Graduation
I have to admit, its been quite the journey working to earn my Doctoral degree. I have loved the time with colleagues and friends, have been blessed by the reading, grown from the writing and cherish this experience. It is also the hardest thing I have ever done. It was stressful, overwhelming and grumpiness producing. […]
Super Bowl-Experience of a Lifetime
There are very few items that I have on my bucket list, partially because I have never spent a lot of time working on it, partially because I am young still and also because I have just been so thankful for all that God has given me. For my age, I have lived a great […]
Christmas Letter
Read our Christmas letter (PDF file) here or below (without pictures). Carlson Family Christmas Letter 2013 Greetings Friends & Family- In our Christmas letter last year, we mentioned that we were very excited to see what 2013 would bring. Needless to say, we had no idea what 2013 would bring, and it certainly was a […]
Bring on the Holidays
October was certainly a full month, yet it felt as though it flew by. There were many challenging things I had to face personally and professionally, but there were also many great things that I was able to enjoy and celebrate personally and professionally. I am always excited for the start of November. November is […]
Routine
While I have enjoyed the past 6-9 months of discernment, transition and all of the great things God has done, I am glad to finally have arrived to the end of this week. All of the work travel is done, I am caught up in all areas of life; ministry, other professional adventures, our new […]
Abundant!
The best word to describe life right now, is abundant. I have to admit that I love using this Biblical word and concept to describe life when it is accurate. There is a difference for me between busy, full and abundant. Busyness is not necessarily a good thing and is out of my control. Abundance […]
Our Next Adventure
After many months of prayer, discernment, searching and more we have finally found what we believe God is calling our family to next. Marcus has accepted a call to be the next Senior Pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Auburn, IN. After considering many different options and opportunities and narrowing the choices to three, […]