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Praying and Pondering Change

Three years ago I came home…literally home. I had always worked outside of my home and my career was very important to me. At the time I was leading ministry to children and families in my church as a full-time staff member. While I felt called to this ministry and loved working with the children and families … Continue reading

Career / Christianity / Women

Getting Your Feet Wet (A Journey Launched, Part 4)

Getting Your Feet Wet By Amy Watson Smith, Department of Christian Faith Formation, Diocese of SC I can still see my daughter’s face as she came down the slide that Saturday morning. She was a kindergartner attending a classmate’s birthday party where the primary entertainment was one of those enormous, inflatable slides. It was intended … Continue reading

Christianity / spiritual journey / Women

Confessions of a Bibliophile (A Journey Launched, Part 3)

The following is one of four essays that appeared in the Jubilate Deo, the newspaper of the Diocese of South Carolina, in 2006 and 2007. The publication of these pieces launched my desire and need to write about my spiritual journey. Confessions of a Bibliophile By Amy Watson Smith, Department of Christian Faith Formation, Diocese of SC … Continue reading