by Natalie Runion | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I wanted to be a youth pastor through most of high school. 18 years in the church and all it took was one bad experience to make me high-tail it away from seminary and right into the arms of a major University where I would spend 5 years trying to convince myself...
by Natalie Runion | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m tossing and turning on a mattress on the floor, the soundtrack to My Best Friend’s Wedding playing through flimsy 1997 foam headphones. Our family of 4 had moved overnight from a 3 bedroom parsonage to sharing a room in an efficiency apartment located over a barn...
by Natalie Runion | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
29 years old. 12 weeks pregnant. I’m sitting in the Head Master’s office with my resume- a collection of broken fragments of what felt like failed attempts. . I’m trembling, embarrassed. Two sheets of paper covered in black ink with dates and places too many...
by Natalie Runion | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The sanctuary was my classroom. I took notes on the back of offering envelopes and sat directly behind our piano player where I could watch their every move. I have journals filled with sermon notes, binders full of chord charts and conference materials. And every...
by Natalie Runion | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I saw the Lion King with the girls this week. There’s a scene where Simba is trying to roar at the hyenas but it comes out cracking, squeaking… laughter from the enemy overcomes his little growl. Then he opens his mouth and a giant roar comes out,...
by Natalie Runion | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I pass this flower everyday when walking the dog. I’ve almost picked it a few times. I haven’t picked it mostly because it’s a protected green space and I could be arrested- but secondly because it reminds me that God grows beautiful things in solitude,...
