April Thomson (she/y’all)
@pebbleinmyshoe.bsky.social
runner. campfire musician. clergy whisperer. ⚓️ 🏳️🌈 Blaine, WA
Beckett, this is sooo good. Thank you!
December 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Beckett, this is sooo good. Thank you!
I hate when that happens 🤪
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I hate when that happens 🤪
Watch “Home For The Holidays” & it’ll give you the basics 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Watch “Home For The Holidays” & it’ll give you the basics 🤣
The. Cruelty. Is. The. Point.
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The. Cruelty. Is. The. Point.
Top photo face, on the regular
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Top photo face, on the regular
Lyrics written almost 100 years ago, and here we are.
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Lyrics written almost 100 years ago, and here we are.
This doesn’t seem like the kind of thing that gets presented and decided at one meeting
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This doesn’t seem like the kind of thing that gets presented and decided at one meeting
Since your friend doesn’t have a magic Time Machine, perhaps they suggest revising this to a draft. Then present to the entire congregation w/ the disclosure that it is AI generated. Then w/ feedback from the congregation over time review again at the next vestry/bc meeting…or3.
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Since your friend doesn’t have a magic Time Machine, perhaps they suggest revising this to a draft. Then present to the entire congregation w/ the disclosure that it is AI generated. Then w/ feedback from the congregation over time review again at the next vestry/bc meeting…or3.
Agree. Useful for preliminary work, which makes for less time on the ground (making it accessible for more). And there’s no substitute for the Holy Spirit’s presence when we’re in the room together.
October 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Agree. Useful for preliminary work, which makes for less time on the ground (making it accessible for more). And there’s no substitute for the Holy Spirit’s presence when we’re in the room together.
I was once that student (80s) lived in my car bc it was apartment or tuition. And I had a decent job (but no parental support)
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I was once that student (80s) lived in my car bc it was apartment or tuition. And I had a decent job (but no parental support)
I think that if there is a gift that came from the pandemic, it is that we were forced be creative about how we gather for everything. We learned to embrace technologies that allow us to honour our polity while also being more efficient with resources, inviting more folks to the table.
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I think that if there is a gift that came from the pandemic, it is that we were forced be creative about how we gather for everything. We learned to embrace technologies that allow us to honour our polity while also being more efficient with resources, inviting more folks to the table.
I’ve seen it a couple of times in the Diocese of Los Angeles, also when our Bishop was consecrated in Diocese of Olympia
October 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I’ve seen it a couple of times in the Diocese of Los Angeles, also when our Bishop was consecrated in Diocese of Olympia
I second Tampa
September 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I second Tampa
Spent my formative years there: can confirm. Mind numbing sameness.
September 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Spent my formative years there: can confirm. Mind numbing sameness.
Tampa, FL & Fresno, CA 🫤
Surprisingly liked: Flagstaff, AZ & Canmore, AB
Surprisingly liked: Flagstaff, AZ & Canmore, AB
September 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tampa, FL & Fresno, CA 🫤
Surprisingly liked: Flagstaff, AZ & Canmore, AB
Surprisingly liked: Flagstaff, AZ & Canmore, AB
This is all so spot on! I’ve also found it spiritually…shortsighted…that we expect so much free labour in the Church. It’s an immature & outdated model.
August 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
This is all so spot on! I’ve also found it spiritually…shortsighted…that we expect so much free labour in the Church. It’s an immature & outdated model.
Doesn’t make it sting less, just that it’s a *them* problem, not a you problem.
August 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Doesn’t make it sting less, just that it’s a *them* problem, not a you problem.
I was part of a discernment group that got caught in a similar diocesan strategy transition. It’s so frustrating.
August 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I was part of a discernment group that got caught in a similar diocesan strategy transition. It’s so frustrating.
It was great! Kinda sparse attendance, but our Curate preached a banger on the Amos text!
July 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It was great! Kinda sparse attendance, but our Curate preached a banger on the Amos text!
She’s the reason I went. 😉🥰
July 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
She’s the reason I went. 😉🥰
Driving around the dog on the lap was hilarious!
July 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Driving around the dog on the lap was hilarious!
Congratulations! They’re lucky to have you. We will miss you here.
May 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Congratulations! They’re lucky to have you. We will miss you here.
Last year was my first. Lit…in all the ways!
April 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Last year was my first. Lit…in all the ways!