Tag: women’s worship service

• Is Mim Going to Jail?

  As usual, I was sitting at my computer, working on my next book. Floey walked over to me, sat down right beside me, and looked up. She waited for me to finish the sentence I was typing. “What’s up, Floey?” I asked. “I’m worried, Mom.” “Are you worried about the Corona Virus, Floey? I don’t…

  Marian

  March 24, 2020

  Jail Ministry, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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• An Odd Favorite

  

  I thought about Doris last week. Doris lived with us for almost four years. She came for assisted living in 2005, shortly after her husband Ernie died. Doris, a nurse, had been caring for Ernie for many years, and now it was time for someone to care for Doris. She was in her late eighties.…

  Marian

  May 24, 2016

  Assisted Living, Jail Ministry, Music, Reflections

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• Joy in Unexpected Places

  The highlight of my day last Thursday came at the end of the women’s worship service in the county jail.  As usual, I had gone to the Dane County Jail in Madison to play the piano for the women’s worship service. But this service was a little different. Instead of a more typical opening hymn,…

  Marian

  August 12, 2014

  God’s Love, Jail Ministry, Music, Reflections

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• Getting Together with God and Some Friends in Jail

  Last Thursday I had a glimpse into some of the unfairness and viciousness experienced by the women spending time in the county jail. As usual, I went through security to get into the jail and walked down the long hallway to the chapel to play the piano for the women’s worship service. Chaplain Julia was…

  Marian

  July 15, 2012

  God’s Love, Jail Ministry, Life’s Challenges, Music, Reflections

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