Lake Country United Church

Presence or Presents No Small Moments “Presence and Presents” ©Hubcatstide2026 Depending on what is happening in our lives, we want to stop time, slow it down, or speed it up. First kisses, if it is a great first kiss, stop time. If someone with whom we share a loving relationship dies, it feels like the world doesn’t care because time and all the everyday things just keep going as if nothing has changed. If we are nauseated or waiting for a surgery that will heal our pain,

"Presence and Presents"

What's in a Seed?

ASAP

The Long Way Home

©Hubcatstide2026 I want to talk about ASAP and the role we allow it to play in our lives. But before I do that, I want to share something with you that sums up why I am here. My purpose is not to promote a path or a way for you. My purpose is living in connection with the Spirit and in alignment with my values with hope that how I manifest the presence of LOVE will call forth within you the excitement and mystery of your own evolutionary process. In the simplest explanation,

Remember when you were a child and suddenly it appears…the gumball vending dispenser. I remember the feeling of looking at all the colored gumballs, hoping my mother would give me a penny and an orange one would roll out into my hands. I’m not a person who discriminates, except when it comes to my tastebuds. The white gumballs were my least favorite and a waste of a penny. When my daughters experienced this Western World phenomenon, the price had gone up. Ten cents may or may

“The Long Way Home” ©Hubcatstide2026, Traci Peters Hubbard, All Rights Reserved In this week’s No Small Moments I am sharing with you the “Introduction” to my Book, “The Long Way Home” … I hope it peaks your interest…it is written with a southern flair/accent… Introduction Sometimes, you just have to sit in things…like yellow onions sitting in bacon grease with garlic and salt and pepper floating their arrogance through the house like cocky teenagers. People need to slow down

“What’s in a Seed” ©Hubcatstide2026, Traci Peters Hubbard, All Rights Reserved Every morning we wake up we are faced with the choice of how we will live into our day. It’s a “Tomb” or Womb” choice. Will we be creative, curious, and courageous, birthing joy and kindness in ourselves and then out to others? Or will we focus on yesterday, things regret, things we cannot change but worry about as if we can? Will we let go of the invisible but very heavy rocks we carry? Or we wi

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service Virtual Sunday Service June 28, 2026

Reflection – Find The Love May these words that I speak and these songs I sing be grounded in my soul encouraged by the spirit presence in me; and may these words and songs you hear be captured by your soul, enlivened by the spirit presence in you. Amen. Song – The Glory of Love (Billy Hill, 1963) You’ve got to give a little, take a little And let you poor heart break a little; That’s the story of, that’s the glory of love. Billy Hill wrote this song in 1936 dur

Traci Hubbard June 28th, 2026 My thoughts on the way to church this morning. The fact that someone saw a purple onion and named it a “red onion” irritates me. And just in case someone forgets to tell you, the compass was invented before the clock because direction was more important than how long it took to get there. Have you ever watched an airplane prepare for takeoff? Before that massive plane can soar above the clouds, it must first be firmly con

Traci Hubbard June 14th, 2026 A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap, and carrying a ball and bat. "I’m the greatest hitter in the world," he announced. Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed. "Strike One!" he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, "I’m the greatest hitter in the world!" He tossed the ball into the air. When it came dow

Traci Hubbard June 21st, 2026 Happy Father’s Day! Alligators can live up to one hundred years which is why there is a high chance they will see you later. This morning, I need a father who can help me understand how “Rub a dub dub three men in a tub became a nursery rhyme. And how a Pocket Full of Posies” which is the ashes rising from the gas trains in concentration camps, became a children’s game. And after we leave the Old Testament, the Hebrew Scriptures, whe

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service

Traci Hubbard May 31st, 2026 One Ash Wednesday, the pastor finished his sermon with these words, “Oh Lord, without you we are but dust.” As she paused for a dramatic effect, a small child’s voice was heard to say, “Mommy, what is butt dust?” Let’s say there are 250 people in a church service. One of the first things ministers learn is what they intended to say with every word in their sermon will be heard 250 different ways, and that’s not unfair. The minis

Welcome To each one of you, welcome to this page. No matter who you are, no matter where you’re at, no matter what you believe, no matter who you love, you belong here. Virtual Worship Service