Personal – Jeffrey A. Nelson

The Life That She Deserved

I long thought of myself as strictly a cat person. I loved interacting with other people’s dogs, but for my own home, I preferred the company of cats only. To me, they were more independent, more snuggly, and their type of playfulness was what I preferred. Those who consider themselves dog people immediately will beContinue reading “The Life That She Deserved”

Full Stop

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been going through something. I still don’t know how to name it, and I’m still having trouble even describing it. The best that I can do is to refer to it as an internal shift, though I’m still struggling to grasp what exactly is shifting. Here are aContinue reading “Full Stop”

My Least-Planned Sabbatical Has Many Plans, Actually

For all of May and June, I will be taking a sabbatical from my position at the UCC National Ministries. This was originally meant to take place this past fall, but those plans derailed, and I rescheduled it for now. This will be the third instance that I’ve been afforded sabbatical time. The two priorContinue reading “My Least-Planned Sabbatical Has Many Plans, Actually”