is almost over. It felt like it would never end, but we did. We survived this year. December started with a bit of chaos as I tried to finish all my school work before leaving to come out for my grandpa's funeral. I left the week before the semester ended, so it was a mad dash to finish all my work. I was so grateful to be with family to celebrate my grandfather's incredible life. His funeral was just as he would have wanted it- ending at a graveside with cows in the field next door and people riding by on horseback.
Read MoreEvery month has flown by this year but November seemed like an eternity. Atlanta is pretty magical in November- cold and cozy mornings, leaves changing colors, and warm and sunny afternoons. I'm finally learning to appreciate this southern weather. Wrapping up this month as if it was one cohesive entity is almost a joke. This month has held a lot for me- lifestyle changes, preaching for the first time at my church, holidays, a mountain of school work, and the death of a family member. I suppose it makes sense during this season that the first word that comes to mind is gratitude. Gratitude for what life looks like, gratitude for 25 years of loving my grandpa, gratitude for the weather, gratitude for the opportunities ahead. God is good, all the time.
Read MoreIt's 500 years later and I've still got 95 problems (but indulgences ain't one)
That was a terrible Seminary joke, but I'm not even sorry. It's only the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation once and I'm not throwing away my shot. October was a blur and somehow it's already over. Here's this month's Monthly Digest.
Read MoreRev. Laura Nile Tuell is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Laura serves as a solo pastor in Lakewood, WA and lives in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma with her husband David and their three young children, Jack, Eli, & Viola, and their Carolina dog, Penny.
For further contact, Laura can be reached at lauraniletuell@gmail.com