Ms. Taylor Says

                                   "pregnant"   by  summerbl4ck  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0   I need to start this post with a clear statement: I am pro-life. So that means that, yes, I am opposed to abortion. I believe that an abortion ends an innocent person's life, so therefore, I don't believe it should be a legal option included in reproductive rights.   BUT-- I am pro-LIFE, not simply anti-abortion. According to the American Anglican statement of faith, this dedication to the sanctity of life means,  "All human life is a sacred gift from God and is to be protected and defended from conception to natural death. We will uphold the sanctity of life and bring the grace and compassion of Christ to those who face the realities of previous abortion, unwanted pregnancy, and end-of-life illness."  This is where I believe Christians' commitment to fighting abortion is incomplete if they fight abortion while being at best complacent and at worst activ

 I recently heard a podcast  about being set up. I loved it. I loved hearing a single woman explaining to her married friend that she likes being set up. And it was helpful for me to hear a married person explaining why he had been hesitant to set up his friends. It was the kind of honest conversation I think more of us should probably have. In another post, I'll have to write about my hope for the church to become less a set of silos and more of an integrated body. But for today, let's just talk about dating.  This podcast was a good reminder of how many times I've thought that I need to be more proactive when it comes to my dating life. It also reminded me of the multiple times I've thought that I needed to be more outspoken about my willingness to be set up, and how all of those times I've either gotten busy and not done it, or didn't know how to bring up the subject. I loved listening to such an honest conversation about setting people up, and it made me wan

 After months of not seeing my family, I finally found a way to safely (or as safely as you can do anything these days) get home to see them.  One day while I was in town, my aunt came to visit and we went to put flowers on my grandparents' graves. As we were walking through the cemetery and looking at the headstones of other family members, I realized how little I knew about many of my family members, and I also started thinking about all of the historical events they had survived.  I've been thinking for a while that it makes sense to pause and record my thoughts on this pandemic in case, a few generations from now, my family members want to know what this strange time was like.  In case you want to take a bit of time and record your own snapshot of this time, here are the questions I will answer: 1. When did you first hear about COVID-19? What were your initial thoughts?  2. Was there a moment in time, a day or an event that really caused you to understand the magnitude of w