Archive - Prairie Pastoral | MJ Romano

Ch, ch, changes

Thoughts on John, Elijah, and the season of Lent

Feb 13 • MJ Romano

January 2026

Advent Under My Skin

Welcome to 2026, and to this belated Advent post.

Jan 3 • MJ Romano

November 2025

The Let’s-Just-Try Trick

I became a parent 24 years ago under the misguided assumption that my children were going to do what I asked them to do with little to no resistance…

Nov 17, 2025 • MJ Romano

October 2025

God, grant me the Serenity

Oct 15, 2025 • MJ Romano

September 2025

Just sad (not angry, snarky, argumentative, fearful, etc.)

It was a January in St.

Sep 19, 2025 • MJ Romano

August 2025

A time to prune

I have a tree outside my living room window that likes to get ahead of itself.

Aug 24, 2025 • MJ Romano

Stiff-neckedness

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about stiff necks.

Aug 4, 2025 • MJ Romano

May 2025

A not-so-empty nest

Truth: My husband and I had grown fond of our empty nest.

May 22, 2025 • MJ Romano

April 2025

Heading into Holy Week. Together.

Our town’s Ministerial Association has shrunk.

Apr 14, 2025 • MJ Romano

March 2025

Work and (sometimes) jobs in the Kingdom of God

It was May 1991.

Mar 15, 2025 • MJ Romano

February 2025

No means no…really

No is no No is always no If they say no, it means a thousand times no No plus no equals no All nos lead to no no no

Feb 15, 2025 • MJ Romano

November 2024

A few final thoughts on this Election Day…

A few final thoughts on this Election Day…

Nov 5, 2024 • MJ Romano

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