patriciasharbaugh

When I was in my thirties and my children were in grade school, I attended Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. My commute to the seminary was one and half hours and because my children were young, I worked to fit a full-time schedule of classes into two days. This meant that after packing back packs and lunches …

One day, a few years ago in July, my sixteen-month-old granddaughter Eliza and I came upon a bush in the corner of our neighbor’s yard. The bush was flowering and when you drew near, you could see that it was moving and alive with buzzing bumble bees flying in and out of the flowers on …

The theme for the week of prayer for Christian unity in 2020 was unusual kindness. I was thinking about this theme as I was commuting from my home in Ligonier to my office in Latrobe when I came to an overpass with the words “It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood,” molded into the cement. …